From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Peoples War] Republican Sinn Fein: Statement "A humiliating surrender makes no fundamental change" ===================================== Statement by Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, President, Republican Sinn Féin October 24, 2001 The long-expected action of the Provisional Movement in destroying arms makes no fundamental change in the situation in the Six Counties. Of course, it helps to cement British rule in Ireland by reducing the potential for resistance to British occupation forces. The basic question of the English government ruling part of Ireland remains and Irish history teaches us that as long this is so there will be resistance to it. Further there are those who took part in the struggle down the decades who are not now politically affiliated and who maintain that the arms are not the Provos' to destroy. They contend that the arms were given to the Provisionals to achieve Irish national independence and since they now actively support British rule, such armament no longer belongs to them. Already (this morning) a member of the new colonial "police authority" has called publicly for the Provos to be admitted to the ranks of the renamed RUC. This confirms what Republicans have always maintained. The Provos will go full circle and join the British forces which they once opposed. Their task will then be to repress their former comrades who continue the struggle, as did the Broy Harriers in the 26 Counties. Yesterday's (Tuesday) action is indeed a humiliating surrender to pressure by the British and the Unionists. Like every other political move by the Provos since 1986 it was brought about through the inevitability of gradualness. As the counter-revolution proceeds and the Provos are fully absorbed into the British system in Ireland we may expect further moves of a similar nature on the political and military aspects of affairs. Republican Sinn Féin's understanding and sympathy goes out to those families who suffered such sacrifices since 1969 only to witness the Provos settle for less than was on offer in the Sunningdale Agreement of 30 years ago. _________________________________________________ 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] __________________________________________________
