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...British and Irish governments issued a communique on Northern Ireland that could bring Sinn Fein, the political arm of the Irish Republican Army, to the negotiating table. But the i.r.a. has yet to relinquish some of its arms--an issue the British regard as crucial to a final peace accord. The signing came just before the son of Virginia Cassidy Blythe Clinton Kelley arrived in Northern Ireland--the first U.S. President ever to visit there. Greeted by enthusiastic crowds, both Protestant and Roman Catholic, Clinton clearly rejoiced in his role as designated peacemaker. One Irish-American politician accompanying the President...
Clinton has already taken a role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland, and that also explains the joy and gratitude expressed during his visit. In February 1994, he annoyed the British by granting a visa to Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, to visit the U.S. Among Irish nationalists, Clinton is considered a hero for that gesture alone. Clinton devoted himself to the Northern Ireland issue, and ultimately pressure from the Administration and from Irish Americans led Adams to persuade the ira to call a cease-fire. When it was declared...
Politicians from both Catholic and Protestant communities hedge their condemnations of this violence. "We are opposed to punishment beatings, and will not condone them," says Martin McGuinness, second-in-command of Sinn Fein, the I.R.A.'s political wing. "But the reality is that the community is demanding action against criminals." Even the police admit the vigilantes have a measure of popular support. Crime is a growing worry in some neighborhoods of Belfast and other cities, and citizens are unwilling to turn to the police, who are deeply distrusted. "There is no doubt that some people -- not the majority -- approve...
Affirmative action has produced another, less conspicuous but perhaps more pernicious, consequence. Leonard Fein, a social critic, described this unintentional legacy of affirmative action in an historical context: "James Baldwin wrote that one of the tragedies of being Black in America is never knowing why you failed. The modern corollary, [ironically enough] is that with affirmative action, you never know why you succeeded." Although the latter is admittedly less tragic, we have created a culture in which "few Blacks are sufficiently confident of themselves or their achievements." In so doing, we have undermined one of the purposes of the program...
British Prime Minister John Major and Secretary of State Warren Christopher found common ground during a meeting in Washington today, despite disputes overSinn Fein leader Gerry Adams' latest U.S. visit. The two discussed common interests in Bosnia, Russia, Iran and NATO during a breakfast meeting that sidestepped tension over President Clinton's efforts to broker peace in Northern Ireland. Major was not happy when President Clinton allowed Adams to visit the U.S. last month to raise money for the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, the Catholic organization battling with majority Protestants over political power in British-controlled Northern...