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Post by globe on Jul 28, 2005 7:02:56 GMT -5
The IRA has formally ordered an end to its armed campaign and is to pursue exclusively peaceful political means.
In a long-awaited statement, the republican organisation said it would follow a democratic path ending more than 30 years of violence.
The IRA made its decision after an internal debate prompted by Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams' call to pursue its goals exclusively through politics.
During the NI Troubles, the IRA was blamed for about 1,800 murders.
A statement issued on Thursday said that this would take effect from 1600 BST.
"All IRA units have been ordered to dump arms. All Volunteers have been instructed to assist the development of purely political and democratic programmes through exclusively peaceful means. Volunteers must not engage in any other activities whatsoever.
"The IRA leadership has also authorised our representative to engage with the IICD to complete the process to verifiably put its arms beyond use in a way which will further enhance public confidence and to conclude this as quickly as possible."
When he made his appeal in April, Mr Adams said it was "a genuine attempt to drive the peace process forward".
Republicans had been under intense pressure to end IRA activity after the £26.5m Northern Bank raid in December and the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney in January.
Political talks last year failed to restore devolution, which stalled amid claims of IRA intelligence gathering at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, in 2002.
The Provisional IRA's campaign of violence was aimed at forcing an end to the British presence in Northern Ireland, leading to a united Ireland.
news.bbc.co.uk
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Post by Dominic on Jul 28, 2005 7:24:49 GMT -5
maybe a wind of change?
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Post by Nicola on Jul 28, 2005 9:13:23 GMT -5
i really hope so
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Post by belfastdon on Jul 28, 2005 9:46:46 GMT -5
about time - now lets see them back it up with actions - we've had words and statements for years - hopefully this is the moment
isnt it funny that one terrorist organization quits while another one starts attacks in the uk
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Post by Dominic on Jul 28, 2005 9:48:08 GMT -5
hope fully other organsised crime groups in NI do the same
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Post by belfastdon on Jul 28, 2005 9:51:35 GMT -5
hope fully other organsised crime groups in NI do the same i would like to think so but there are 2 at the moment that are not going to until they "sort out their differences"
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Post by Dominic on Jul 28, 2005 10:19:19 GMT -5
the rest all all gangs now really, selling drugs, and threatening chip shops
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Post by Currian on Jul 28, 2005 14:21:29 GMT -5
So can I finally travel to Ireland without having to face things that I could only encounter in a third-world country?
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Post by belfastdon on Jul 28, 2005 15:17:07 GMT -5
So can I finally travel to Ireland without having to face things that I could only encounter in a third-world country? oh fuck off - and go to london if you think you encounter things in ireland,north or south that you see in a 3rd world country then you are a fuckin retarded wanker
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Post by Dominic on Jul 28, 2005 15:27:21 GMT -5
So can I finally travel to Ireland without having to face things that I could only encounter in a third-world country? man i have the same fear of when i come to hollland iull be kicked to death on the street or raped
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Post by feckarse on Jul 28, 2005 15:49:01 GMT -5
So can I finally travel to Ireland without having to face things that I could only encounter in a third-world country? oh fuck off - and go to london if you think you encounter things in ireland,north or south that you see in a 3rd world country then you are a fuckin retarded wanker he's completely wrong of course, but what he's saying is very similar to what you were saying to Brumo about brazil
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Post by belfastdon on Jul 28, 2005 16:45:09 GMT -5
maybe i was a bit harsh with the insult - sorry anglo dutch(currian)
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Post by feckarse on Jul 28, 2005 16:49:42 GMT -5
maybe i was a bit harsh with the insult - sorry anglo dutch(currian) very harsh with the insult towards brumo i felt
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Post by belfastdon on Jul 28, 2005 16:54:33 GMT -5
no not really - we had a fair argument, he said his piece,i said mine - no verbal insults that bothered me
i'll apologize to someone if i feel the need
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Post by Currian on Jul 29, 2005 7:19:47 GMT -5
Alright it's not really wat I meant, because what I see on dutch news like bombs and stuff, you know, it's no offence against your country. I don't know anything about where you live except for what I see on telly. So I'm sorry for saying that.
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Post by feckarse on Jul 29, 2005 7:24:23 GMT -5
no not really - we had a fair argument, he said his piece,i said mine - no verbal insults that bothered me i'll apologize to someone if i feel the need i see you changed your post from "one apology for now is enough" you said something along the lines that you didn't understand why there was such a fuss in Brazil about yer man being shot, as innocent people are shot all the time in brazil. That's an insult to his country. What the fuck do you know about Brazil?
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Post by belfastdon on Jul 29, 2005 7:29:14 GMT -5
no not really - we had a fair argument, he said his piece,i said mine - no verbal insults that bothered me i'll apologize to someone if i feel the need i see you changed your post from "one apology for now is enough" you said something along the lines that you didn't understand why there was such a fuss in Brazil about yer man being shot, as innocent people are shot all the time in brazil. That's an insult to his country. What the fuck do you know about Brazil? a lot more than you - and why are you pressing for me to apologize to to brumo - whats it gotta do with you?
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Post by angelchild on Aug 3, 2005 8:19:41 GMT -5
They've stopped because the americans have pulled the plug on funding them after 9/11. No Surrender
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Post by Dominic on Aug 7, 2005 7:49:29 GMT -5
They've stopped because the americans have pulled the plug on funding them after 9/11. No Surrender compeltely disagree, they were still being funded from the USA right upuntil friday week ago, thats the reason the mcCartney sisters went to the US with their campaign
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Post by angelchild on Aug 7, 2005 9:55:30 GMT -5
They've stopped because the americans have pulled the plug on funding them after 9/11. No Surrender compeltely disagree, they were still being funded from the USA right upuntil friday week ago, thats the reason the mcCartney sisters went to the US with their campaign indeed, but it has massively decreased
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