Sunday, March 17, 2019

The decision to only charge one soldier is astonishing. Little England must face up to the absolute horrors of its past

The decision by the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland to bring murder and attempted murder charges only against Soldier F for his alleged actions on Bloody Sunday astonished families as they gathered to hear the news. It has also drawn more poison from the military establishment, adding to its growing belief that its loyal foot-soldiers have in recent times become the scapegoats of colonial history.

Related: Bloody Sunday was a very British atrocity – the top brass got away with it | Eamonn McCann

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