Those fears, however, are fuelled less by what myself and Tommy Gorman said in our statement of October 17, and more by Sinn Fein falsehoods which amount to accusations that both of us endangered the loved ones of the families involved in the picket. We endangered no one. It has more to do with Sinn Fein fears for itself than for any family. The Ballymurphy community is indeed owed an answer. It is owed an answer as to why a member of that community was killed.
Concerned relatives deserve answers also.
We are prepared to address their fears. Sinn Fein is owed absolutely nothing and will receive as much. After the O'Connor family, the family that has suffered most in Ballymurphy as a result of the fall-out has been my own. All of this has been suffered because I refuse to be intimidated out of my beliefs. The irony of it all is that, had the Real IRA killed a Provisional IRA volunteer, myself and Tommy Gorman would have behaved no differently.