IRA says the armed campaign is over
After decades of fighting, bombs and threatening, IRA decides that their violent form for debating is dead. Still, IRA will continue debating to achieve their goal in making Ireland independent from Great Britain.
The former prime minister, Tony Blair said the decision by IRA was “a step of unparalleled magnitude”. “It is what we have striven for and worked for throughout the eight years since the Good Friday Agreement” he said. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4720863.stm)
The decision by IRA became public in an internal debate. IRA will continue to achieve their goal exclusively through politics.
The statement by IRA received a warm welcome by the Irish government and Irish civilians. “An important and potentially historic statement” says the Irish government.
Sources: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4720863.stm
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