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Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we require.

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There is a sense within many people within the city, that the ability of the Saville Tribunal to achieve the full truth is very limited.

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I hope when the prime minister(s) come to Armagh on Thursday they have a plan which will see decisive action vis-a-vis the institutions.

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We want to see the British government recognizing the rights of all the people in this island, Catholic and Protestant, unionist and nationalist, to self-determination. ... It is quite clear the British government and leaders of unionist parties are afraid to negotiate that.

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I think we have to be concerned that there are still people within the nationalist and loyalist community who still believe that the way forward is to attack in a consistent basis in order to undermine and destroy all the work that the pro-agreement parties have been involved in.

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This is a make-your-mind-up year for everyone, not least the two governments. This is the year in which the fate and future of the Good Friday Agreement has to be decided.

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I am confident that tomorrow will bring the final chapter on the issue of IRA arms. I believe that Ireland stands on the cusp of a truly historic advance and I hope that people across the island will respond positively in the time ahead.

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The IRA's decision on July 28th to formally end its armed campaign has changed the political landscape in Ireland forever. I am confident that tomorrow will bring the final chapter on the issue of IRA arms. I believe that Ireland stands on the cusp of a truly historic advance, and I hope that people across the island will respond positively in the time ahead.

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It's hardly likely the IRA would take these enormous initiatives and then move on to do something stupid like attack Denis Donaldson.

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seriously undermines the authority of the independent body to deal with this issue.

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So they now move to plan B and plan B is if you can't blame the people who were killed on the day try to blame Martin McGuinness.

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It is his responsibility to deal with this and we believe that no individual party or government has the right to dictate to the independent body.

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I believe there is a broad spectrum of people who would be interested in a return of the IRA campaign.

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We are hoping there can be a democratic settlement and we are very determined to build a new future for all of the children of this island.

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Our biggest fear is that we are going to go into a vacuum over Christmas and that people that are ill-disposed towards the peace process can use that vacuum to destabilize the entire peace process.

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bring an end to conflict on this island.

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The reality is that the people that we represent are no longer going to be second-class citizens in their own country.

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Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to receive submissions from the general public, also our opponents.

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In fact, I would defend to the death their right to express a different point of view.

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Instead of grasping this unique opportunity he has chosen to undermine the rule of the IICD by rejecting their determination.

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If the British government is prepared to say that the Unionists will not have a veto over British government policy and that guns, vetoes and injustices will all be left outside the door, then there is no good reason why talks cannot take place in an appropriate atmosphere.

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Let everyone leave all the guns - British guns and Irish guns - outside the door.

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The British government says that for Sinn Fein to be involved in talks the guns must be left at the door.

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time to stop all the stalling and delaying tactics (by Trimble) and move forward to bring the peace settlement.

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Well, absolutely, it's in ruins. But we are passionately of the opinion that there needs to be a very serious attempt to reconstruct a new peace process.

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