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...that the 17-month cease fire between the IRA and the British Government was over. Intelligence analysts are confused, since the bomb attack comes at a time when the IRA talks with the British government have been progressing smoothly. British Prime Minister John Major issued a statement calling upon Sinn Fein to condemn the bombing and reaffirm its commitment to the peace process. TIME's London Bureau Chief Barry Hillenbrand reports: "No one really knows who the bombers are, but the bomb was a complete shock to many in the IRA's leadership, and could jeopardize the talks. There...
...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...
...Prime Minister John Bruton arrived in London for an unexpected late-night news conference with Major. The two leaders announced a twin-track initiative to get the peace talks moving again. The hangup had been British insistence that the ira begin turning in its guns and explosives before Sinn Fein could join all-party talks aimed at creating a new governmental structure for the North. The ira had steadfastly refused...
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...