[ConservativeDude]

Maybe.

Or it could be that justice was suppressed for a long, long time and only now it is being faced. If it is true, as the article says, that the army opened fire without warning or provocation, and that some that were shot were fleeing.....you can sort of see why they were pretty ashamed.

[DesertRhino]

“If it is true, as the article says, that the army opened fire without warning or provocation, and that some that were shot were fleeing”

Hardly. It was a time when in the preceding 3 or 4 months, something like 30 British soldiers had been killed in sniping and bombing attacks. Areas of Derry were in revolt complete with barricades. Grenades and IRA murder was rampant. In the middle of that, they took one of their marches towards a nearby community and the Paras were sent to prevent that.
Some of the radicals stormed the para blocking position and the fight ensues.

Without provocation is a bit of a stretch. This was like the Fergusun crowd only much more dangerous and violent.

[manc]

LOL, seriously you read the article and then state how the soldiers just opened fire, how about that they came under fire in the first place and a video out there tells us that we can hear shots before the soldiers shot back. I swear I wish we had a fair non biased media and this witch hunt is just that a witch hunt from the IRA to get money off the Govt.

[MurrietaMadman]

Ireland was a battleground exploited and funded at the top by the Soviets using international terrorist groups including the Marxist Palestinian Front, Libya and Arab states from the ME.

A Soviet propaganda campaign against British aggression in Ireland suddenly emerged led by the Prague based International Union of Students, and assorted World Federation groups.

The Troubles was a concept used to mask the terrorist activity whose intent was to destabilize a mostly peaceful society. Much like the CAIR backed Black Lives Matter and other Islamic connected terrorists are doing in the U.S. currently.