SAS man terrified returning to Forkhill South Armagh
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telling lies ..there was no shooting and no body shot
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Would love to see how brave Slab Murphy would be alone and unarmed in Hereford. Pussies.
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These guys were professional soldiers against IRA volunteers. The SAS guy showed they can operate with a gang of other SAS but on their own ? He showed he was shit scared! the British army were out thought and out fought in South Armargh and that is the true facts.
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south armagh, bandit country
resistance!
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@Sangrenegra9 The UK can't simply ignore international law at a whim. British forces could cross the border during pursuit within reason but, as with the agreement, certain protocols must be followed. British forces are expected to radio ahead to notify the Gardai of their incursion across the border.
Regarding the incident of the SAS members at Flagstaff - this was but one of hundreds of incursions. Considering the seriousness, the Irish Govt was remarkably lax in sentencing.
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@FacnyCatFighter - The British Army wouldn't have needed to send its agents south of the border had the Republic not pretended that there wasn't a problem.
The Republic is notorious for its lax attitudes towards the PIRA - one of the more recent examples has been its unwillingness to extradite the 'Colombia Three' who were found guilty of helping train FARC guerillas.
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@Sangrenegra9 [Continued] Regarding your comment about Military organisations crossing politcal borders without consent, I think you've mistaken the IRA for a military arm of the Irish Government. The IRA was defined as a terrorist organisation by both the British and Irish Governments, of which it is subscribed to neither in any political capacity.
The British military, being an arm of the British Government, is bound by international law. They should have been embarassed for being caught.
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@Sangrenegra9 I believe that you're under the illusion that the IRA were reckless, but I understand where you're coming from.
One thing you must understand about the PIRA is that they operated in very small units known as ASU's. The South Armagh Brigade referred to by the SAS soldier consisted of about 30 men in total at any one time. This unit covered all of South Armagh. The small size made it impossible to fight in a conventional manner, hence the uses of ambush tactics.
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@FacnyCatFighter - (continued) in cases where the British Army did attempt following the PIRA onto their safe turf (like when they sent plain-clothes SAS troopers), a massive political shit-storm would ensue. Hardly fair play, was it?
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@FacnyCatFighter - Oh don't get me wrong. I didn't say the PIRA weren't extremely dangerous, cunning and resourceful. It just really pisses me off when rebel blowhards and wannabes make them out to be heroic crusaders who outclassed British servicemen - it's always easy to claim tactical superiority when carrying out asymmetric warfare on land where your enemy has to obey laws, while you can just scarper over the Republic's borders any time you need to make a getaway.
The horrors they experienced? What about the horrors they inflicted ...
WyzDat 4 months ago 10
SAS murdered Irish people. if you like been shot at stay home...
TheBoru2011 5 months ago 9