Thursday, June 20, 2002

A Case For Change Ciarán Irvine In his recent response to my pieces setting out a new framework for a future all-island Republic, Mr Paul Fitzsimmons seems to regard the entire exercise as a monumental waste of my time. He rightly states that at present there is no driving force, either military or socio-political, towards unity at present - and from there asserts that any discussion of what form that Unity may take is so much hot air, notwithstanding any "interesting theoretical points" such a discussion may raise. Comments: Google It! 6:29:07 AM

The violence must stop BY LAURA FRIEL Interviewed by the Irish Times about the recent upsurge in violence in East Belfast, DUP Assembly member Sammy Wilson blamed "well known republicans" for orchestrating the violence, claiming their objective was "to drive people out of Protestant areas and take them over". Comments: Google It! 6:27:22 AM

Short Strand in flames UVF engineers fresh attacks BY LAURA FRIEL A man appears through a cloud of acrid black smoke and erupts. "Did you see that?" he demands. "Did you get that down?" He is clearly upset and the sight of my notebook momentarily becomes the focus of his frustration and despair. "Yes," I reply. "I was here, I saw what happened." Comments: Google It! 6:26:19 AM

Short Strand attacked again A 400-strong loyalist mob engaged in a standoff, reminiscent of Drumcree, on the edge of Short Strand, a nationalist enclave in the predominantly loyalist east Belfast, on Wednesday, the sixth day of attack on the area. In full view of the British Army and RUC/PSNI personnel, a masked loyalist drove a hijacked lorry to blockade the Newtownards Road. Comments: Google It! 6:25:07 AM

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