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"Mr President, when we are talking about combating terrorism, we must pay tribute to the men and women of the armed forces and the police, who have given service and made sacrifices in tackling the terrorist threats. During the decades of terrorism in Northern Ireland, the police and the army sought to prevent terrorists from plunging my region into anarchy and civil war, and now we have a witch—hunt against elderly former soldiers who are being questioned and brought before the courts in connection with events that happened more than 40 years ago. Meanwhile, the 200 IRA terrorist suspects have been getting letters of comfort and others have received royal pardons. There are some people, including in this Parliament, who are trying to rewrite the history of Northern Ireland’s past. I sincerely hope we do not let them do it. We have had many atrocities and I could go on and deliver them at great length from Warrenpoint to Tullyvallen to Harrods to Warrington and all over the United Kingdom.
Let me make it very clear: all terrorism is wrong and cannot be condoned, nor can it ever be justified by anyone. We must keep a sense of proportion and ensure that, in investigating the past, we do not focus disproportionately on the actions of those who sought to keep our community safe and who suffered grievously in the process. I would urge all Members not to be taken in by the cynical self-serving attempts to whitewash the crimes of history. And yes, Mrs Hohlmeier, you are so right. The victims are the most important, not the victim—makers."@en1
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