Some changes in a positive direction are going to harm and out of our selfinterest as a species we can survive without changing. Amanda margaret found it impossible to touch the man she witnessed shooting her husband at point blank range was robin jackson. Jackson was a portadown loyalist who became one of the conflicts most prolific killers. He was also an r. U. C. Agent nicknamed the jackal. 5 days before pat campbells murder a man and whose home police had found 64 kilograms of explosives 2 grenades and over 5000 rounds of assorted ammunition had named jackson as his accomplice. However police failed to arrest jackson meanwhile he is at liberty to murder part campbell. Jackson had been a member of the Ulster Defense regiment then the largest regiment in the british army. He was later involved in the massacre of the Miami Showband in july 975 when 3 band members were killed by members of the clan and gang as they attempted to plant a bomb on the musicians boss. Loyalist paramilitarie
A member of the Ulster Defense regiment then the largest regiment in the british army. He was later involved in the massacre of the Miami Showband in july 975 when 3 band members were killed by members of the clan and gang as they attempted to plant a bomb on the musicians boss. Loyalist paramilitaries harris boyle and Wesley Somerville were killed instantly as the bomb exploded premise surely. Well the Ulster Defense regiment was the largest regiment in the british army it was geographically recruited here and the north of ireland and it only served here in the north of ireland it was essentially a counterinsurgency unit that was set up the beginning of the troubles. That itself took over from the discredit the specials which was a special place charlotte thought it existed since the 1920 s. And it was clear from the outset that the u. D. R. Was set up to recruit from within the loyalist on the unionist community. They were almost entirely drawn from within not 20. Declassified docume
However police failed to arrest jackson meanwhile he is at liberty to murder part campbell. Jackson of being a member of the Ulster Defense regiment then the largest regiment in the british army. He was later involved in the massacre of the Miami Showband in july 975 when 3 band members were killed by members of the clan gang as they attempted to plant a bomb on the musicians boss. List paramilitaries horace boyle and Wesley Somerville were killed instantly as the bomb exploded prematurely. Well the Ulster Defense regiment was the largest regiment in the british army it was geographically recruit it here and the north of ireland and it only served here in the north of ireland it was essentially a counterinsurgency unit that was set up. At the beginning of the troubles. That itself took over from the discredit the specials which was a special police unit that exists that since the 1920 s. And it was clear from the outset that the u. D. R. Was set up to recruit from within the loyalist u
A loyalist paramilitary group. Theres no doubt that the creation of the else the defense regiment was influence for the british show me boy the experience in the empire these kinds of locally right regimens the what controls and commanded by british offices and as any intrinsic palls of the chain of command bridge shomi were common through all of the counterinsurgency campaigns there was a real and genuine hype at the instigation of the regiments that it would be truly crossed me to see adam would be nonsectarian in character but it became apparent very quickly that that was not going to be the case and the british army was willing to live with the consequences which was that this would be in many ways a sectarian regiment. Many people from the Loyalist Community joined the regiment to get weapons training and to state a weapons. According to the official documents that we funded the u. D. R. It was the largest Single Source of modern weapons flowing to the loyalist paramilitary groups
Bladensburg, at which i think its tomorrow. Is tomorrow. Really funng to be a day for me and i am looking forward to hearing from our panel of experts. Normally, you hear the elected officials talk a lot. This will be the most you hear me. We will get to those who are here who are experts and will and might in us all. On our panel am a i am introducing, im not sure if he is here yet, christopher george, who is a medical editor by profession and is an independent historian. He was born in liverpool, england, lives in baltimore, he has a ba in history from Loyola University of baltimore, and an mla from john hopkins university. He is now a u. S. Citizen, but he readily admits to divided loyalties over the war of 1812. Founding founder editor of the journal of the war of 1812 and the originator and coordinator of the national war of 1812 composed him series series. M his book, the terror on the chesapeake, was published in 2001. Wrote aboutre sun his book, it must be considered, that topi