Hard heads in hard hats
Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy has said that the fact that British soldiers
are once again wearing steel helmets is a small but obvious sign that
far from demilitarising, the British army is in fact stepping up its
activity.
The Newry and Armagh Assembly member said: ``When British soldiers
changed from wearing helmets to berets, TV crews and photographers
were invited to record the change. It was presented as a significant
move towards demilitarisation. It was never that, of course, but the
media obliged with extensive coverage. Now that British soldiers in
South Armagh are once again wearing helmets, I would invite the same
journalists to record the scenes.''
Murphy added: ``While they are in South Armagh, they can also record
the building work at Glassdrummond lookout post, which the British
army press office last week denied was taking place but this week
have conceded is going on. The press should also record the
helicopter flights in South Armagh, which are at an all-time high,
and the increased checkpoints and the record number of patrols.''
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