No Progress - No Peace Process
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has this week warned of the
dangers facing the Peace Process because of the antics of the
Unionist political leadership.
The only difference in approach by the DUP/UKUP and the Ulster
Unionist Party to the talks process is one of tactics. David
Trimble and his colleagues are engaged in childish antics in an
effort to stall the whole process until it runs into the ground.
If this continues, and there is no reason to believe otherwise,
the onus on the British and Dublin governments is to inject
momentum into the situation increases.
As one set of unionist leaders mess about at Stormont and others
remain outside the talks, the situation on the ground remains
unchanged. Nationalists have yet to see any improvement in their
situation. As each week goes by without an iota of progress,
faith in the process declines.
The governments will now have to show how they intend to maintain
the credibility of the process in the face of Unionist wrecking
tactics with the resultant and growing nationalist
disillusionment. If there is no real progress, there is no real
process which can lead to a lasting peace. It's time everyone
began to take the situation seriously.
Boycott News of the World
The disgusting rantings of a Walter Mitty British soldier have
appeared in the News of the World. They refer to IRA volunteer
Mairead Farrell who was killed in Gibraltar in 1988 and they are
beneath contempt. Mairead's friends have called for a boycott of
the News of the World and we urge all our readers to back the
boycott and to urge their local newsagents to do the same.
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