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Article: British Government Cannot Cave In
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- May 30, 2000
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Adams, Gerry
Irish Voice
05-30-2000
British Government Cannot Cave In
GERRY ADAMS
REGULAR watchers of this column will recall that my last piece, written
immediately after the IRA initative of May 6, raised the question of
whether this latest effort to save the peace process could come to nought.
And while I outlined my view that thinking Unionists would embrace the
opportunity I also said, and I quote, "The British government could yet do
some side deal on some other issue, probably around the future of the RUC,
in a tactical manuever which will be outside the conditions which led to
the IRA initiative. Or the UUP could seek so many concessions around the
IRA initiative that they will fritter away ...