Longest military campaign winds up

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

Longest military campaign winds up


THE British Army will officially return to a peace-time stance in Northern Ireland today.
The move comes with the end of Operation Banner, the longest continuous campaign in British military history to date.
Operation Banner was the code name given to the military support role for policing during the troubles, which began in 1969.

Soldiers were called in to help police during riots, interfactional clashes and terrorist shootings and bombings.

The campaign has been winding down for several years in response to the improving security situation.

Around 5,000 troops will remain in Northern Ireland as a peace-time garrison.

Last Updated: 31 July 2007 1:20 PM

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[Papa C.]

So essentially 5,000 well equipped occupational troops is The British Government's idea of peace in a first world country? Absolute Fascists! They'd put Hitler to shame. Let's not forget the brand new hi-tech Military Intelligence facility they are building in the North of Ireland so they can listen to what's going on in every house in the North and most of the 26 counties also, backed up by the PSSNI, Sinn Féin, loyalist paramilitaries (who've yet to decommission arms) and their 5,000 'peaceful' troops. I pray for anyone who steps out of line!

[Stallit 2 de Halfo]

So essentially 5,000 well equipped occupational troops is The British Government's idea of peace in a first world country? Absolute Fascists! They'd put Hitler to shame. Let's not forget the brand new hi-tech Military Intelligence facility they are building in the North of Ireland so they can listen to what's going on in every house in the North and most of the 26 counties also, backed up by the PSSNI, Sinn Féin, loyalist paramilitaries (who've yet to decommission arms) and their 5,000 'peaceful' troops. I pray for anyone who steps out of line!

True!.

As far as I know, they also base some of their nuclear submarine fleet up the north. Submarines loaded with ballistic missiles capable of killing countless millions - though im not completely sure if this is true. If it is, I wonder whether this will cease aswell.

Media brainwashing and consumerism will take the role of an armed military to keep people in check - when it comes to the crunch, the state will get a shock when they find out that camera's dont spit bullets, and TV directors dont fight.

[dangeresque]

On July 31, Operation Banner ended. August 1 the British Army is given new " special powers" to hold anyone it likes indefinitely under new legislation. More British troops are occupying Ireland than Iraq. Yet some bourgeois articles refer to this as "troop pullout".

[Papa C.]

dangeresque said:

On July 31, Operation Banner ended. August 1 the British Army is given new " special powers" to hold anyone it likes indefinitely under new legislation. More British troops are occupying Ireland than Iraq. Yet some bourgeois articles refer to this as "troop pullout".

British justice in full swing eh? Guilty until proven innocent.