There is a most interesting article on the Guardian Comment is Free website by Gerry Adams -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/02/wikileaks-british-lies-afghanistan-ireland
Mr Adams discusses how Wikileaks revelations about Afghanistan, show the British army perfected it's anti terrorist techniques on the streets of Belfast. War is truly a terrible thing and I've no doubt whatsoever that the British Army became more effective at dealing with terrorism as a result of it's involvement with Ulster.
What Mr Adams doesn't tell us is when we'll see the papers describing the IRA's modus opperandi on Wikileaks. I'd be interested to see the records of Al-Quada and Taliban as well. The problem with wikileaks is that we only see half the picture. In South Africa there was a truth and reconciliation commission, where all sides told the truth and the whole story was opened up to public examination. As I read Mr Adams article, I thought to myself that maybe this would have been appropriate in Northern Ireland. There's an old saying that it takes two to tango. Sadly Mr Adams article is fish without chips. I rather think Wikileaks Afghan papers are a bit like this as well. Do we see the whole picture? It's just that without knowing what the other side are up to, we really don't know as much as we think we do.
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