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Allister Exposes SF Double-Speak on Londonderry Bomb

05 March 2013

Speaking on the mortar bomb find in Londonderry today in the Assembly TUV leader Jim Allister said:

“I trust that we all welcome the fact that this murderous attempt was thwarted and that we will all show our appreciation and thanks to the intelligence services, which contributed to that thwarting. Sadly, some in the House wish to thwart the work of the intelligence services and to see the efforts to have the National Crime Agency operating in this Province thwarted. Last night was a reminder of why we need such facilities.

“Vile, hideous and murderous as last night's attempt was, it was no more vile, hideous or murderous than the Provo attack on Newry police station, which some in the House still will not condemn. Of course, such acts are still happening, because the Provo template is seen to have worked for those who operated it. The current bombers look into this House, with its special provisions that guarantee a place for terrorists in government, and draw hope and succour from the belief that the terrorism that worked for the Provos can also work for them. That is why the attacks continue, and, so long as the House closes its eyes to that reality and continues to sustain a system that rewarded terrorism, no one should be surprised that, sadly but inevitably, we have more terrorism from those who ape what the Provos did and who follow through to the letter the Provo template on all this. This was wrong. It was wrong in the 1970s. It was wrong in the 1980s. It was wrong in the 1990s. It has been wrong in this century. Those who justify what happened in the past continue to feed the mantra that generates today's terrorism. If they want to be taken seriously today, they need forthrightly to condemn and repudiate that which they did in the past, setting the example to today's terrorists. That, sadly, is the reality.”

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