Talk:Omagh bombing/Archives/2008/4
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Intent of the warnings -- thoughts
The belief that the warnings were deliberately misleading is the one put forward by Flanagan 'and' Omagh bombing victims Michael Gallagher and Victor Barker 'and' by journalists in The Telegraph articles (1) (2)-- not quotes of other people, but in the voice of the paper itself-- as well as by the QC, who said it as a representative of the British government. These are not "random quotes". Prosecution witnesses in the McKevitt trial and people associated with the RIRA have said that the warnings were accidental. Wikipedia can't just say "they're right and everyone else is lying"-- especially when that means explicitly accusing the British government of lying. As of right now, I think this article represents both views fairly. 24.32.208.58 (talk) 04:17, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
- It's presented terribly right now. The QC is demonstrably lying, Flanagan made his claim without evidence the day of the bombing, in fact the whole thing seems to be based on quotes from people on the street. This doesn't say anything like you claim, in fact it says "Police believe the warnings given by the Real IRA were deliberately misleading" - why aren't the RUC backing Flanagan's line? Why do you think Victor Barker doesn't say what he knows to be the truth after meeting with the RIRA? Because he won't get a penny from his civil suit if he said that, it's in his interests to say that. When I get time tomorrow I'll cite the scholarly source to balance out this nonsense. One Night In Hackney303 04:30, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
Seeing as there is no such street as "Main Street" could the caller have said "the main street,Omagh, courthouse,etc.? Also, is it possible the bombers geniunely erred in their estimation of the distance from the courthouse to Kell's shop?I have been to Omagh;the street is actually very short in length.I was astounded that the RUC just didn't evacuate the entire street and put the cordon at Campsie Street.--82.57.21.73 (talk) 08:34, 7 April 2008 (UTC)--82.57.21.73 (talk) 08:34, 7 April 2008 (UTC)