South Armagh - "Bandit Country" (1976)

Northern Ireland: A 1976 BBC Panorama report on British Army operations in South Armagh (ending with an interview with Prime Minister Harold Wilson).

[@CaptainAwesome-mz6mt]

World: Pandemic KZbin: 'Lets learn about conflicts in Northern Ireland in 1976'

[@lultopkek]

only countries with shitty healthcare are worried for good reasons about a biological virus, the most dangerous one, is simply an idear in peoples minds.

[@mirola73]

You think you'll 'learn' but you won't really. Live in NI and most folks here don't really know the what, when, where and how. Yes you'll have the bitter one here and there from both sides that spout the obvious, but most younger ones seem to be getting past that. Neither side is going to go anywhere, so time to learn to live together.

[@pentuplove6542]

War crimes in N. Ireland. Northern Ireland created for Protestants Terrorists to prevent them bringing Civil War to England. Irish Home Bill not enacted, ie the return of Ireland to the Irish.

[@pentuplove6542]

@@mirola73 Catholics are aware of the what, when, who etc. Protestants are ignorant of the facts. Promising civil war to their King if Irish Home Rule Bill was enacted. The result Northern Ireland. England wanted rid of their Irish colony.

[@Lemonificent]

What better way to make quarantine entertaining, than learning about history.

[@WhiteCollarCrimeDNB]

The algorithm is trying to offset the influence of all the Irish rebel songs I've been listening to.

[@WhiteCollarCrimeDNB]

Nice try, KZbin. 26+6=1

[@calmlikeabomb123]

Óró sé do bheatha abhaile

[@WhiteCollarCrimeDNB]

@@deepdownderpSo that's about the long and short of it... we'll be detonating a bomb every hour until KZbin releases Brothers Kevin and SepticEye...

[@lorelaim3294]

they really slap though don't they

[@daredemontriple6]

ARMOURED CARS AND TANKS AND GUNS...

[@LookHereMars]

Pains me as an Englishman that this happened, along with so many other things. The average English person has no grievance with the Irish or most people for that matter, but our Government does in our names as Government's do.

[@noelmoran5725]

If every English man was like u there would b no need for da IRA

[@AzizDoufikar2280]

If only you Brits hadn't been in Ireland in the first place and screwed up all things then all of this wouldn't have happened idiot

[@WillHoward2002]

​​@@noelmoran5725uck off, take some responsibility the IRA is purely the fault is the Irish. Voted to stay in the United Kingdom and they couldn't accept that so they started a war that is on the IRA, not the English. NI wants to leave they should do it by law not war.

[@LookHereMars]

@Noel Moran Most are my friend, only the selective ignorant think otherwise, and those in power with something to gain from the suffering of others. The average Englishman are no different to the Irish, we are just trying to live our lives out in peace with our families, same as you.

[@AzizDoufikar2280]

@@LookHereMars Why do you think I should believe what you just say?

[@MrDontclickthislink]

Got to speak to someone who was deployed in Northern Ireland. He told me that once during gaurd duty at a checkpoint, a driver got into an argument with another driver, tempers flared and one guy threw the other guys car keys into a field. Cut to a couple of days later, he told me that his commander had told the lads that a group of men had been seen, dressed in camo searching a field next to a checkpoint and to be extra careful, turns out it was him and his mates who had helped the other driver look for his keys, someone had seen it and reported it, made me laugh.

[@West_Coast_Gang]

The Provos and British Army did have similar attire

[@nigdcfc9874]

The army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary regularly shot each other up. There was very little liaison between the two in fact they despised each other. Machine gunning each other at night with injuries was more commonplace than the authorities would let on as such incidents were immediately hushed up.

[@Stanly-Stud]

​@@nigdcfc9874 What a load of crap 😂 Mate I was over there & I can assure you you're talking rubbish.

[@Delta-fs8jm]

@@nigdcfc9874Don't talk bollocks. I was there.

[@FORZANAPOL__10]

British people are arrogant

[@THALASA]

A Turkish saying goes like this If two Fish are fighting in the Same bowl, that's when you know the English were there.

[@user-qi5jw2hg1c]

@Rolf Harris When did turkey fight for Hitler?

[@THALASA]

@Rolf Harris At some time in 1943, an assistant at the Turkish consulate told Kent that the Germans had just loaded 80 Jews living in Marseilles into cattle cars for immediate transport to probable death in Germany. Kent later recalled, "To this day, I remember the inscription on the wagon: 'This wagon may be loaded with 20 heads of cattle and 500 kilograms of grass'."[2][3] Kent approached the Gestapo commander at the station, and demanded that the Jews be released, as they were Turkish citizens and Turkey was neutral. The official refused to do so, saying that the people were nothing but Jews.[2] Kent and his assistant quickly got on the train, too. The German official asked him to get off, but Kent refused. At the next station, German officers boarded and apologized to Kent for not letting him off at Marseilles; they had a car waiting outside to return him to his office. Kent explained that the mistake was that 80 Turkish citizens had been loaded on the train. "As a representative of a government that rejected such treatment for religious beliefs, I could not consider leaving them there," he said. Surprised at his uncompromising stance, the Germans ultimately let everyone off the train -necdet kent,

[@douglasballantine2712]

Also heard an Armenian saying that goes like this, 'if the Turks are a nation, then it is a nation of murderers.'

[@thatguy6919]

@Rolf Harris Turkey did not fight for Hitler, go spout your ignorance somewhere else

[@TR-ru7wl]

@Rolf Harris You are thinking of WWI where Turkey sided with the axis. Turkey was neutral in WWII.

[@Povest1389]

I'm from Serbia and i actually searched for this, because The Troubles are so interesting to me.

[@thephaze3]

Agreed, I find the break-up of Yugoslavia equally as interesting

[@yousuck785why]

Hello! That is nice. and it is a pleasure to meet you.

[@user-mx8mv4ri3x]

Нино Јевтић привет из России. I’ve recently read document based book “say nothing” about The Troubles. It was first time I got so deep into this theme and reasons of the conflict shocked me greatly. If you didn’t read it I strongly recommend it to you.

[@emanueldrobec180]

Kaj ne vids da je isti kurac, Ali drugo pakovanje.. Komso seti se svih mrtvih.

[@emanueldrobec180]

@@thephaze3 hahaha this was the mass and, very disciplinary time, for meak more demeg or problem, I'm Croatian some people was killed like srbs or Albanian, Croatian, Bosnian, for nothing it was big.. Brutality and somthing what you can se from 1940-1945, becus srbs was thinking that rasha can stop the world, btw winter it's not rusha, it was sacha piss in the wind with.

[@anthonylewis2080]

Thank goodness for uploads on KZbin: this is the closest one has to a "time machine".

[@silvadossantos6803]

Yes, amazing seen paras and SAS beign deployed on homeland.

