LK1971

There were no apology, after nearly a year I was given 20 minutes warning of my release then there I was at the front gates without my family even being told and holding my release papers that made no reference to why I was even there. As for reimbursement a test case was brought before the courts Moore vs Shillington, the judge totally dismissed the government evidence and was found guilty of abuse, everyone got a small claim. I was given a paltry £800 pound.

I think if people looked at what happened in our situation they would be very much against Guantanamo Bay. Regardless of the moral aspects which I find questionable, it simply doesnt work. You create martyrs at your own cost. Thats not any propaganda point, its simply counter-productive, if you were a general who thought I need guantanamo bay, if you'd any sense youd say no, this just costs us in the end.

Hi! Its great to see someone from Northern Ireland here! I too sympathise with your situation and hope our country will keep moving forward since the Good Friday Agreement (Peace Process), as for your question on information; The British Government has admitted in later years that most of the top IRA men they wanted 'slipped the net' and escaped, soldiers under orders then lifted anyone in the same house over the age of 18. My post wasnt about making political statements and was purely personal, something I wish to share with everyone on reddit. Of the 350 intially lifted, about 40% were in no-way involved (British estimate). Personally, I was offered no proof of why they suspected me and spent a year in prison without ever being accused of anything.

Initially it consisted of physically wearing you down by exercises, stress positions, sleep deprivation. One drink of water per day, one piece of bread, no sleep, no contact with the outside of the world for the 1st 5 days. All of this was done in a boarded up disused army camp. You have to bare in mind that this was after being pulled from the house at 4.30 am by armed soldiers without charge, I had no idea what was happening or what was going to happen next.

I refused at one point to hold a stress position and was made an example of. My hands were handcuffed behind my back and legs were crossed, my feet clipped into the handcuffs. It sort of looked like a chicken, my hands and feet clipped together, it was described in American media somehow as looking like a trussed chicken. I was left like this, I think, for 24 hours, my memory plays tricks on me on that one (as you might imagine).

it was 30 years of murder and mayhem. I dont think it worked and the largely the consensus. As I said it proved to be the greatest recruitment drive the IRA has ever seen.