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Zombie
22nd April 2003, 03:26
Ok so I'm a big fan of U2 (specially the old songs), and Sunday Bloody Sunday is one of my fav...
I was wondering, what exactly happened that day in Ireland?
Could any of you irish (or non irish) lads care to enlighten me?
Any good links i could look at?
Thx alot,

.Z.
Conghaileach
22nd April 2003, 19:27
A march against internment in Derry was declared illegal by the British government, but the march went ahead on January 30, 1972 nonetheless. The British Paratroop Regiment opened fire on the marchers and murdered 14 of them.

The British government immediately opened a tribunal under Lord Widgery, which whitewashed the events. The leading British soldiers involved were all commended by the Queen.

Some websites:

http://larkspirit.com/bloodysunday/

The current Bloody Sunday Inquiry (http://www.bloody-sunday-inquiry.org.uk/)


There were also two films made last year to commemorate the 30th anniversary. I'm sure that at least one of them is available on video/DVD.
chamo
22nd April 2003, 20:58
The shooting was indiscriminate and it is believed that British soldiers placed pipe bombs on dead civilians as young as 17.

The James Nesbitt film was the best;)
Invader Zim
24th April 2003, 17:40
Yep its true the Paras fucked up and fired on an unarmed crowd. They should have been shooting at the IRA gun men located in the buildings. Whether they knew that they were not in the crowd or not, they decided to fire at the crowd of innocent civillians any way.

(Edited by AK47 at 5:41 pm on April 24, 2003)
Deniz Gezmis
24th April 2003, 18:15
Apparently located in near by buildings..
Invader Zim
24th April 2003, 20:47
Quote: from Death on 6:15 pm on April 24, 2003
Apparently located in near by buildings..

There is no doubt as to the wrong doing of the para's. But to deny the fact that there were gunmen in the near by buildings if equily stupid as saying that the Para's were right to shoot the civillians.
chamo
25th April 2003, 11:05
There was about one IRA sniper, I'm not sure if he was killed or not.

See also the death of Patrick Rooney (http://www.relativesforjustice.com/victims/patrick_rooney.htm)
Deniz Gezmis
25th April 2003, 15:01
The Brits said he was hit by a "stray" bullet..

Do such things really excist? I think not..
chamo
25th April 2003, 16:53
The police shot into Divis towers in the "belief" that there were republican gunmen inside. One went into the Rooney's house and struck Patrick.
Zombie
25th April 2003, 18:00
Thx a lot guys, and CiaranB for the links, i still can't believe how fucking senseless the shooting was... and they were found not guilty? Ha! long live democracy. :(

.Z.