Gerry Adams arrested over IRA murder
 

Gerry Adams arrested over 1972 murder of Jean McConville - Telegraph

On his pre arrest video he says "The war is over"

So that washes it all under the carpet does it?

If he is guilty, he should pay the price. Remember the 80s when the coward used to have a voice over on the beeb...

I do hope a lot of folk are nervous after hearing this. But in reality I suspect nothing will happen

ricardian, I concur.
"Don't worry, Mr Adams, it'll look good and we'll make sure you'll be OK!"
I DO hope that I'm proved wrong.

Fingers crossed Justice at last maybe.

This is a thread for Jet Blast, surely.

Not necessarily. It wasn't a war but a lot of danger was endured by the Air Force and Army and Naval Service aviators during "the troubles". Even just checking under your car at regular intervals was a a pain in the bum.

As I understand the "Good Friday Agreement", yer man Adams could be charged. tried and possibly convicted but would escape the slammer. That's the "freedom" that appears to have been promised to the bad buggers in exchange for cessation of hostilities. It's a poo sandwich but that's what the grown ups seem to have signed up to.

Like what happened to help that guy escape trial for the Hyde park bomb. Unbelievable. And allegedly there is possibly at least on other senior IRA guy out there "rehabilitated"

I don't know if it's the same bloke, but someone was arrested fairly recently for the Hyde Park bomb and the 'soft targets' that got obliterated. It will be interesting to see how the Adams scenario plays out, no doubt a few people on both sides of the fence will be feeling a distinct uneasiness today.

If they can do it to Adams, can't they do it to McGuinness too?

A certain "Miranda" was, err, allegedly to have used his middle names when caught "mid cottage" at a young age. One rumour is that a fellow cottage inhabitant was the younger son of a prominent person who wasn't as "into the troubles as his dad" and a tacit agreement was reached not to spill the beans ... a benefit that was reaped in later life. It could all be balls as it was a mil person who told me (the latter bit) a few years ago. The former is well known.

(Obviously slightly obscured, I've not been drinking).

I still remember as a teenager turning on the telly to see the Hyde Park scene - and that was "cleaned up" for BBC viewing - with the horses still lying on the floor. Obviously they'd moved the poor troops already but there was something surreal, striking about that scene that still is quite clear in my mind all of these years later.

Bloody awful thing religion.

Chevron - I never said that.........quite!

If it was a "war" then he's possibly guilty of "war crimes"

So you can bang up (alleged) kiddie fiddlers after 40 years but not (alleged) murderers. :ugh:

The lunatics have indeed taken over the asylum.........:(

Not sure why you're charging him with cowardice for the voiceover. That was not thorough his choice. It was a BBC workaround for a law at the time that prohibited the broadcast of "terrorists".

The IRA did a lot of harm at many levels.

As a low-level harm, to this day my wife and I can not stay in a room at night without the curtains drawn closed ......... this as a result of many years on OMQ in BFG.
At least I no longer check under the car though.

Yes, I still remember the 'Stay Alert, Stay Alive' adverts on BFBS. It's amazing how much of that stays with you, and how much is actually quite useful even today...

There are still people having to do those checks everyday, despite the "we're all one big happy family" facade...

Dear God, what part of kidnapping, torturing and murdering innocent civilians is classed as "Taking up arms for your beliefs" FFS? Even speaking as someone who "peaked under your dad's car in Germany"
I spent my last years of service in the RAF at BK 68 to 71 and, being N. Irish was there for some years afterwards before moving away due to work committments. I had the pleasure of having my windows blown in by a bomb planted in the local post office courtesy of the IRA. I also watched the intelligence challenged oafs of the various "Loyalist" organisations, who were just as bad, parading around my neighbourhood with their dumb faces covered in balaclavas.
Yes sir, they were, are and always will be cowards to me.
Jean McConville's murder was probably the vilest of the actions carried by Adam's "unknowns" but there were many more "disappeared" some of whom have still not been found so that their families can bury them.

No excuses, no forgiveness and never forget. There was no justification for their actions.

I hadn't thought of that but so true. When going to a pub or restaurant, even now I instinctively find a seat from where I can see the entrance.