The debate about the RUC's future needs a dose of reality
injected into it. The RUC is totally unacceptable to the
nationalist people. We don't want to see the RUC under a new
name, especially with senior police officers who have been guilty
of human rights violations.
Alex Maskey. Thursday 4 June.
Sinn Féin has published a very comprehensive policing document.
We submitted it to the talks. Both governments, and I am sure the
Special Branch of the RUC, Pat Armstrong and the chief constable
have read it in detail.
Mitchel McLaughlin. Thursday 4 June.
The leading terrorist godfather of Provisional IRA/Sinn Féin.
Ian Paisley on fellow candidate Joe Cahill.
Victory would mean sharing a platform with that other
septuagenarian of Northern politics, the Rev Ian Paisley. Would
[Joe Cahill] have any problem with this? ``Not at all. But I'd be
just as happy to share a defeat with him.''
It is a time to significantly demonstrate that we as a community
understand the importance of managing change. What we are about
is stating explicitly, comprehensively and definitively that we
shall occupy this part of our island, not as strangers in our own
land, but as a people living in freedom and with the dignity of a
people freed from religious and political harassment.
Sinn Féin Councillor John Kelly on nationalist unity during the
elections. Thursday 4 June.
We want and have fought very hard for the immediate release of
prisoners and in this legislation it means that prisoners will be
released within two years. What we will be attempting to do is to
bring that forward because it is an essential part of the
momentum of the conflict resolution.
Gerry Kelly on British government legislation on prisoners.
Saturday 6 June.
When is shooting dead a Catholic not murder? When those
responsible are British soldiers.
Breda Power on the campaign to release two Scots Guards for the
murder of Catholic Peter McBride. Sunday Tribune, 7 June.
Rule 21 is like Articles 2 and 3, they never bothered them until
they were able to use them in a political way themselves.
Mitchel McLaughlin accusing unionists of opportunism.
Dialogue might be difficult, but as long as people are talking,
there is a chance of sorting things out. If people don't talk,
there is no chance.
Gerry Adams on Orange marches through nationalist areas. Monday 8
June.
A Protestant parliament for a Protestant people no more.
New wall mural in the Short Strand, East Belfast.
There is a head of steam building up around the so-called Tour of
the North - an Orange march in North Belfast which passes through
nationalist areas. To date there has been no serious effort to
broker an accommodation. This is a matter of very, very deep
concern.
Gerry Adams. Monday 8 June.
David Trimble says the Union is safe. His idea of the Union is a
Union of liquorice all-sorts and dolly mixtures... the Union
cannot be maintained along with the Agreement.
Ian Paisley. Monday 9 June.
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