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non sociopath skin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 10:28 AM
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IRA arms decommissioned
The IRA's last remaining weapons have been put beyond use, bringing an end to the organisation's military struggle against the British in Northern Ireland, the decommissioning watchdog confirmed today.

"The decommissioning of the arms of the IRA is now an accomplished fact," said John de Chastelain, the retired Canadian general who has been responsible for overseeing the decommissioning process since 1997.
"This can be the end of the use of the gun in Irish politics," he added.

He presented a confidential report on his weapons inspections to the British and Irish governments this morning following several months of decommissioning actions in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

He said they had been decommissioning since July but the bulk of the work had been done in the past week, finishing on Saturday.

Rest at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,1578667,00.html

"The end of the use of the gun in Irish politics?"

And what were Paisley's Protestant Thugs using against the police a few days ago. Chopped liver?

Time for the Good Doctor's hit men to do a bit of decommissioning too, methinks .....

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