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Unfortunately, the extreme unionists withdrew their support for the agreement during the negotiation for the IRA’s disarmament. Hard-line unionists, led by Rev. Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), want to prevent the peace process from continuing by blocking Trimble??s reelection today. In effect, if he is not reelected, the region will return to rule from London and the IRA might stop disarming. It is widely agreed that Trimble is the only man who can get enough support on both sides to be First Minister...
...Trimble??s words reinforce the no-nonsense stance on terrorism that has recently engulfed the international community. Now is not the time to accept the IRA’s hollow calls for decommissioning “talks.” Action is needed...
...goes, a disarmament initiative would serve as a gesture of good will towards the United States and its upcoming war on terrorism. From a regional perspective, it would help Sinn Fein establish a greater degree of trust with Trimble??s party and also prevent a collapse of the volatile coalition government in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has cautioned that “the politics of pressure against the IRA is counterproductive.” It remains to be seen whether or not disarmament is a legitimate possibility...
...Ulster Unionists have stood firm against the desires of terrorists and sought to uphold the tenuous peace agreements of 1998. Trimble??s demands of the IRA are more than reasonable. As he stressed on Saturday, “The promise was made that they would put weapons beyond use. There is a procedure, there is a decommissioning commission, there is legislation, there is a decommissioning scheme...