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Originally Posted by Bothwell
Bill, see how delicate it is we cannot even discuss it on this board !!
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That's stupid. Not you - that!
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Originally Posted by Bothwell
My guess maybe that the IRA would only decommission old and decrepit weapons and keep the more modern stuff just in case.
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This seems to be a widely held view. The solution seems obvious, but, as below....
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Originally Posted by Bothwell
Mr Adams was quoted as saying today that it would be "Humiliating" for the IRA to provide photographs of the decommissioning.
The Reverend Paisley refuses to acknowledge Mr Adam's presence even when in the same TV studio.
I know that this is a very niaive idea but how about both sides telling their respective leaders to bloody get on with it, I dont mean IRA, UFF etc I mean ordinary Catholics and Protestants who just want a peaceful life, Don't think it will happen but you can always hope.
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You can always hope, yes. It seems to me that most ordinary people there are not as extreme, and that without extremism the problem would die rather quickly. It also seems to me that terrorism practiced by either side has had a net result of sweet FA....