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Old 19th Dec 2016, 06:06
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Originally Posted by racedo
So if it was your son who was one of the 3, would you be happy to find that McCann killing was part of an operation to move a spy further up OIRA network and it was designed to eliminate McCann.

I have used 2 examples where actions / reactions ultimately caused deaths of soldiers.
If the McCann killing was part of an operation then why would they look to prosecute the soldiers for murder? If there was a crime then surely they would be prosecuting those who authorised and tasked such an operation?

I'm not sure you can ever say that any action caused a further death down the line.
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