Antrim murders raised in Strasbourg
09 March 2009
Responding to an expression of condolences, on the murder of the soldiers in Antrim, from the President of the European Parliament, at the start of the Strasbourg session, Traditional Unionist MEP Jim Allister, after thanking the President proceeded to comment on the murders.
In particular, the TUV MEP warned that in circumstances where the Provo's violence had been rewarded with the Belfast Agreement, it was not a huge surprise that others would seek political advance through the same murderous tactic.
And in a pointed reference to the current Joint First Ministers he quoted allegations previously made by Peter Robinson against McGuinness.
In the course of his remarks Mr Allister said:-
"This weekend saw two of our British soldiers brutally murdered in cold blood in Northern Ireland by IRA terrorists. Those who murdered them seek political advance through the path of violence. I wish I could say they will not succeed, but sadly, in Northern Ireland violence does pay, so much so that we have three convicted terrorists in our government and the Joint First Minister, McGuinness, is someone whom Peter Robinson –at a time when he opposed terrorists in government – said had personally murdered at least 12 soldiers. He is no better or different than the Antrim terrorists who stood over the dying soldiers and pumped more bullets into their bodies. Now that vile trigger man, McGuinness, once described by Peter Robinson as “the Bogside Butcher”, shamefully shares the highest office in the land. Such is what happens when you treat with terrorists."
