Monday, November 11, 2002

Managing the Strategy Brendan Morley There has been much commentary here and elsewhere in recent weeks about Ed Moloney[base ']s book "Secret History of the IRA". What intrigued me most after reading the book was Moloney[base ']s description of Adams as a 'strategic genius', especially when set against the content of the book, which is sharply critical of the Adams leadership and which makes clear the manner in which Adams has effectively hoodwinked the Provo grassroots, while leading the movement away from Republicanism and to an accommodation with British rule in Ireland. Clearly Adams is no fool, but is he a 'strategic genius'? [The Blanket: Managing the Strategy] Comments: Google It! 8:13:05 AM

New Direct Ruler, same crisis Speaking after John Reid was replaced as Six-County direct ruler by Paul Murphy, Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly said it's not the personalities we should be focusing on, but the fact there remains a British Secretary of State in Ireland with extraordinary powers in regards to issues such as the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement and policing change. [AP/RN] Comments: Google It! 8:10:00 AM

IRA suspends contact with arms body In a statement received by An Phoblacht on Wednesday, the IRA announced that it has ended contact with the IICD (Independent International Commission on Decommissioning). The statement from the leadership of Óglaigh na hÉireann comes in the wake of the recent speech by British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the suspension of the political institutions by the British government. [AP/RN] Comments: Google It! 8:08:22 AM

Stormont Falls Again The collapse of the Stormont Assembly on October 14 for the fourth time since the Stormont Agreement was signed in 1998 (and for the eighth time since 1972) clearly shows the chronic instability of British rule in Ireland. [Saoirse: Original article, permalink] Comments: Google It! 8:02:53 AM

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