Announcement

**DanS** · July 28, 2005, 12:31

Yeh, it seems that the IRA finally is looking at the demographic situation of NI and finding that violence is an inferior tool to democracy for their purposes.

**C0ckney** · July 28, 2005, 12:38

it's about damn time

that said, we need to keep up the pressure on them to give up their weapons, and try to stop them carrying on simply as a criminal organisation.

**Japher** · July 28, 2005, 12:42

nm, I thought it said NRA, not IRA

**Straybow** · July 28, 2005, 12:56

Didn't they promise to disarm when Tony Boy recognized sein fein or whatever it's called?

**Spiffor** · July 28, 2005, 12:59

Well, it's looking pretty good this time. The situation can only improve if they disarm, even if some parts of IRA will do it only half-assedly.

**Tingkai** · July 28, 2005, 14:06

It's great that the IRA has made this announcement, but it is easier said than done. Whether the IRA members will be able to stop being violent is another matter.

**Zoid** · July 28, 2005, 17:33

Finally IRA understands that the fight for freedom doesn´t excuse terrorism.

But it remains to be seen if this is for real...

**SlowwHand** · July 28, 2005, 17:36

A very good thing.

**our_man** · July 28, 2005, 18:25

Given past behaviour, forgive me for reacting to this with a bit of cynicism. These are words on paper; I'll wait to see something concrete before believing this. They've offered to give up their arms, but I don't see them too willing to give back the £26.5 million they stole at Christmas. It would do nicely as compensation money for the families of all those innocent people they've killed.

It seems that they intend to seize all activity, so why aren't they announcing they're disbanding altogether if they have no purpose anymore? Are we expected to believe that the IRA will metamorphisize into an old comrade's association or a tiddlywinks team?

But hey, hopefully I'm just paranoid and they actually mean it this time.

**MarkG** · July 28, 2005, 18:34

Are we expected to believe that the IRA will metamorphisize into an old comrade's association or a tiddlywinks team?

sure why not? they could form a football team as well

**MarkG** · July 28, 2005, 18:36

i love the choice of words from BBC

During the Northern Ireland Troubles, the IRA murdered about 1,800 civilians and members of the security forces.

"Troubles", "murdered".....

**Bereta_Eder** · July 28, 2005, 18:37

1800?

**Zoid** · July 28, 2005, 18:40

Just 1800? Meh, that´s nothing compared to the millions of people who have died in the quest for american world domination...

**MarkG** · July 28, 2005, 18:42

how many irish have been murdered during the "Northern Ireland Troubles"?

Announcement

IRA to lay down arms

IRA to lay down arms

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