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Article: Adams and the IRA: Northern Ireland. (relationship between Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and the Irish Republican Army)(Britain)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- February 28, 1998
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Is it fair to hold Sinn Fein responsible for the actions of the IRA?
AS GERRY ADAMS and Martin McGuinness, the leaders of Sinn Fein, struggled unsuccessfully to avoid suspension from the Northern Ireland peace talks, they argued vehemently that holding Sinn Fein responsible for IRA murders was unfair. They also insisted, however, that the IRA ceasefire was "intact". Such apparent double-talk is typical of the contortions that Sinn Fein leaders have to indulge in, as they attempt simultaneously to distance themselves from the IRA, and to preserve the impression that Sinn Fein can deliver IRA support for peace.
Few dispute that Sinn Fein first ...