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Sinn Fein, the political arm of the IRA, was included in the government, which included both Protestant and Catholic representatives...
Trimble had been instrumental in forming the government--"breaking the stalemate," he said--with the understanding that the IRA would begin decommissioning by February...
Trimble also said the IRA might have refused to decommission because it did not believe the government would be shut down...
...looks like...the IRA was gambling with this, [as if to say] 'Let's see if they'll really pull the plug,' " he said...
...concerns is the leakage of arms from the IRA to [splinter] groups," Trimble said...