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July 29, 2005
IRA Standing Down, Pursuing Peaceful Means
Tony Blair calls this a "step of unparalleled magnitude". I think he's right, if it sticks.
The IRA has formally ordered an end to its armed campaign and says it will pursue exclusively peaceful means.In a long-awaited statement, the republican organisation said it would follow a democratic path ending more than 30 years of violence.
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said the move was a "courageous and confident initiative" and that the moment must be seized.
This is fantastic news for the people of the UK. Some, as the article notes, are still skeptical, which is perfectly understandable. Nonetheless, an official IRA statement calling for all IRA units to "dump arms" and pursue "purely political and democratic programmes through exclusively peaceful means" is a giant leap in the right direction.
Democracy's busting out all over.
Posted by Doug at July 29, 2005 09:23 AM