[@blameusa7082]

Everyone's gangster till they go to South Armagh

[@CARLIN4737]

Well. There was plenty of gangstars there.

[@Finn_Lawless]

"Almost wholly Roman catholic." It's like a Monty Python sketch.

[@Agent1W]

No one expects the Irish Inquisition!

[@illerac84]

I didn't get it until I heard him say it.

[@vicentecorpas3172]

The whole thing seemed like a python sketch to me lol. Their mannerisms, the accent, the choice of words... it legit feels like parody

[@sebastianrosker1617]

5:17 - 3:35 Butchery is casually operating

[@djweaponizedpenisakatodd4789]

Makes sense since uk is Protestant. And they've been battling since the days of the Spaniards vs the queen.

[@frapippo420]

The oldest trick in the british colonial book: put two groups against each other and then act as a "neutral" actor, while occupying their country.

[@elliswatanabe]

> their every country is rightful English clay

[@frapippo420]

@Rolf Harris Protestantism was introduced in Ireland by british settlers. So the "religious divide" was always a tool of colonialism. You really think british rulers give a damn about religion? Is the old divide and conquer. They've done the same thing over and over: in Africa, in the Indian subcontinent, in the Middle East, and also in Ireland.

[@frapippo420]

p.s. I'm not denying cultural or religious differences, all I'm saying is that colonial powers (especially the UK) exploited those differences to pit the conquered populations against each other so they wouldn't unite against the colonial rule.

[@thevillageyid]

@@14scythian88 clearly it's not, hehe. did your shoddy youtube internet education yield this conclusion? Or do you just scapegoat an entire culture of people and blame them for every injustice in the world?

[@zagan1]

@Dark Shield mmm 1 English Kingdom, 1 French Kingdom.

[@jaymac7203]

The Panarama theme tune really brought back some memories it was a much watched programme in my house growing up.

[@CARLIN4737]

yeah its pretty intense.

[@Imw101]

"Could you tell our viewers everything you know about the SAS unit that will be coming here, what they will be doing and how they will be doing it?"

[@johnsmith-sp6yl]

in the 70's they were searching for bombs. now they're searching for butter knives.

[@muteme4980]

You got a licence for that fork?

[@nialltomy15]

It's almost as if the threat of Irish Republican terrorism has subsided and instead the police can focus on domestic knife crime which has skyrocketed in recent years.

[@johnsmith-sp6yl]

@@nialltomy15 i wonder what's gonna happen when all your cooking utensils are taken away? will brick-crime go up? it's almost as if you live in a pseudo-totalitarian state with limited rights.

[@johnsmith-sp6yl]

​@Ben Pendleson i appreciate your tone, and that makes a substantial amount of sense. i still find it ridiculous that UK police are confiscating butter knives from people in public though. i know it isn't quite as bad as "you got a loisence for that spoon m8? off to the cultural enrichment centre!" but the laws still seem nonsensical to someone in a country where machinegun rental ranges exist, and there's gun shop in every major town. in my experience, here in the US firearms have been used to great effect for self defense. maybe the general nature of crime in britan is different and guns aren't useful for defending yourself, but i'm not familiar enough with the appropriate knowledge to make any assertions on that.

[@C4RL1NN]

I almost love your last name Ben

[@ToolsAreToys]

It was a sad day when the MOD decided to stop allowing such magnificent mustaches.

[@cowboy4378]

If you watch coloured photograph slideshows from the 2nd boer war, you can see that all sport fabulous moustaches

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

Well they extinguish anything to do with tradition. Now you got blacks and women as royal guards and officers, half the army being minorities and uniforms looking almost like the US ones. Well what do you expect

[@cowboy4378]

Osama Obama it is true. The RUC police force here used to only hire 6 foot or taller men who could beat the shit out of criminals, all be it they were sectarian to Catholics. Now our police force has more small fat women who couldn’t get a sheep out of a bush in my area because they kept running away when the sheep made sudden moves.

[@notmenotme614]

10:41 Impressive facial hair.

[@dutchbiker4825]

With facial hair like that a gas mask is of no use.

[@illstuffamattresswithyou5657]

Never rest until there is ONE Ireland, united. ✊🏻🇨🇮

[@matthewmcgladdery6787]

Fuck up

[@AwRighttttt]

Yes a free Ireland that ain't riddled with multiculturalism and diversity! Certainly worth fighting for.. But a free multicultural freak show Ireland ain't worth a penny

[@botodin6979]

@@AwRighttttt get out you supremacist

[@osamaobama]

🇮🇪

[@krishkrish8213]

That's if both sides wish for it.

[@teenieneenie630]

Watching this news as a younger person back in the day I remember when a band called something like the Miami Show Band were killed at a checkpoint and it just broke my heart. They were just living their lives bringing music and fun to all and some thugs just had to kill them for no reason. I still say prayers for those young men to this day.

[@4exgold]

there's good reason to believe that massacre was carried out under supervision of British military intelligence. Although it was ostensibly carried out by loyalist terrorists, one of the band members who survived overheard a strong English accent at the scene. It may well have been Robert Nairac who was later killed by the IRA in retaliation.

[@k.c.o3477]

​@@4exgold I love the hypocrisy "Loyalist terrorists" Yet the IRA get called by their acronym. They were both terrorists, they committed violent acts under political reasoning. Keep up the standard.

[@4exgold]

@@k.c.o3477 you forgot one tiny little point....the Loyalist terrorists were backed by British military & intelligence. There's no doubt the Republican terrorists committed awful atrocities. Let's not forget though that it was Catholics being attacked and murdered by British forces that sparked and prolonged the conflict in the first place.

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

@@k.c.o3477 ira and loyalist is just easier to say then spelling out any of the random acronyms for either sides guerrilla groups makes it simpler for foreigners to follow along

[@raymondmcdonald355]

Yes, that wasn't War, it was cold, calculated, premeditated Murder of innocent Roman Catholics. IRA men were fair game imo, shoot to kill, but not members of the public. 🇬🇧 ps Nairac was indeed involved

[@CancerGaming56]

I like how whenever someone is talking and there is a helicopter, the helicopter drowns out the talking.

[@askhowiknow5527]

YeetusД Feetus It’s like whoever spliced this together was a very cheeky little turd

[@CancerGaming56]

@@askhowiknow5527 I can just imagine "OK, can you stand next to this helicopter that won't be on screen whenever you talk? Thanks. The people at the BBC have been really pissing me off lately".

[@MrBrendanus]

It was almost literally a constant background noise when I was a child. It's now my version of hippies listening to whale song or forest rains, sends me to sleep.

[@CancerGaming56]

Arthur Dented [ASMR] Army Air Corps Helicopter flies around transporting troops around Northern Ireland - No speaking

[@thursoberwick1948]

@@CancerGaming56 ASMR Thirty Years of Continuous Relaxing Helicopter Noise (with occasional gunfire and the noise of some spokesman/politician ranting.

