article_snippet.sent: I was in Northern Ireland from September 1970 until April 1972.
article_snippet.sent: I wasn’t a policy maker, I was a commander of troops.
article_snippet.sent: I was commanding one of three brigades.
article_snippet.sent: We were working very closely with the police at the time, We have to make We plans together.
article_snippet.sent: We never instigated the use of paramilitary gangs.