by Martin McGuinness, Sinn Féin MP and Chief Negotiator
The reality is that the unease and instability in unionist communities stems from a political vacuum created by unionist politicians and now filled by loyalist violence. ... Influential unionist politicians are blatantly playing to the lowest common dominator by justifying and excusing widespread sectarian violence. The stark but unacknowledged reality is that the greatest threat to unionist communities comes from the criminal and sectarian activities of loyalist paramilitaries yet unionist leaders are strangely and uncharacteristically silent.