[@hat400]

10:49 Captin Price makes a cameo

[@user-nw6se9yc7j]

lmfao

[@heinrichberthold7839]

The Davies guys reminds of SGT Waters from COD 1

[@JoseSanchez-zo5tb]

Abraham Ford from the Walking Dead.

[@OKWqc]

He's a sargent....

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

Hart004 no

[@mickcorbett6724]

Did 2 tours, Creggan, Derry early 1970’s. Me. Naive, immature, a child, sheltered life on a farm 2 miles from the nearest village. Read, the Daily Express😨 Thought I was on the right side. Decades later, returned during the peace process. Met victims, ex-paramilitaries etc. Best educational experience of my life.

[@helloxyz]

I visited Derry recently, thought what a beautiful place, green meadows stretching all the way down to the sea. The next day, somebody murdered a journalist during a riot in the Creggan :-(. I decided to go for a pint in the Bobby Sands pub in Belfast - I was too scared to get out of the car. If it was too dangerous for the Army to use the roads of South Armagh, imagine what it was like for the public!

[@TheAnthraxBiology]

I just finished my history degree in Cork and reading about the conflict was always incredibly depressing because I could not imagine how the soldiers would 1. do the things they did and 2. fall in line when they saw something they objected to. I'm glad to know that some of them learned, even if it is too late to change what happened.

[@johnnymac8680]

The only bandits in South Armagh were the occupying British army. Resistance to the foreign occupation of part of your country is not terrorism.

[@dtapx5835]

Correct ^

[@britainsfinest9541]

Do you know what terrorism is it is getting your political ideas by force they are terrorists just like the U.D.A and UVF

[@britainsfinest9541]

@davyrs600 irvine I agree with you but Johnny here doesn't know what he is saying

[@johnnymac8680]

@TJ Bell The UVF are a criminal gang specialising in drug dealing and extortion who care not one jot for the communities they came from. British agents used them for proxy murders.

[@johnnymac8680]

@TJ BellThe British were not peacekeepers. I learned that lesson very early on in the troubles when I was grabbed by the throat by a British para in my own bedroom in Ballymurphy during their many raids in the area. They were an army of occupation who could murder with impunity. They contributed hugely to the growth in support for the IRA.

[@Oscarhobbit]

This was normal life growing up in Northern Ireland. I was raised in a mixed area but this was not the norm. People of my age, would never want things to go back to "The Troubles".

[@darrenagnew7098]

Im with you 100% mate !

[@josephlambin1209]

Bout time the younger generation gets into taking on the English. They get the fuck out and it will stop.

[@williamdiffin28]

Or how about stunting another generation with fictions of an invisible all-seeing all-powerful entity that only Kings and Popes can see, and with promises of jobs and material advantages over their less virtuous fellows if they do as they're told and say their prayers and work hard at school, as part of a nation with an infamous history of brutal oppression and exploitation, in which Irish people have never been treated as the equals of British people no matter how accomplished or precocious they were, whose industry ultimately brings nothing but conflict and ruin, and indeed has led the world into the worst global environmental catastrophe in the history of the human race. Talk about stupid.

[@nevanr2558]

@BossmanFromEnds England is the devil to Ireland. All we want is irish unity. the brits better stay out of ireland.

[@CobinRain]

@@josephlambin1209 Are "the English" IN Ireland? Where? Gosh, Joseph, I get the impression that you know almost nothing about this complex situation. Youre not....an American... by any chance. Are you?

[@Roo408]

It's always interesting, the more into the future we get we look at history with a completely different perception

[@jafo766]

And how....

[@Ironpancakemoose]

That's, why it's important to not judge history by modern standards or in 100 years people, will look down on their previous generations' decisions and in 200 years look down on their previous as well.

[@jafo766]

@@Ironpancakemoose What the Briti$h did was fcUK'd....again !

[@zzbudzz]

@@Ironpancakemoose Hell..i look down on the decisions we are making TODAY!

[@sararyan1255]

Kieran Ryan 🇮🇪🇮🇪👍👍👍👋

[@jackduncan4228]

My family are from bandit country and I’m very proud of the fact.

[@francescxavierbulto9848]

Well good for you. I’m from the mainland and Protestant and have zero animosity towards you. I’m 52 and worked at Aldergrove twice (for many months) during my civvy work over 36 years. I would love to take everyone in NI to London for a week, there isn’t any friendly waves, nobody says hello. You people in NI don’t realise how wonderful you’re country is. I know the Belfast stare....seen it a thousand times. Just smile, it ain’t worth it. Anyway the last time I was over there you don’t have a Brit problem, even I saw the Chinese now taking the piss.

[@jackduncan4228]

Francesc Xavier Bultó you live on the “mainland”? Would you say that to someone who lived in France? I don’t think you would. To the people of the North of Ireland you live in Great Britain, not the mainland. Zero animosity? You are deliberately employing micro-aggression.

[@MrTreacletime]

@@jackduncan4228 Micro aggression.....pretentious wank.

[@JJ-sj3ke]

Lived through it, as a catholic my father and uncles were regularly beaten by the RUC. I hated the brits there and I mean hated. But that hatred has gone as I'm alot older now. I'm 61.

[@carmelmulroy6459]

The Police back then were worse than a gang. At least a gang doesn't have the weight of the law behind them. So glad things have changed.

[@jackietreehorn5561]

At least you still have your hair jj

[@JohnFleming-sw7hn]

Hello JJ how is Ireland nowdays and you?

[@paganphil100]

@JJ-sj3ke: The RUC were not "British".

[@MsVorpalBlade]

@@paganphil100 the clue is in the name: Royal Ulster Constabulary

[@gx2music]

“Britain’s oldest problem”. As if they had nothing to do with it.

[@KO_5662]

They could always just leave

[@bigwezz]

@@KO_5662 "People should know when they are conquered"

[@dmac2850]

@@bigwezz Nobody in south armagh wanted them here

[@KO_5662]

@@bigwezz and that's why they should leave. We beat them. Ireland even has a better economy anyway.

[@bigwezz]

@@KO_5662 pretty sure that Ireland doesn't own the northern part of their own island ...

[@markiplier5040]

I'm Irish living in England I am disgusted wi the amount of people in the uk that have no idea that there was a full blown war going on just a few miles away

[@Blagger3000]

Most Brits give Zero Fucks about your disgust, because its a long gone bit of malarky that got out of hand and is now fixed. So please feel free to continue to be disgusted, frankly no-one will ever notice.

[@rabsmiff]

there was a more pressing problem here in 1940, like 900 German bombers flying up the Thames all at once----without warning. The Provos actually Bombed London during WW2 but it never quite made the Worlds Headlines like the London Blitz did, probably something to do with the level of seriousness regarding the total bomb damage.

