Monday, October 15, 2012

NORTHERN IRELAND: CONFLICT

After the conflicts, the next one year will be deciding force for Ireland

The murderers are nonconformist republicans belonging to disparate offshoots from the old Provisional IRA. Ironically the actual target of the rebels appears to be their previous friends in arms, Martin McGuinness – currently joint first minister of Northern Ireland's devolved government – and Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein’s head.

Reacting on the incident, Richard English, an expert on Northern Ireland politics, said, “Next one year is crucial. If the threat from dissidents subdues, it will appear as if Sinn Fein took an acid test and came out unscathed. The fear of falling into abyss will melt forever.” What is now to be seen is whether the rebels can jointly carry on the impetus of the last few days. Triumph would see British soldiers back on the streets and sophisticated anti-terrorist manoeuvres by overt and covert sections of the armed forces – a prospect disliked by Catholics and Protestants alike.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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