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Subject: [Peoples War] Ireland: IRA starts decommissioning 'to save peace process' - Ananova IRA starts decommissioning 'to save peace process' - Ananova =========================================== The IRA has announced it has begun decommissioning its weapons "to save the peace process". The leadership confirmed it would be following the procedure to put guns and explosives beyond use. A statement said the move, agreed earlier this year with General John de Chastelain, was a bid to save the peace process. It added: "Our motivation is clear. This unprecedented move is to save the peace process and to persuade others of our genuine intentions." The move came 24 hours after Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams said he had asked the IRA to disarm and prevent the collapse of the Good Friday Agreement. The Provisionals had been under enormous pressure from London, Dublin and Washington to act. The IRA insisted there was a responsibility on everyone committed to do their best to avoid a breakdown. Last August, following the resignation of David Trimble as First Minister at the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Provisionals agreed a method of putting their weaponry beyond use. The agreement was withdrawn when Unionists demanded immediate decommissioning. The IRA has given no details of how many of their guns had been decommissioned but General de Chastelain is likely to have recorded a full inventory. Two of their secret dumps had been examined three times by government-appointed arms inspectors Cyril Ramaphosa and Martti Ahtisaari. Their statement said: "No one should doubt the difficulties these initiatives cause for us, our volunteers and our support base. The political process is now on the point of collapse. Such a collapse would certainly, and eventually, put the overall peace process in jeopardy." http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_431347.html _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
