Michael TurleyLocal Representative for Donnybrook, Sandymount, Ballsbridge and MilltownSupporting Chris Andrews for Dublin South East |
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June 8, 2006Minister Willie O'Deas McCabe commentsPosted 1552 days ago by Michael Turley on June 8, 2006 Interesting post on Slugger O'Toole. The recent documentary about Garda McCabes wife on the 10th anniversary of his murder has caused the media to refocus on Sinn Feins loose grasp of the concept of justice and glaring contempt for the established rule of democratic law.Martin Ferris, when asked if he would assist the Gardai in their investigations, offered the perhaps ideologically sound but otherwise suspect excuse, "I have been an IRA volunteer in my lifetime. I have been a victim of a person who informed on me. I would never betray that loyalty to an organisation to which I once belonged." It is obvious that Mr. Ferris is operating in the same moral vacuum as elements within Northern Ireland security services who are obstructing some well known collusion cases. Over the last couple of years, Mr. Ferris has also claimed that the men serving time for attempted robbery and shooting two Gardai are not criminals either because of their IRA affiliation or due the fact that they were "fundraising". I hope Mr. Ferris still has his medical card because he's going to hurt himself doing the mental gymnastics required to square that particular circle. Minister of Defence, Willie O’Dea, puts it well when he said: "Martin Ferris has given us the Sinn Féin definition of justice....Sinn Féin has forfeited the right to talk about justice." "...it seemed the only circumstances where Sinn Fein was against crime was when it was being committed by someone who did not support the party and where it did not require its members to support the gardai." He added: "Since the signing of the Good Friday agreement, we have waited for Sinn Fein to finally decide if it is a political party or just a political wing. Martin Ferris now makes it clear that they barely even qualify as a political wing." The trackback url for this post is http://www.michaelturley.com/home/bblog/trackback.php/79/ No comments, be the first! |
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