British stalling fuels crisis
By passing over the March 10 deadline and refusing to trigger the
d'Hondt mechanism and devolve power to the Northern Executive British
Secretary of State Mowlam has again blinked.
Unionists have again proved that when it comes to games of
brinkmanship with the British they are favourites to win.
The tragedy, though is that the rest of us loose out.
Says Sinn Fein party chair Mitchel McLaughlin, ``the political will is
missing and it begs the question, where will it be found before the
end of the month ``?
d the further question arises as we look towards the latest
deadline of March 29, ``to what depths of crisis must the peace
process sink before the requirements of the Good Friday Agreement are
met?
Will the next bomb attack by the Red Hand Defenders be the one that
finally succeeds in wiping out a Catholic family leading to the
customary wringing of hands and condemnations, but no political
movement?
It is the responsibility of the British to resist Unionist efforts to
bring down the Agreement. and at the same time recognise that the
will of the republican and nationalist people throughout the country
is to stand their ground and defend the democratic wishes of those
who voted Yes.
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