CLINTON AIDE SLAMS 'CRANKPOT' TRIMBLE.Byline: By MATT BLAKE HILLARY Clinton's top adviser branded former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble a "crankpot" yesterday. Jamie Rubin blasted the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. winner for calling into question the former First Lady's claim that she was "instrumental" in the Northern Ireland peace process When discussing the history of Northern Ireland, the "peace process" is generally considered to cover the events leading up to the 1994 Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) ceasefire, the end of most of the violence of the Troubles, the Belfast (or Good Friday) Agreement, and . Earlier this month the ex-First Minister, who is now Lord Trimble, said Clinton was "a wee bit silly" for exaggerating her part in resolving the Troubles. He called her a "cheerleader" rather than a principle player. In an interview with American station MSNBC MSNBC Microsoft/National Broadcasting Company Rubin said: "She didn't say she was responsible for negotiating the accords. She said she helped. "Mo Mowlam, the then Northern Ireland Secretary, said at the time that Hillary is one of the essential reasons we had relative peace. "David Trimble is pretty much alone, he is the only one. "He is a Protestant, they traditionally go with the conservatives. "I know these people. I've been living over there. David Trimble is a crankpot and what he said about her was demeaning." He suggested Trimble's comments were misinformed. Rubin added: "I would think you would recognise when somebody is trying to demean the activities of a woman." CAPTION(S): ROLE: David |
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