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Originally Posted by martyh
Intentions such as IRA snipers in place before the march ,the probability of Martin McGuinness supplying detonators for nail bombs on the day of the march and carrying a machine gun (evidenced in the saville enquiry).Make no mistake that day was always going to end badly either because of the British troops or the IRA
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Marty, You'd do well to read the overview of the findings again.
Here is David Camerons speech.
It makes no reference to any "probability of Martin McGuinness supplying detonators for nail bombs on the day of the march...".
What David Cameron does say (quoting the report findings) is
"In each case, the findings are clear. It does the same for Martin McGuinness. It specifically finds he was present and probably armed with a sub-machine gun but it concludes, and I quote, "we're sure that he did not engage in any activity that provided any of the soldiers with any justification for opening fire".
Yes, the day did "end badly". Innocent civilians were gunned down in cold blood by members of the British army. Whilst you may wish to argue the contrary your Prime Minister stated
"There is no doubt, there is nothing equivocal, there are no ambiguities. What happened on Bloody Sunday was both unjustified and unjustifiable. It was wrong".
There was no intention on the part of any of the victims who were shot dead
"For those looking for statements of innocence, Saville says that the immediate responsibility for the deaths and injuries on Bloody Sunday lies with those members of support company whose unjustifiable firing was the cause of those deaths and injuries. Crucially, that, and I quote, none of the casualties was posing a threat of causing death or serious injury or indeed was doing anything else that could, on any view, justified in shooting."
You appear to be prepared to attempt to somehow excuse or defend the actions of the soldiers on that day. David Cameron takes a very different view whereby he states unequivocally
"You do not defend the British Army by defending the indefensible".
Wise words indeed.