Talk:Death on the Rock

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I thought there was a talk page here ?

[edit] Synopsis

This should stick to what was in the documentary, rather than include the NYT.

From memory the expert shown in the programme was not a bomb disposal man, but a general military expert. I also believe he was unhappy with the way his comments were twisted in the film.

--Gibnews 17:16, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The part about semtex ... this contradicts what the British government said a day after the killings: that no bomb or semtex had been found.

The government of Britain took back their bomb claims the day after the killings. The current page on June 9th 2007 is wrong in this regard, and also, why mention the NYT article, as if they are the font of truth? Janemkiwi 00:18, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

The situation is quite clear, as stated a set of keys in Ms Farrells handbag were for a rental car in spain containing the semtex. An official statement was made by the IRA at the time that they were on 'active service'. HMG never 'took back' the claim of a bomb, just that there was not one on site at the time.

They had done their homework well, the ONLY way you could guarantee placing a car on the correct spot to blast the band assembling on the tuesday morning was to either put it there on the Sunday or park another car you controlled there to hold the space. parking was, and remains, in very short supply, but in the Sunday many cars would be in Spain not Gibraltar.

In real life its not possible to know everything thats happening and the assumption at the time was that the bomb was on site. EOD spent some hours on the car after making sure it was safe.

Although the NYT may be biased, it gives some balance to the article as it supports the POV of the documentary, which little else does. --Gibnews 09:19, 10 June 2007 (UTC)