The South Armagh Sniper is the generic name[1] given to the members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army's South Armagh Brigade who conducted a sniping campaign against British security forces from 1990 to 1997. The campaign is most notable for the snipers' use of .50 BMG calibre Barrett M82 and M90 long-range rifles in some of the shootings.
pablomakaveli wrote: » Was'nt the Mirror headline above faked or was that a different one?
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storm2811 wrote: » Apartheid did shake the world imo. The whole world was watching as it got worse in South Africa.
RATM wrote: » Great thread peeps :cool: Though I can't seem to remember this chap being pictured anywhere. The photo itself may not have shook the world but the event did. It is Ghandi standing on the steps of No.10 Downing Street after talks with PM Ramsey McDonald about granting India independence. This was taken in 1931- a long time before the advent of the mass media we have today. For many Indian and British people it became an endearing image- here was the Hindu preacher of non-violence and civil disobedience dressed in a loin cloth on the steps of the seat of Imperial rule. India didn't receive independence from the British for a further 16 years but despite this Ghandi never strayed from his philosophy of political change through exclusively non-violent means. His actions influenced many others who were fighting for civil rights at the time, Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in the US comes to mind as does the activism of MLK:- From Wiki Ghandi's Salt March whereby he spent 4 months walking more than 1,500 miles to the Indian Ocean to produce salt without paying tax to the British as a form of protest marked the start of a nationwide civil disobedience campaign against British rule. Along the way thousands of Indians joined him on the march. At its conclusion 4 months later Ghandi was arrested and imprisoned by the British Raj along with over 60,000 of his supporters. Ghandi spent many years in British-run jails as a result of his non-violent protests- he endeared countless prison guards who were often astounded at the compassion he held for his jailers The events that were set in track by this meeting in No.10 Downing Street turned out to be the beginning of the end for British rule in India. Ghandi was sadly asassinated in 1948 but remains one of the single greatest leaders of a political movement in modern history.
L.O.F.T wrote: » Another fine example of the murky human race. You can see it in full next week here:http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-cove