[@tomconnolly9895]

​@rabsmiff The Provos didn't exist until the IRA split of 1969 so they couldn't have bombed London during WW2

[@JUNIORK1974]

Decades of watching Python has ruined my brain. I keep expecting to see John Cleese walk into frame selling an albatross.

[@seanwieland9763]

Flying Thompson’s Gazelle of the Yard?!

[@pcfentiman533]

The time when the BBC was a genuine news channel, with Panorama as it's flagship current affairs programme..

[@hejla4524]

How times have changed!

[@micahbodha6129]

Easy now. Thats pushing it.

[@futureskeletons66669]

The BBC is British monarchy state propaganda.

[@pineyair6796]

Jimmy Saville started at BBC in 1968......

[@alphabarre9096]

Who cares how about talk about the subject? Always murdering Always colonizing talk about that you toothless Bru ish 😂

[@illiilliilliill]

@6:45 Guy comes running down the street wearing body armor toting an automatic rifle right past some dude who's just casually washing his car giving zero fucks.

[@MehdoodaFanNo.1]

Infact that isnt an automatic rifle, its an L1A1 SLR most likely which was reserved for semi automatic fire only, it was a British design choice used up until they swapped it for the piece of trash we call the L85A1

[@fbiagent9666]

@@MehdoodaFanNo.1 Could've kept the fal's a bit longer

[@thursoberwick1948]

Life goes on. They knew a) best to stay out of it, and b) it was so common that they would never get anything done if they did this every time a soldier went by. Israel i similar.

[@fbiagent9666]

@@thursoberwick1948 even if there are snipers and artillery surrounding the city, people would still continue daily business

[@thursoberwick1948]

@@fbiagent9666 The only options were that or go to live elsewhere. It's scary how fast bad or bizarre things become "normal" even when they are unacceptable. You can see that in 2020 and the restrictive measure being brought in just now worldwide like electronic IDs and tracking.

[@Knightonagreyhorse]

The british army choice of headgear has always been one of their key strenghts.

[@Blagger3000]

The underwear is all very Kelvin Kleine though.

[@benbolger147]

@@Blagger3000 that'swhy they got there holes handed to them

[@distantthunder12ck55]

@@benbolger147 By who?

[@UrMom-jb7vl]

Whats the point of the hats? Why aren't they wearing helmets?

[@Knightonagreyhorse]

@@UrMom-jb7vl Helmets protect against shrapnel but not bullets. No point in wearing helmets on a mission like that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tam_o%27_shanter_(cap)#Military_use

[@katoness]

MI5 was also heavily involved in NI but you never hear much about that.

[@thursoberwick1948]

Well you wouldn't would you. Although there is another side to this. I was reading a book about the UVF and there was a quote from policeman saying more police were assigned to investigate the Yorkshire Ripper than were put onto the UVF. People think that the loyalists were on the same side as the RUC and British forces. That's partly true, but loyalists have been known to fight the police on many occasions, and some of them kept suspecting that they would be jettisoned off at some point. They did get a few "touts" in the IRA, notably so called "Steak Knife", but it was very difficult for the RUC to have agents in the IRA. That had to be left to British intelligence, as they would have better financial inducements and surveillance equipment.

[@timothyhunter4724]

At the time, this looked like an impossibly ugly insoluble problem. And yet, somehow, a compromise was reached. Makes me a tiny bit more optimistic about humanity's future.

[@amazingman63]

"Britains oldest problem" Hmph cant imagine how or why....

[@DC66DC]

@JoyDivision1976 that explains why they wanted our sunny island of Ireland so much...

[@f1aziz]

I thought drunkenness was the Britains oldest problem.

[@alethekaikalos3455]

@JoyDivision1976 mate have u been to ireland recently

[@Konoronn]

Britain couldn't leave even if they wanted to. It's the Unionists who are keeping us there.

[@shamrockshore6308]

@Graham Buckley If the post boxes were repainted, it would most likely done in the colour blue, and that would for all boxes on the island.

[@blub2121]

Obviously this is not a relaxing topic but I very much like this documentary / report style. It's quite the opposite from the ADHD-laden media / documentary bullshit with soundtracks and shit that is produced today.

[@toastersmaketea937]

You mean propaganda?

[@eldebtor6973]

Because UK has become the third world. Programs must be catered to them.

[@jw5931]

@@eldebtor6973 Nah, you've always been a shit nation and people

[@williamhewitt3320]

@@jw5931 You must be a nice chap

[@Etcher]

Agreed. I liked the way the hanging photos faded as the presenter walked by them. None of the wacky graphics as ypu mentioned. No nonsense reporting.

[@mortenfrosthansen84]

12 men acting outrageous, and around 30 doing terror. And he believed it would take an additional 4 battalions of 600 men a piece, to combat these around 42 men.. 42 vs 3000

[@pauldemic2747]

Spent every summer in Newtown Hamilton in the early 90’s. It was very safe and friendly and deadly dangerous at the same time. Never experienced anything like it.

[@versioncity1]

This where I grew up in the 1970's. Luckily we left when I was still young. It's very weird looking at this now. Seems like a long time ago but can remember it like yesterday simultaneously.

[@willkp50]

You a protestant or a catholic? Just asking

[@owenbymaster2233]

@@willkp50 you should probably look at his profile picture

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

@@willkp50 Nowadays probably a muslim

[@karylhogan5758]

My granny hated the English all her life and would freeze rather then burn English coal in winter..she had to be held back till tv station changed if the Queen appeared on tv station,!!!!! To her the enemy till the hour she passed on..truth... she kept many secrets,being old ira, to the core.. god bless her..

[@BobBob-tr9bc]

@@karylhogan5758 I think now the people of all four nations should put aside perceived divisions and unite before we are none

[@rewind12354]

When the police have to be shadowed by the army you know things are bad.

[@NapoleonGelignite]

The RUC weren’t like a normal police force.

[@uppishcub1617]

or good, depending on which side you were on

[@johnnysins8053]

cool-headed lark you didn’t live there, no they weren’t they were much more brutal and militaristic

[@paddy864]

@@NapoleonGelignite "Normal" Police forces don;t have to face armed terrorists trying to kill them as they go about their duty, something you left out from your pithy response. I worked alongside the RUC on many occasions over there, I have nothing but admiration for them.

[@paddy864]

@@johnnysins8053 Lies.

[@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

Harold Wilson is surprisingly well spoken and charismatic.

[@raymondsawyer8626]

Why surprisingly, he was a great politician and Prime minister of his time ,a true labour man

[@skymaster4743]

​@@raymondsawyer8626 Now Labour is run by closet Tories who hate the working class people of Britain.

[@bobmathews9072]

Back when we had real politicians , not globalist banker frontmen

[@expatexpat6531]

Apparently also a great intellect, but with short socks @28:20, as suited to an intellectual.

