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From Ballymurphy to Baghdad

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  1. thefanwithnoname

    thefanwithnoname Well-Known Member

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    care enough when pubs,planes and buses explode, no?
     
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    thefanwithnoname, Nov 22, 2011
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    Medro Well-Known Member

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    Have you got any links?

    The CAIN report detailed everything about the troubles including the death tolls and who committed them.

    British Forces have killed a total of 363. This figure includes 8 killings carried out by off duty personnel. The British Army (BA) has killed 297, and a further 8 killings have been carried out by the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) / Royal Irish Regiment (RIR). 55 killings have been carried out by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), and 1 killing carried out by the British Police in Britain. The Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) or "B" Specials, have killed 1 person, and the Royal Air Force (RAF) has also killed 1 person. All British Forces killings have been grouped together in the tables below.

    Republican Paramilitary Personnel

    Irish Republican Army (IRA) members

    123

    Official Irish Republican Army (OIRA) members

    11

    Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) members

    10

    Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO) member

    1

    Total

    145

    Loyalist Paramilitary Personnel

    Ulster Defence Association (UDA) members

    10

    Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) members

    8

    Total

    18

    Civilians

    Shot while in immediate vicinity of gun battle with Republican paramilitary forces

    13

    Killed while in immediate vicinity of street disturbances

    26

    Killed by special undercover units because mistaken for Republican paramilitary forces

    7

    Killed during altercation with British Forces patrol

    10

    Killed by rubber or plastic bullet *

    16

    Shot while engaged in criminal activity **

    31

    No obvious pattern of circumstances and/or reason for killing unknown

    Not so many innocent people there.
     
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    Medro, Nov 22, 2011
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    Ba's Strawberry Syrup Active Member

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    They started it <ok>

    <laugh>....
     
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    Ba's Strawberry Syrup, Nov 22, 2011
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    Medro Well-Known Member

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    No obvious pattern of circumstances and/or reason for killing unknown

    84

    Total

    187

    Take out the folk attacking the police, rioting or engaging in criminal activity and it proves your stats about innocent men, women & kids is horse ****.
     
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    Medro, Nov 22, 2011
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    thefanwithnoname Well-Known Member

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    How many of those weere armed and posed a threat to the soldier at the time of being killed?
     
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    thefanwithnoname, Nov 22, 2011
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