1. Northern Ireland and Bloody Sunday
Rather than condemning the soldiers of their acts the worst concern of the Widgery report directed at the soldiers was that "firing bordered on the reckless"8. ... The final conclusions in 2010 showed that "None of the victims were armed"10, that the "soldiers gave no warnings before opening fire"10 and that because of the actions of the British army Northern Ireland faced "catastrophe"10 in the following years. ... I would argue that the greatest effect of bloody Sunday would be its contribution to the coming peace process, despite the rise in killing...
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