Unionists showed up at Northern Ireland peace talks today for their first face-to-face talks with republicans in 75 years, and the Protestant Ulster Unionist Party promptly branded the Catholic Sinn Fein "godfathers of terrorism" and asked sponsors Britain and Ireland to boot them from the talks. But even if Sinn Fein remains - as is expected - the UUP would not join other Protestant groups in boycotting the talks, its leader said.
Face-to-Face on Ulster
Unionists showed up at Northern Ireland peace talks today for their first face-to-face talks with republicans in 75 years, and the Protestant Ulster Unionist Party promptly branded the Catholic Sinn Fein "godfathers of terrorism" and asked sponsors Britain and Ireland to boot them from the talks. But even if Sinn Fein remains - as is expected - the UUP would not join other Protestant groups in boycotting the talks, its leader said.
