Tony Blair established the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, following campaigns from the victims of the 1972 shootings on the streets of Londonderry.
The main conceptual idea of the text is that the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, initiated by Tony Blair's government, was perceived by at least one high-ranking British military official, General Sir Rupert Smith, as a cynical political move aimed at scapegoating soldiers.
Smith, while acknowledging the horrific nature of Bloody Sunday, believed assigning absolute guilt in such a complex situation was "immature." He saw the inquiry as part of the political price to be paid for a peace settlement in Northern Ireland.
The main conceptual idea of the text is that the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, initiated by Tony Blair's government, was perceived by at least one high-ranking British military official, General Sir Rupert Smith, as a cynical political move aimed at scapegoating soldiers. Smith, while acknowledging the horrific nature of Bloody Sunday, believed assigning absolute guilt in such a complex situation was "immature." He saw the inquiry as part of the political price to be paid for a peace settlement in Northern Ireland.
