IRA Withdraws Weapons Commitment

[Fitz]

Northern Ireland has a set back in peace process.

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IRA withdraws weapons commitment

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40788000/jpg/_40788833_mural_pa203.jpg The IRA statement said it remained committed to the peace process

The IRA has withdrawn its offer to complete the decommissioning process.

In a statement passed to the An Phoblacht newspaper, the organisation said it had taken the offer to put its weapons beyond use off the table. Last year, the IRA said it would complete the decommissioning process within weeks and move into what it called a new mode. However, Wednesday’s statement said the British and Irish governments had “tried its patience to the limit”.

 

[gilliam]

not good

 

[Franze]

Miserable people.

 

[_Joshua]

Franze:

Miserable people.

Thanks !!!

 

[FightingFat]

I think the IRA has thrown it’s dummy out of the pram in an attempt to show it’s supporters that it’s prepared to make a reply but I can’t see a return to full scale violence.

Interesting that the Republic and the UK governments have both attracted IRA criticism in this situation, having both told them that crime is unacceptable- have they managed to marginalise the IRA? Have they and Sinn Fein lost credability because of this?

 

[Franze]

(Joshua):

Thanks !!!

Joshua, they´re terrorists, I know that not all basques are like ETA, but IRA has spoken, isn´t it?