Work for high SF vote
Recent comment and news coverage on the Good Friday Document has
been entirely one-sided. The emphasis on RUC fears of change; on
unionist fears about prisoner releases; and strident calls for
decommissioning has played to a unionist agenda. Nothing has been
heard of nationalist concerns. But in the current election
campaign there is a chance for nationalists to let their voices
be heard.
The SDLP have refused to confront this unionist intransigence.
Their comments - and even their behaviour when the referendum
result was announced - indicate that they believe the work is
done. Nothing could be further from the truth. A future of
equality is going to have to be fought for with every effort and
those who want to prevent progress are going to have to be faced
down.
That work must begin now in the election campaign. Only a strong
vote for Sinn Féin will ensure that nationalist rights are
pursued.
Already the Sinn Fein election machine is up and running. There
is a realisation that this is an absolutely vital election in
which there must be a massive Sinn Fein vote. The Assembly will
become the cockpit of the struggle. Help put as many republicans
in there as you can.
RUC must be disbanded
The behaviour of the RUC on the ground in the Six Counties
provides enough evidence to warrant their immediate disbandment.
This week An Phoblacht presents a litany of harassment, brutality
and informer recruitment, carried out by a force which is clearly
unacceptable in nationalist communities.
Their claim that they have ``held the line against anarchy for 30
years'' is laughable. They instigated the present phase of
conflict and they have helped perpetuate it in the years since.
Their behaviour on the Garvaghy Road last Saturday only
emphasises their malign influence. It must be asked why the RUC
said the `junior' Orange Order march was non-contentious, then
moved in in force, complete with fully-clad riot squads to police
it? The only explanation is that the RUC were keen to foment
trouble. The RUC is not equipped to deal with a peace process.
They are now the greatest obstacle in the way of a peaceful
future. They must be disbanded.
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