The Unspoken Murders

innocent civilians, as they tried to make out in their hypocritical speeches and statements, the two governments welcomed the opportunity to get tougher laws passed.

No outcry about sectarian murders or bombs in Dublin & Monaghan The sickening hypocricy of the British and Irish governments can be seen only too clearly when the list of sectarian murders for this month alone is counted. On the night the bombs went off in Birmingham 19 people were killed. Exactly the same number of innocent people had been assassinated on the streets of Belfast in the three weeks leading up to that night. Did we hear any outcry from the British government, or for that matter the British public? Did we hear any outcry from the 26 Co. govt. or politicians in the South? Did we hear any outcry from Church leaders?

Why theri the massive reaction to the bombs in Birmingham? Because it is the deliberate policy and plan of the British Government to use every opportunity and incident to discredit and run-down, not only the I.R.A. but the whole anti-imperialist struggle going on in the North.

When British soldiers shoot 13 innocent civilians dead on the streets of Derry, or an innocent 12 year old boy in Newry, or an internee in Long Kesh there is no outrage shown by Britain or the 26 Co. Govt.

When the Loyalists planted bombs in Dublin and Monaghan killing 37 innocent civilians there was no outrage shown by the British Govt. In fact the 26 Co. Coalition used the opportunity yet agin to try and lay the blame on the I.R.A. and The P.D. branch in Ipswich in England reports that, as a result of a threat issued by Provos in Andersonstown to the Black Watch Regiment — because of their behaviour on their recent tour of duty here — extraordinary precautions are being taken in Colchester where they have gone to. The centre of the town, a major British Army depot — has been sealed off like in Belfast. So far the Barriers are temporary but permament omes are being built.

Even in Ipswich 35 miles away strict precautions are being taken and joint police and British Army road-blocks have been in operation recently.

to be reminded how the State and Constitution which they uphold and defend, came about. It was not established through peaceful requests and.deputations to the British government. No, it was achieved through the armed force of the I.R.A: — using more or less the same tactics as are used today. Civilians, — innocent civilians — were also killed then. And when Jack Lynch leader of the Fianna Fail party built from the armed violence of the I.R.A. in the 30’s, says that the I.R.A. today have nothing in common with Cathal Brugha and Michael Collins, he is either a fool or he thinks everyone else is.

Struggle must go on While we in P.D. regret to see the death of innocent civilians we say that this does not change the situation in the 6 Cos. Time is running out for the anti-Unionist population, a Loyalist take-over is approaching and the people in the Catholic areas need all the support they can get. Regardless of Birmingham or anything else the people in the Catholic areas must be supported. Their cause is just and the only solution for the 6 Cos. is victory over British imperialism and Orange fascism.

To the Irish in Britain we urge them to resist anti-Irish and racist hysteria. They must stand their ground and oppose discrimination and victimisation.

And finally to the British Govt. we say there is one way to make sure bombs don’t go off in Britain again and that is for Britain to get out of Ireland. There would be no violence if they weren’t there in the first place.

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in the middle of the van”. and injured. ‘Shelter’.

Bombay St. class families of the area. On October 19th five men were travelling along the Upper Springfield Road Belfast in a van, on their way to work. A British Army Saracen speeding down the wrong side of the road ploughed straight into their The driver of the van said the first thing he knew was “‘the grille of the Saracen was As a result one man died instantly and another has since died. One received serious internal injuries and two others were hospitalised. Eye witnesses at the scene law. said that three soldiers jumped out of the Saracen and ran down the road towards the Taggart Memorial Post — showing a callous and cowardly disregard for the dead This is only one of numerous incidents involving the army resulting from their driving through narrow unlit streets without lights on their vehicles, speeding, mounting the pavement, etc. etc. In other words the army pesonnell show a total disregard for human life.

Soldiers driving vehicles are supposed to he subject to the law just the same as civilians, but it is very clear that this is nut so. Since the RUC quite clearly turns a blind eye to their murderous driving it might be more accurate to say that even in traffic affairs it is the Army who are the The Central Committee of Peoples Democracy wish to extend their sympathy to the families of the men who died, especially to the family of Paschal! Maginn, father of seven, who untii the time of his death, took part in every P.D. march and was a tireless worker against injustice.

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BLACK WATCH PANIC IN COLCHESTER