The same British Army mentality which operated in January 1972 in Derry was there in Basra in 2003 when Baha Mousa joined the list of victims. Let's hope his family does not have to wait so long for the truth to be admitted and justice achieved. Link to the Baha Inquiry details here.
For Derry, read Fallujah or Gaza or any Afghan village where civilians get in the way – the innocent became the guilty and the guilty became the innocent. Fisk on the British Army war criminals:http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-the-innocent-became-the-guilty-the-guilty-innocent-2001678.html
ReplyDeleteYes, Anon. I remember when shooting down innocent civilians in the street would have been called a war crime. It's a weekly event in some countries for a number of armies, including the British one, now.
ReplyDeleteSome of the excuse makers for the Brits are saying the killers were 'inexperienced soldiers'. Oh yeh?
ReplyDeleteJust another one of those unfortunate inexperience incidents, eh? No problem there then.