[@MrRooibos123]

"War does not determine who is right - only who is left"

[@maurasmall8636]

Unreal some what happened in those days.. and what I'm reading here in comments... I'm from S.Armagh proud to be from and always will!..... I know what it was, and like and what I grew up with in those times... unreal dreadful!!!. that I hope I'll never happen again.

[@MiguelRomero-zd3nb]

Me: Mexican who has no clue of the impact of The Troubles KZbin: Northern Ireland's Troubles in your feed

[@deadpoolcomics]

Que pedo carnal

[@icemanire5467]

Batallón de San Patricio 1846-1848 🇲🇽

[@lizardkingwalking]

Maybe you have some Irish in you? Get your DNA checked because KZbin might have checked it already.

[@relentless1989]

Republican Catholics want a united Ireland but Loyalist Protestants want to stay with England under England rule... both side are to die and killed for what the want, but Religion has nothing to do with why we fight.

[@thursoberwick1948]

You've just got Chiapas and drug lords. Mexican history gives Ireland a run for its money in terms of violence.

[@Penberth1]

Aaaah, this brings back memories. I went to a staunch catholic school in Newry, with lots of lads there from Cross/Cullyhanna - word got out that my old man was ex-Army. Learnt to fight to a decent standard pretty quickly!

[@oxouk]

Similar story here. Dad was ex army, mother from a pro IRA family. I had an English accent and went to a Catholic school. Tough times, but you grow up learning to have tough skin.

[@HappyBear376]

Grew up in Glasgow eith a catholic mum I know how you feel.

[@jackwills7092]

Wish I had my SLR I loved her

[@boarzwid1002]

Jack Wills that’s why we have the 2nd amendment in the USA to keep king George,s bastards out,

[@jackwills7092]

I just like my uncle Sam He let's me know just who I am

[@nigdcfc9874]

I was at university in Birmingham in the 80's. There were a lot of students from Northern Ireland, both Catholics and Protestants. They all got on well and became friends. When they caught the ferry home to Belfast, however, the Catholics sat on one side of the ferry and the Protty's the other. They couldn't be seen associating with the other religion otherwise they and their families risked reprisals. Awful but true.

[@WwarpfirewW]

"Oldest British problem" - conquering Ireland :D

[@wolfthequarrelsome504]

@Flim Flam looks like the Brits were no match even for the drunk Irish.

[@pessimistictrousers2892]

Well, Ireland was already fully under English control by the time that the UK came into being; so conquering Ireland was never a *British* problem. Before that, English control over the region ebbed and flowed for several centuries, mainly due to England's ongoing involvement in wars over far richer territories in France- and not any particularly stiff resistance to invasion.

[@aaronmonzell8257]

why would you want the grey miserable hole?

[@europabelongstoeuropeanson9173]

British until i die

[@europabelongstoeuropeanson9173]

@Iamdmonah 322 never surrender

[@adamrules01]

11:55 "You got a licence for that bread mate?"

[@Zer0nite]

Haha, tickled me.

[@jimohara]

My dad got arrested and held for two days over being stopped with a boot full of out of date loaves of bread to feed to his chickens. It was literally “Who’s all this bread for?”

[@Zer0nite]

@@jimohara Yeah but did he have a licence for the bread?

[@caulfieldstephen]

As a 1981 born boy from north Monaghan, lots of this resonates with me. I think it resonates with all of us from that time and place. Some more than others. But the quality of news broadcasting is so plain, reasonably balanced and interesting

[@bobbyfischer6786]

It resonates that you didn't exist?

[@caulfieldstephen]

@@bobbyfischer6786 yep. I was there behind the scenes in every clip of that report. Amszing

[@UnjustifiedRecs]

Imagine being issued a parking ticket by 4 guys pointing rifles at you

[@andygass9096]

USA today LOL

[@UnjustifiedRecs]

@@andygass9096 fair point lol

[@NoName-mi7bd]

@Bosiljka Mladic no one mentioned trump

[@iamcarbonandotherbits.8039]

No one won or lost the Irish troubles, the poor squadie was sent there to protect the Catholics from the prodies originally, Then early on , the whole thing went tits up with the soldier's stuck in the middle and given no clear idea of his role. A lot of good lad's died over there for political reason's.

[@apassionforcarping5275]

I amcarbonandotherbits. Well said a bit of honest common sense. There are no winners and the younger generation in Ireland mix in clubs and bars now and couldn't care less about the politics

[@iamcarbonandotherbits.8039]

Scottish piker , Thanks, and all power to the younger generations elbow, I did not know things were going so well over there. Maybe something good did climb out of all that misery after all.

[@michaelcasey7625]

I amcarbonandotherbits. lol I'm

[@loredd9848]

Ain´t it always the squadies and the "collaterals" suffering? Were, are, will be. The fish always starts stinking at the head... Nice post though, I´m totally with You there.

[@Emerald007007]

Just to let you know. There was so much collusion between the British soldiers and the loyalists that all it did was make matters worse. Its not possible to defeat a people who's dignity is being taken away. Truth is unless there is some real agreement between the Irish and English as in Britain leave the North there will always be tensions. If its don't through vote then everyone will except it but not through violence.

[@KonradAdenauerJr]

A documentary of great historical value.

[@tanyano9]

Just googled the CO, still around at 90 years old.....

[@michaelpielorz9283]

Well,that`s new.I always thought,Bandit Country means the London Financial District.

[@alextaylor1658]

5:54 The Joker makes his appearance

[@TypicalFrogman]

Holy shit

[@firebat724]

Some men just wanna see the world burn.

[@jemimallah2591]

do you wanna know how i nicked these cyars

[@TheNomnom30]

😂😂😂

[@Moddafukcer]

Da fuk

[@olliephelan]

14:00 "We have very good cooperation with the Gardoy ...." And the Gardoy have very good cooperation with the Brotish Armoy.

[@oo-mu1cu]

😂😂😂

[@MrDertien]

And now... for something completely different... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eV6wY5upaNiLfdE

[@Niall487]

Real interesting seeing your home in a documentary. I'm from South armagh, right outside crossmaglen

[@NoName-mi7bd]

🇮🇪

[@stevenhulbert7540]

Thanks for posting this documentary. Been listening to BBC here in the US for many years. This shows life at the time and the conflicts and the reasons for them are quite interesting, from the troubles on.

[@pauloneill914]

BBC is a biased bitter propaganda machine

[@stevenhulbert7540]

@@pauloneill914 I know that. I listen to it for information on other countries. When Alan Kasuje visited California he went to UC Irvine to talk to students. UCI is one of the most liberal schools in our state.

[@stevenhulbert7540]

@@jackietreehorn5561 Yep, those of us with intelligence are outnumbered by the dimwits in Sacramento

[@jackietreehorn5561]

​@@stevenhulbert7540 Arnold is the governator

[@hejla4524]

The BBC has completely changed from what it was back in the 1970s as this programme aptly demonstrates.

