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CATHERINE DEVENEY: Soldiers who upheld law in Northern Ireland need not fear - it is those who took it into blood-stained hands who must be brought to justice


April 30 2021, 8.00am
Belfast, 2004. In the febrile atmosphere of  Stormont parliament, I watch the late Martin McGuinness, consummate politician, cutting through chaos in the chamber.
He was minister for education then, a long and interesting road from his position as the IRA’s Chief of Staff.
Afterwards, in the quiet of his office, the room seemed to shrink a little when I asked if he had been prepared to pull the trigger himself. His answer was stark. He didn’t join to play tiddlywinks.
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Martin McGuinness in the 1980s
The moment, which later prompted me to write a novel about The Troubles, flashed back when reading about the row this week over two British soldiers being prosecuted for alleged past atrocities in Northern Ireland. ....

Northern Ireland , United Kingdom , United States , Derek Chauvin , Johnny Mercer , Catherine Deveney , Martin Mcguinness , Dessie Beattie , George Floyd , Junior Defence Minister , Bloody Sunday , Good Friday , வடக்கு ஐயர்ல்யாஂட் , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , டெரெக் சாருவின் , ஜானி மர்ஸர் , கேத்தரின் தேவேனே , மார்டின் மகிந்நெஸ் , ஜார்ஜ் ஃப்லாய்ட் , ஜூனியர் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சர் , இரத்தக்களரி ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை , நல்ல வெள்ளி ,

Johnny Mercer resignation: Justice has no sell-by date - absolving wrongdoing destroys democracy


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Johnny Mercer recently resigned over two British soldiers being prosecuted for alleged past atrocities in Northern Ireland
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Belfast, 2004. In the febrile atmosphere of  Stormont parliament, I watch the late Martin McGuinness, consummate politician, cutting through chaos in the chamber.
He was minister for education then, a long and interesting road from his position as the IRA’s Chief of Staff. Afterwards, in the quiet of his office, the room seemed to shrink a little when I asked if he had been prepared to pull the trigger himself. His answer was stark. He didn’t join to play tiddlywinks. ....

Northern Ireland , United Kingdom , United States , Derek Chauvin , Johnny Mercer , Catherine Deveney , Martin Mcguinness , Dessie Beattie , George Floyd , Post Thumbnail , Junior Defence Minister , Bloody Sunday , Good Friday , வடக்கு ஐயர்ல்யாஂட் , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , டெரெக் சாருவின் , ஜானி மர்ஸர் , கேத்தரின் தேவேனே , மார்டின் மகிந்நெஸ் , ஜார்ஜ் ஃப்லாய்ட் , ஜூனியர் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சர் , இரத்தக்களரி ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை , நல்ல வெள்ளி ,