N I peace talks

[Bothwell]

Well they did it again, according to Adam's it's Paisley's fault and vice versa, what is the plural for Deja Vu?

[capt_buzzard]

That's a load of bollocks. The IRA will not be seen to give up their guns. Terrorists Rule OK don't you know.

[Lon]

PLURAL? Deja Vu's?

[Bill Sikes]

Originally Posted by capt_buzzard

That's a load of bollocks. The IRA will not be seen to give up their guns. Terrorists Rule OK don't you know.

Not only IMO will they "not be seen to give up their guns", they just won't give them up - or only a few rusty relics.

[capt_buzzard]

Oh No Bill. The many Irish Americans who armed the IRA in recent years with the latest weaponry to shoot down the RAF helicopters in Northern Ireland, are far from rusty old relics.

[Bill Sikes]

Originally Posted by capt_buzzard

Oh No Bill. The many Irish Americans who armed the IRA in recent years with the latest weaponry to shoot down the RAF helicopters in Northern Ireland, are far from rusty old relics.

Erm, did you mean that? If so, you'll have to explain, I can be a bit thick sometimes.What I meant was that the only arms to be de-commissioned would be the least useful (dangerous) ones. OK, I'm being thick, aren't I. Please explain.

[capt_buzzard]

Bill I'm sorry to disappoint you here. I'm not taking this any further.

[Bill Sikes]

Originally Posted by capt_buzzard

Bill I'm sorry to disappoint you here. I'm not taking this any further.

I'm not bloody disappointed, I'm confused. Perhaps someone with less apparently delicate sensibilities will help.

[Bothwell]

Bill, see how delicate it is we cannot even discuss it on this board !!. My guess maybe that the IRA would only decommission old and decrepit weapons and keep the more modern stuff just in case.

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.

[Bill Sikes]

Originally Posted by Bothwell

Bill, see how delicate it is we cannot even discuss it on this board !!

That's stupid. Not you - that!

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.

This seems to be a widely held view. The solution seems obvious, but, as below....

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.

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....