[@HULLGRAFFITI]

as a kid growing up in Yorkshire UK during the 70's Ireland was something that was on TV but as you get older and realise just what a warzone it was it's crazy to think this was happening so close yet seemed as far away as Beruit.Ethiopia or South africa the other places on the news when I was a kid...I do remember getting into proper trouble at school for telling the class that we are not the 'goodies' and shouldnt be there lol.....

[@Scoob505]

No one were the goodies, There were bad people on both sides, and obviously good people. Both sides are painted with the deeds of the bad people by the other side.

[@HULLGRAFFITI]

Haatchii Lets face it us ( the Brits ) shouldn't have been there in the 1st place..We did our classic 'divide and conquer' thing we did in Africa,india and Isreal only it was not as eazy to ignore on our doorstep....

[@minir.3182]

HULL GRAFFITI I could not imagine one person reading your word and still feel hate in his heart. Your words are so humble. I see a bit of myself in you as a kid and still today. Not afraid to tell it as it is.. Much love to you Hull..please don't change. :)

[@steelbruh]

You have no idea what you are talking about. We were definitely not in the wrong in the troubles, the PIRA put bombs in pubs and marathons, but that is fine. We did commit atrocities such as bloody sunday, but the difference between bloody sunday type events and purposefully putting bombs in pubs in an area that has no relevance to your cause, is pretty substantial.

[@whitley157]

Haatchii its war and yes there are no such things as the goodies but there is the right and there is the wrong. you invade a country your going to have people trying to kill you

[@amigaze]

Great video. Never forget the past. Embrace the future together.

[@JSMEsq]

Had the pleasure of visiting South Armagh just this year, in 2023. The lady at the coffee shop in Crossmaglen was kind despite my English accent, and a distant family friend further north in Newry recalled his life during the troubles. I even found some old green army jackets in my closet... yikes.

[@oddities-whatnot]

When that serious music came on, I knew it was an adult show and time for bed.

[@George.Andrews.]

Haha nice

[@TomfromExeter]

I must be a bit younger. It was Blankety Blank for me.

[@richardcrook2112]

I used to quickly dive on the remote, before my parents heard it.

[@DaysLikeThese65]

Fascinating slice of history. Tragic also. Both sides doing their best in striving for a cause they truly believed in. I served 16 years in the Army but also had many Republican friends from my time at Queens University Belfast. The film Harrys Game probably sums it up best. If it's worth dying for, it's worth living for.

[@johnroscoe2406]

Don't fucking romanticize terrorism.

[@danlugo4365]

@@johnroscoe2406 Fighting for freedom from foreign oppression is the most noble deed

[@johnroscoe2406]

@@danlugo4365 even if that were what they were really doing, which it wasn't, there's a right way and a wrong way. What did Mountbattens kids and grandkids do? What did the other people on the boat do? You're a naive fool.

[@danlugo4365]

@@johnroscoe2406 Foreign soldiers supporting an apartheid state, a literal "protestant land for a protestant people" where Catholics were literally shot dead for marching for basic civil rights. What would you do in that situation? The principal of fighting a foreign occupation is as noble as it gets. The execution is another matter.

[@johnroscoe2406]

@@danlugo4365 Your propaganda is not an argument.

[@iseeolly9959]

5:26....Dog says to human "What the hell are you lot playing at?"

[@tomau0506]

Nay, the guy just blocked the dog's toilet.

[@thespamdance311]

And to think we judge them for eating their own shit! Pretty harmless, really.

[@MgaTalunanKayo]

Soldier was next to a meat shop. Thought he was buying some meat so the doggo asked some from him.

[@pashasultan3446]

Sulte to British army and the police for doing such a great job in those very difficult times

[@dowdallerno1]

Bunch of cunts.😂😂😉🍀👌👍

[@pashasultan3446]

@@dowdallerno1 what you !san mate?

[@dannyboy5517]

@DMo86 Maybe but never controlled

[@icemanire5467]

@@pashasultan3446 great job? The RUC started the conflict the British army could have prevented it as peace keepers, instead they escalated it to new heights.

[@jasontuck-smith3896]

I'm English but visited Ireland once, lovely country, lovely people. Thank God this nonsense is (largely) over.

[@oo-mu1cu]

@DMo86 please god you're wrong

[@swinephrog6428]

It was going good for 18 years until a certain referendum in Britain came along.

[@LOGOS422]

The British loyalists will always cause trouble in Ireland. Wait until they lose a border poll.

[@pedalingthru2719]

Yea but the brits will screw it up as usual. Just give them some time

[@jackietreehorn5561]

we are all friendly as long as you don't mention politics

[@adrianhusain2619]

I was a 18 year old young man when I served my first tour in the province.... 20 years later I realised I had no right to be there.....39th infantry brigade.

[@lastpostbugler]

+adrian husain I was a year older than you when I did my first trip to the province. Protecting the arse's of the shagging R.U.C. who'm, for the most part hated us. & many of whom were members of the Loyalist U.V.F et al. &, have done many more tours since since ( though under a different cap badge) What can I say, as ' squaddies' we go & went where we are sent. & do what we are/were told by for the most part inexperienced 'ruperts' , half of whom were not much older than we were, Apart from being @ Sandhurst ( the Hurst) for a year, I 'found' most were just as Shit scared as we were.when out on T/P's in Northern Ireland. N/I, will never be completely solved in any of our life times, ( nor by bungling politicians, half of whom, didn't know their base from their apex) I am, of Irish decent , & so was brought up on the black & tans stories. hence my user name. That doesn't mean I can agree with what either republicans OR Loyalists did. Hence N/I didn't put me off """Being in the green""" Despite the crap/grief we all got, as soldiers from BOTH SIDES.

[@kworyl6490]

Respect man, takes some strength of character and self-awareness to acknowledge and admit such truths. Reality is you've probably got more in common wi' those y'meant to be fightin than those toff pricks orderin u lads about. Glad u made it out unscathed sir :)

[@liamlogan1840]

adrian husain i

[@davidlawlor4317]

adrian husain you were 18 and you went where you were sent. The blame lies with the government, the upper echelons of the army and the RUC in particular.

[@conorhughes9980]

Took you that long to realise haha

[@on2wheels378]

08:25 that old tech microphone makes the helicopter sound like 'chitty, chitty, bang, bang.' Hahaha.

[@jafo766]

$pot on man

[@on2wheels378]

@@johnmiller7408 You're over thinking it man... It's a joke... SMH

[@garycasey3739]

Derry Girls sitcom is worth a look: behind the humour, there are some brilliant points about the Troubles.

[@blair9689]

Great show that.

[@worstchoresmadesimple6259]

What is interesting, is the L1A1 SLR rifles in camo pattern.

[@pm-bg9mu]

When I was in cadets older cadets used to d.p.m there 58 webbing lol

[@Calidore1]

“Britain’s oldest problem” - I hardly think anyone there would mind if Great Britain turned and went home.

