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Martin Ferris, a leading negotiator for Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), discussed the recent stalemate in the Northern Ireland peace process at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) yesterday...
Ferris then described the history of the peace process in Northern Ireland, his involvement in both the IRA and Sinn Fein and the current state of the peace accord...
However, David Trimble, leader of the Ulster Unionists and First Minister of the new Northern Ireland Assembly, said he will not admit them until the IRA agrees to disarm...
Afterwards, Ferris fielded questions from the audience on topics including acceptable policing policies in Northern Ireland as well as alleged wrongdoings by the IRA and Protestant paramilitary groups...
FACING EXTRADITION. IRA EINHORN, 58, '60s antiwar activist wanted for the 1977 murder of his girlfriend; in Bordeaux, France. An appeals court agreed to a longstanding request from the U.S. for extradition on condition that Einhorn not be subjected to the death penalty. His lawyers said they would appeal the ruling to a higher French court...