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UDA ‘Ready for Battle’

Tue 11 November 2008, 10:53pm

Fresh from their display of solidarity with parading British soldiers last week, the UDA has declared itself ‘ready for battle’ whilst accusing republicans of being ‘racist, ignorant and bigoted’ (Carlsberg don’t do irony, but if they did…..)

The UPRG’s Frankie Gallagher elaborated upon the ‘battle’ declaration by stating that it meant “to do battle in terms of social economy, in terms of bringing jobs into Protestant communities, in terms of unionist unity,” he said.

Which raises more questions than it answers. How does the UDA plan to ‘battle’ to bring jobs into protestant communities? Should businessmen/ women feel anxious about facing repercussions if they choose to locate business premises in areas which the UDA deem as not ‘protestant?’ Is this statement linked to loyalist agitation at interfaces in Belfast in recent days or with events elsewhere?

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Comments (55)

  1. lee says:

    Have any of these UDA guys ever had a proper job?

    http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/petebkr/McDonald_et_al.jpg

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  2. Tiberius says:

    to the loyalist leaders i say

    Irish Republicans want to live side by side in peace together with your communities but not in a partitioned Ireland, we just cant.

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  3. riverlagan (profile) says:

    The last thing the Unionist community needs is for the UDA to represent them as leaders. What a terrible and demoralizing situation that would be; These people should remain in the gutter were they belong.

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  4. mick cooper says:

    “Have any of these UDA guys ever had a proper job? ”

    It depends what you define as a proper job, the Krays worked full time, and even worked a little overtime to supplement their wages.

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  5. dantheman (profile) says:

    I long for the day when a UDA man is stationed in every British Embassy across the globe, proudly flying the flag for Britannia. They are ambassadors and a credit to our great nation!!

    We should also send a few UDA men to Afganistan to catch Bin Laden. With their heroic war experience he’ll be smoked out of his hole in no time! A great bunch of lads…

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