[@jredmondscaff]

It's just Britain.. Not "Great Britain "...

[@seanhines7296]

Britain IS the problem

[@olliephelan]

Its the only place where they can get jobs

[@askhowiknow5527]

If Northern Ireland wasn’t part of Great Britain, then it might be part of the EU - and the world needs less EU

[@happyoutside6621]

Patrick Catesby . Indeed the Unionist would not be happy, just as the were not happy when the state was formed as the were offered Ulster. Historically 9 counties . But they would have not had a sectarian majority then . But by keeping it at 6 they could keep the neighbours down. Not very democratic and still isn’t, but glad there is peace and that is the most important thing . It is near time the Brits did the right thing and leave .

[@Veni_Vidi_Vortice]

Nice counterpoint to cosy 1970s nostalgia. It was really bleak back in those days. Let's hope NI stays peaceful and prosperous evermore.

[@anonUK]

It's like people saying that the 1940's were simpler, safer times. No, they weren't. Have a look at the blitzed cities of Britain and Europe and tell me that's somewhere you would want to live. Well, go live in Aleppo then, it's like that now! The irony with the 60s is that it was a deliberately colourful decade but much of the mass media, both TV and film, were in black and white. The 1970s were beige and grey (and for most of the time, there was an atmosphere of depression, both economic and social)- and yet the mass media were now in colour.

[@jack18over]

Peaceful? , there’s more dissident republican attacks in Northern Ireland that Muslim attack in the uk, our trouble just gets swept under the carpet

[@Puppy-ew4be]

It ceratinly isn't peaceful. Have you been living in a cave?

[@robertlund5694]

It will never be either!

[@insertname7032]

The conflict isn't even near to the end...

[@raygreen5926]

They say that the ghost of Robert Nairac still walks around the lanes of South Armagh. Dressed as s transient forever trapped in Erin, he will always be the enigms that never got home

[@raygreen5926]

@@scotland638 pronouns, dear boy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@scotland638]

Operation Flavius 🤣 👍

[@winterwonderwasteland]

The sound of the wind in the distance, plus the eerie silence really adds to the tension.

[@tomg5187]

RIP to those that lost their lives in this tragic tragic conflict. Every time i read up on this the young age of those murdered in cold blood sends pure shivers from my heart, i hope we can all live in peace on this earth forever more! Regardless of your religion. ☺️🙏

[@josephboyle1273]

@Dark Shield I think you actually mean "people" and their inability to truly empathize/talk to one another will ensure that we will never have such a world. Plenty of people through history started bloody conflicts who dont come into those categories. The root of the problems that caused the Troubles date all the way back to the roman invasion.

[@allgodsnomasters2822]

wasnt a religious conflict, religion is just a tool used to divide folx when everyone shouldve been fighting against britain and capitalism like the IRA was

[@josephboyle1273]

@@allgodsnomasters2822 while I get why people dislike capitalism as a system due to its ability to turn into Corporatism, its flaws extend from the ignorance of the population. For example, if the majority of the people had a fundamental grasp of economics, had the ability to account for their own biases, had a reasonable amount of knowledge regarding world history, and took a more active part in not only elections but all aspects of politics capitalism would be a near perfect system. Religion, much like any social division be it race, political leanings, or nationality, can be used to foster resentment by those with dishonest/evil intentions in addition to the positives it brings to society. Im not to sure how many actual IRA members would have said they were fighting against capitalism. English yes, but capitalism...

[@admiralbenbow5083]

This problem has NOTHING to do with religion. Never did.

[@RobertK1993]

@@darraghcodd3575 Ulster Protestants aren't they like totally British óró Unionist and Loyalist

[@DominicNaylor]

Thanks for reply, shame, tried looking for it too, no luck. Thanks for this upload.

[@ryan2495]

Only recently visited Crossmaglen, from living in north armagh love it feel at home here strange ano but the people are so friendly n fearless in every way, I'd buy a home here in a heart beat.

[@Nautilus1972]

"The Gard-eye..." o)

[@monsiursnowman66]

The Tracking on screen was a throwback 😂

[@kevinkielyjnr.2445]

I was looking for a bit of folded up paper to clean the heads... ;-)

[@user-ie4ei6vp1o]

Looking over their shoulder..RUN

[@Pyjamarama11]

almost 50 years later and I still eye bikes-with-no-riders and abandoned items on the pavement, with suspicion You could call it a kind of PTSD

[@SenorTucano]

16:59 what’s the point of applying camouflage face paint with hair that ginger?

[@TypicalFrogman]

@Novitrix Ain't gonna help ya when you get shot by an Irish with an AK & ski mask

[@jonkane8213]

ginger is the natural camouflage in Ireland

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

Looks more like he fell asleep drunk on watch and the other lads decided to draw on his face with a sharpie

[@jamescooper2618]

You then put on a head covering.

[@harveyrouen4655]

@@TypicalFrogman what about when he runs into a battalion of para's with SLR'S

[@johanakermyr1437]

It's a minefield as a foreigner to have an opinion concerning the situation i Northern Ireland. Went there last year, and it is an.... unusual experience. I met people from both communities and was overwhelmed by honest hospotality. I wish the six counties all the best, regardless of which way you choose to go. And I will be back....

[@jaymac7203]

Are you saying they're both wrong? How dare you 😤 😭 lol

[@tomconnolly9895]

It's pretty simple, do you support imperialism and ethnic cleansing of the native people of the land or do you not?

[@jj-iu3ni]

That scope on the gun is a nv scope I believe and its pump operated rather than battery operated. I think

[@paganphil100]

JJ: Its a "Starlight" image intensifier scope (for night vision).

[@unimail1195]

To all the "why is this in my recommendations" people... You probably got this because of ongoing brexit negotiations between EU and UK.

[@eoinnofallamhain8936]

Its predicting the future xD

[@darrenmeears4667]

The old cortina was popular there all over the place 👤

[@thegearknob7161]

@GMF Nothing wrong with a Mondeo. Even better in just about every way.

[@MegaBelfastBoy]

cant believe we lived through this and managed to grow up as we did

[@neildiamondo6445]

I was in the army there. West Belfast was all aggro. In your face. Tensions. Spitting. Verbals. Rifles fists swinging after dark. South armagh different. Locals looked through you like you weren't there. And unlike rest of PIRA. They are warriors down there.

[@Killy6900]

Wow look at what real reporting and journalism is, props to the PM too for defending his position, only if more dialogue in politics today was like this, just the situation at the time was horrendous

[@pedropig]

Makes a mockery of today’s -politicians

[@fernandoestebanzunigaandra8088]

Here in South America, Chile and Argentina, we had their own "dirty war back in the 1970's ", just like in "The Bandit Country". In Chile, specifically, we had our own rebel group named " Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez" (FPMR), named after one of our national heroes in the independence war against Spain, back in the XIX century. There´s a legend that the IRA trained some chilean guerrilla figthers, but it has never been proved. Now, Ireland is in peace, and is the fastest growing economy in Europe. "Peace, is the supreme victory of a warrior..."

