UK Army's Civilian Killings 'No Surprise'

In an article published by British daily The Guardian, Sinn Fein Leader Jerry Adams said the secret US military files made public by whistleblower website WikiLeaks revealed the depth of failure in the NATO's military strategy that had earlier come to light in part by the media coverage of the war.

"The Afghanistan experience and the techniques and strategies and propaganda employed in that war are not exceptional. They fit a pattern which will be familiar to people who watched or reported on the war in Ireland," Adams said.

The Irish official mentioned "shoot-to-kill operations, plastic bullets, mass raids on homes, torture, curfew and intimidation," as the techniques used in the war in Ireland.'

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