Issue 172, Saoirse: Irish Freedom (August, 2001)

              portlaoise hunger strike uimh 172 lunasa — august 2001 http://saoirse.rr.nu 60p usa 1 see page 3 - british-imposed package a damp squib despite the changes announced on august 1 british sovereignty n the six occupied counties remains this usurpation is accepted and formally recognised by the dublin administration who engage in full collaboration with the occupying regime history reason and experience all teach us that while the british government remains in ireland there will be no permanent peace the situation in the six counties has never been normal and can never be normal while the english government remains in ireland the voluntary surrender ofarms is stilt an indispensable requirement the british police force in the six counties is to • still in occupation british soldier in castlewettan co down after the cira the town s crown forces base on july 19 of persons from a nationalist background in order to broaden the base of english rule here experience with the old ric 80 of whose members came from such a background shows that this will not work cross-border bodies to do with railways electricity generation fisheries etc have already been in existence for 50 years and are not stepping-stones to anything they will not deliver and their only purpose is to make british rule more acceptable membership of such co ordination committees by provo representatives only draws those personnel runhor into maintenance af english rule here will the promised inquiries be held in private as in the case of the investigation in to the dublin and monaghan bombings will london co-operate ruffy they st3t wflroosoniftie case of what was the greatest atrocity of the pa years basically nothing has changed these are cosmetic arrangements only there is no change the english government still rules in ireland and dublin accepts this and surrenders all claim to all ireland sovereignty the realistic eire nua proposal put forward by republican sinn fein provides for a natural sharing of power in a nine county ulster within a four province federal ireland policing would be exercised by powerful local district councils in the new ulster and the british government would disengage itself tluec and a half years after the stormont agreement tibere is bo peace and no stability british h«tai lovahsts jttack ami bully nationalists on the streets of belfast and tne first \ permanent peace is in the hands of the english government it must take the first basic step and decide to dismantle its rule in ireland and make a start to that process now the turther steps can then be put in place 2oth anniversarv 1981-2oo1 hunger strike commemoration 0 bundoran co donegal saturday august 25 east end 3pm m^wa bus leaves belfast office 229 falls road 9.3oam cost io contact belfast office tei 9031901 malachy trainor ex blanketman bob loughman