[@devlin7575]

Fernando Esteban Zuñiga Andrade ... The IRA traded their “training capabilities” to several groups globally in exchange for introductions in the global terror and criminal underworld. In the case of South America they gave training at certain camps in exchange for intros and arrangements with major narco- groups. In the Gulf War infrared beam triggers for IEDs were seen many times ... the IRA had taught this to the PLO and other groups for years beforehand in exchange for various materials and access to key networks. The PLO and others (at camps in N Africa, various parts of Asia and the Middle East) then passed this training on to several other groups ... AQ and all its successors being one set. All on wiki ..

[@caleb4790]

NI is british

[@bennym5244]

No that's ireland. It was all about northern Ireland and their economy is doing very badly right now.

[@sl_721]

‘Ireland unfree shall never be at peace’. We still must liberate our brothers and sisters in the north of Ireland. 🇮🇪❤️🇨🇱

[@acecolnaco6587]

I saw one of them pir laser beams set off an EFP that blew a Sgt head off and blew the driver arm and leg off, the motherfuckers

[@MattMetalMayho]

Back when there was actual conversations with Politicians and they actively explained themselves and their ideas. What happened to politics.

[@nogingerfool1]

my god look at it now , labour , the torys just waffling , i am old enough to remember all of this , my god they have succeeded in dumbing every thing down , i know your comment is two years old but have a look out your window now , were bloody imbeciles that have been brainwashed out of any logical thinking

[@benc640]

I was just thinking that. I reckon people would have an easier time engaging with politics and strategy if politicians just spoke in plain terms instead of the meaningless waffle we get today. Everything has to be sugarcoated so that there’s no possible way for the opposition to get a good sound bite. The result is s a lot of words spoken but ultimately nothing said. I’m no conspiracist but the news and politicians definitely speak to the public like they’re children.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

It's probably took on with the rise of Neo-liberalism

[@allgodsnomasters2822]

these guys won so theystopped having to talk

[@ChainsawGutsFuck]

With more women in power and men increasingly victimised for speaking their minds, is it any wonder we're in an age of rampant subterfuge and "wrongthink" getting severely punished, causing politicians to hunker down and learn how to play the media and the (simply idiotic and complacent) general public to such a degree that even though we complain, they still do what they want?

[@Rustythemouse]

When Colonel Davis appeared I was in shock because he is the same characteristics like my Uncle. :D However he was in the Hungarian People's Army. He was "only" a radioman.

[@journeybymoonlight3216]

I wish they had the BBC Panorma report on the British mercenaries in Angloa.

[@scotland638]

Where is Angloa ?

[@wodens-hitman1552]

The BBC are too busy nowadays ramming the race card down our throats

[@user-wx8si6bf2p]

The northern Ireland conflict will always be a strange one to me..... and this is coming from a serbian haha!

[@desertedgoat17]

Basically more people talking religion for more than it is, a way to teach less evolved people how to live in society like a good citizen and cope with death. Problem is people like to abuse and corrupt the power over people that it gives. Pretty much Jihad summed up. Bunch of people who are lost and someone comes along and gives them a "purpose" with the use of religion, the problem is the jihad leaders don't actually care about religion and it's basically one giant cartel cult. Actually the same reason people join the military, want to feel they have a purpose bigger than themselves.

[@desertedgoat17]

@Smattless ... by executing civilians because they are different than you?

[@michealcahill4094]

Microtransaction it actually had more to do with a United Ireland than religion. The unionists were just afraid of persecution by the Irish government as unionists were mostly Protestant

[@BigPotatoChill]

Europe needs another Milosevic more and more.

[@olbradley]

The stranger thing is considering why its strange to you considering the fact you basically had this x100 about 3 decades ago.

[@SniffMyDeadwax]

soldiers running around with weapons and yer mans there with his bucket and sponge 😃

[@martymcflymcscotsman7309]

Swervyn Mervyn cool as a cucumber. With his browning safely stashed in the bucket of soapy water 😂👍

[@SniffMyDeadwax]

jimmy-driver mc'scotsman it wouldn’t work maybe in a plazzy bag-more likely it was the mother in law dropped by and troops were less of a threat.

[@27west1]

We just got used to it

[@patchtree5035]

murders terrorising Civilians

[@richardcrook2112]

Nan, why is there a hand grenade in the apple crumble? Oh sorry, I forgot that was in there. Careful with the fish it might still have bones, or a Kalashnikov actually.

[@JumbalayahJihad]

Was expecting war correspondent footage but all I got was an interview heavy documentary. I am most displeased.

[@houseoftravers8906]

my Great Grandparents were from Forkill, and Dundalk. its absolutely heartbreaking watching this.

[@cessatiolux6250]

Man the FN-FAL is badass!

[@DiceStrike]

SLR's

[@cam553]

I remember visiting a gun shop with my father back in the 80s. There were barrels full of SLRs on sale.

[@CyningofLindum]

I mean it’s an L1A1 SLR but sure it’s decent

[@cowboy4378]

Damn right

[@weirdsciencethe2nd205]

The fnfal had a selector switch allowing full automatic fire the slr is limited to semi auto only and also made here I belive

[@tommy_geography]

Imagine being occupied by a foreign country and the natives being labelled the bandits.

[@sabretooth5404]

I dunno, maybe it's got some thing to do with planting bombs and killing innocent people, including children

[@domdomino366]

Tommy G Hair BRITS OUT!!!

[@g.lowenklee2268]

@@sabretooth5404 Isn't that the sort of mayhem that generally happens when a nation violently occupies a foreign land and oppresses its native population beyond the limits of their endurance? Didn't make it right of course, but it sure made it obvious: the UK were no "good guys" in that long and bloody imbroglio ...plenty of blame to go around.

[@sabretooth5404]

@@domdomino366 what a great informed comment. how long did it take you to come up with that?

[@sabretooth5404]

@@g.lowenklee2268 true no side is blameless. but justifying the murder of innocent people, that's fucking low. showing your mentality right there

[@tropicalpalmtree]

I am so eager to spend a month travelling around Ireland and Northern Ireland.

[@wodens-hitman1552]

You've only got to visit the shit in digbeth

[@samquinn5862]

What is situation South Armagh in southarmagh 1979)?

[@pentuplove6542]

0:55 Northern Ireland isn't Ulster. Ulster is an Irish Provence made up of 9 Counties, 6 of which make up Northern Ireland. The English and the Protestants from Northern Ireland think wrongly that Northern Ireland is Ulster. The Hound of Ulster would have driven out those invaders and occupiers.

[@timphillips9954]

Not the English fool the British not the same thing ask the Scots here if they are English.

[@icemanire5467]

@DMo86 doesn't make it factually correct though does it?