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Protestant Militant Killed in N. Ireland
2005-10-05
And he won't be missed.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) - One of Northern Ireland's most high-profile Protestant militants was shot to death outside his home Tuesday night, more than six months after he was ousted by his outlawed group. Two gunmen fired several shots at Jim Gray after he answered his door in Protestant east Belfast, his longtime power base, police said. Detectives covered his body with a white sheet as they searched outside his home for evidence.

No group claimed responsibility for his assassination, but a previous assassination attempt in 2002 came during a feud among Protestant militants involved in Belfast's thriving drug trade.
Gray, 43, had been free on bail while awaiting trial on charges of money laundering, concealing stolen property and other offenses. Gray had been one of the six regional commanders of the outlawed Ulster Defense Association, Northern Ireland's largest outlawed group, until March 30, when colleagues ousted him.
Posted by:Steve White

#8  Got my crossed rifles for 303's I believe
Posted by: Howard UK   2005-10-05 15:42  

#7  So they did a Rule 303 instead of a modified Turner?
Posted by: Shipman   2005-10-05 12:43  

#6  Like this?
Posted by: .com   2005-10-05 10:42  

#5  ... modified Ike Turner treatment ...

Heh. I think the mods have to go searching for another picture ...
Posted by: Steve White   2005-10-05 10:38  

#4  Too bad they kilt him. Should have beat him to within an inch of his life and leave him in a state akin to a sheepie with the staggers for all his ilk to behold and contemplate for years. Gray is by no means the only one well deserving of the modified Ike Turner treatment. You couldn't count the candidates from the IRA, UDA, UVF, and other splinter groups on the fingers of 50 people. Wouldn't it be a shame if they were systematically given the "treatment?"
Posted by: MunkarKat   2005-10-05 08:55  

#3  Giving drugs a bad name, too.
Posted by: hodiak47   2005-10-05 08:18  

#2  No, some have the Syrian govt to fall back on.
Posted by: Howard UK   2005-10-05 07:54  

#1  Is every terror group on the planet paying its way with drugs, robbery & kidnapping?
Posted by: 3dc   2005-10-05 01:41  

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