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2 minutes to throw in, and no changes to either team

Murray is in some form. He deserves to win

Heard on the news an hour ago that the main HQ in Derrylin has been seriously damaged in a fire tonight. Has anyone any more info?

Eagerly awaiting the pro-yank apologists...

There will be no apologists and I am sure you well know that. This is an abomination and those involved will be prosecuted. Keep in mind, however, that the Abu Ghraib atrocities were brought to light in 2004. The main perpetrators were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in 2005 (thats one year later) and 11 soldiers were convicted and sentenced to military prisons. Also, keep in mind that there were no fatalities wrt Abu Ghraib...
Contrast that to bloody Sunday where  26(?) people were shot and 13 killed. Have there been any convictions in this case ? Whatever you think about the US they at least make some fist of holding soldiers accountable.

Indeed they do. Just look at what they have done to Bradley Manning. He exposed their murders in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he ends up in jail. Have any US soldiers been arrested on the back of the information and video he allegedly released to Wikileaks which showed US soldiers murdering innocent civilians in cold blood?

Shouldn't you have another 'allegedly' between 'US soldiers' and 'murdering'? Just want to keep a stickler for justice such as yourself right.

No need for "allegedly" in the sentence as the video clearly shows US soldiers murdering 12 innocent civilians from their helicopter, and laughing as they did so. 2 of the dead were Reuters reporters.

Eagerly awaiting the pro-yank apologists...

There will be no apologists and I am sure you well know that. This is an abomination and those involved will be prosecuted. Keep in mind, however, that the Abu Ghraib atrocities were brought to light in 2004. The main perpetrators were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in 2005 (thats one year later) and 11 soldiers were convicted and sentenced to military prisons. Also, keep in mind that there were no fatalities wrt Abu Ghraib...
Contrast that to bloody Sunday where  26(?) people were shot and 13 killed. Have there been any convictions in this case ? Whatever you think about the US they at least make some fist of holding soldiers accountable.

Indeed they do. Just look at what they have done to Bradley Manning. He exposed their murders in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he ends up in jail. Have any US soldiers been arrested on the back of the information and video he allegedly released to Wikileaks which showed US soldiers murdering innocent civilians in cold blood?

Hey folks, 1st post on the board, but have been following for ages.

A lot of good points have been raised above, and the one thing that stands out has been the outrage over 4 soldiers pissing on 3 dead Afghans, while totally missing the fact that the 4 soldiers murdered these men in the 1st place. These soldiers are occupying forces, and should never have been there to begin with.

It goes without saying that US military behave in a totally inhumane way, be it killing innocent civilians for fun, chopping off their fingers as souvenirs or to use as poker chips, murdering animals, etc, etc. Their reputation as occupying forces in other countries has been horrific, and to be honest, nearly make the brits look like angels.....

Ireland can hold their head in shame for allowing Shannon to be used as a stop over. Also, the leaders of all the main political parties north and south have failed miserably to stand up for the occupied and oppressed. The Shinners been probably the most guilty of this crime given their cosy relationship with Tony Blair, George Bush, Cameron, Obama, and Israeli Ministers.

I feel very sorry for the average US citizen who is experiencing tough times while billions of dollars are poured into Defence budgets. Plus, the fact that videos like these heap more misery on their already tarnished reputation abroad.

The sooner the west pulls out of Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya,Pakistan, etc,  and stop backing Israel the sooner we will experience a stable middle east. However, the drums of war are beating loudly for an attack on Iran, so don't be surprised to see further videos like the one posted, and more mass killings of innocent civilians.