Today the 25th June 2007, sees British troops pull out of Bessbrook, continuing to roll out a 'programme of British withdrawal' from Ireland. This latest move should be seen as part of the hard campaigning and negotiations by Sinn Fein.
Bessbrook British army Barracks became infamous as the most active military helipad in western Europe, it was also the place were the last British soldier was killed during the conflict when a sniper’s bullet hit him as he manned a checkpoint.
Damian White of Ógra Shinn Féin Armagh said,
"The role of the British army has been to assist in the suppression of the nationalist people. British troops should never have had any role in policing the state. So we welcome this move and hope to see this continue until all British troops are out of Ireland."
"We also want to ensure all land taken away from communities by the British army when erecting these barracks, are returned to them, and hope the people of Bessbrook will get the peace that they want free from the low flying helicopters, and the obscenity that is a 'British barracks'."
4 comments:
Long time overdue considering the suffering and pain the brits have inflicted on the Irish people. They have left some damage behind them.
Slan abhaile!
BRITS OUT
good ridence to the brittish scum terrorists.. bessbrook is back with its people
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