The Symbolism of the bloodstained hand of McGuinness
26 June 2012
Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister:-
“As the political elite and the media overdose on McGuinness handshake mania, I want to speak up for those who see through this cynical Sinn Fein stunt and its duplicity.
“Having milked it for weeks, IRA Commander McGuinness now pretends it symbolises him offering his hand to every Unionist. If its symbolism he wants, then the hand that he proffers is one stained with the innocent blood of all his IRA murdered, including Lord Mountbatten – a murder for which he has yet to apologise or even say it was wrong.
“Her Majesty, whom Sinn Fein have ensured will not even enter Parliament Buildings, ought not to have been put in the position of having her most welcome Jubilee visit hijacked by the politics of ‘the peace process’ so that McGuinness can make political capital, while at the same timing only meeting her on his terms in the context of a joint venture including the Republic’s President – which in itself deliberately diminishes the Jubilee status of The Queen’s visit.
“I greatly welcome Her Majesty’s visit but I regret the politics which is being played with it.”
