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,AT SEV]AL DECISIVE MOM5TS OV] ! SUMM] MON?S ! 'PEACE PROCESS' 9 ! NOR? ( ,IREL& /OOD ON ! V]GE ( TOTAL COLLAPSE -- PU%$ TO ! V]Y BR9K BY ACTS ( P>AMILIT>Y VIOL5CE1 & /REET CONFRONTATIONS ) ! POLICE & >MY1 9/IGAT$ BY BO? LOYALI/ & REPUBLICAN MILITANTS OPPOS$ TO ! T]MS ( ! ,GOOD ,FRIDAY DEAL4 

,BUT ,NOR!RN ,IREL&'S POLITICAL L&SCAPE HAS BE5 DRAMATICALLY RE%AP$ 9 ! PA/ FEW YE>S1 & VIOL5T '\TRAGES' NO LONG] SEAL ! FATE ( DELICATE NEGOTIATIONS BETWE5 UNIONI/ & NATIONALI/ POLITICIANS1 N[ AGRE$ ON ! NE$ TO RE=M ! ,ORANGE /ATE4 ,IT WAS SOON APP>5T ?AT ! SAME ACTS ?AT ?REAT5$ TO DE/ROY ! 'PEACE PROCESS'1 HAD 5D$ UP RE9=C+ IT1 REVEAL+ H>D-L9E OPPOSITION TO ! DEAL ON BO? SIDES AS ISOLAT$ & LACK+ POPUL> SUPPORT4 ,!SE TURBUL5T WEEKS 9 ! PROV9CE CONFIRM$ ?AT !RE IS CURR5TLY NO POSITIVE ALT]NATIVE TO A SETTLEM5T PROCESS DRIV5 =W>D BY ! DET]M9ATION ( ! LEAD]S ( WE/]N CAPITALISM TO PUT AN 5D TO DECADES ( BLOODY 9/ABILITY 9 NOR!RN ,IREL& ON T]MS FAVORABLE TO !M4 

,! EV5TS ( ! ANNUAL M>*+ SEASON APPE>$ ONCE AGA9 TO PLACE NEGOTIATIONS 9 JEOP>DY1 AS VIOL5T /REET CLA%ES CONVULS$ ! ,SIX ,C\NTIES1 REA*+ A PR$ICTABLE 9T5SITY >\ND ! LOYALI/ 'TWELF? ( ,JULY' COMMEMORATION4 ,! F\R? ANNUAL /&-(F AT ,DRUMCREE \TSIDE ,PORTAD[N1 :]E ,ORANGE M>*]S 9SI/ ON !IR 'HI/ORIC' RI<T TO P>ADE !IR CELEBRATION ( FAD+ SECT>IAN PRIVILEGE ALONG ! NATIONALI/ ,G>VA<Y ,ROAD1 PROV$ TO BE A DECISIVE TURN+ PO9T4 ,9 #aiig ! M>* WAS =C$ ?R\< BY A MASSIVE >MY OP]ATION4 ,?IS YE> ! M>* WAS =BIDD5 TO M>* ?R\< CA?OLIC E/ATES ON ! RUL+ ( ! NEW ,P>ADES ,COMMISSION4 

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,9 ANTICIPATION ( ',DRUMCREE #d' ! >MY & ,R,U,C CON/RUCT$ A VA/ BLOCKADE ACROSS ! ROADS & FIELDS ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ! T[N4 ,! F]OCITY ( LOYALI/ VIOL5CE ?AT /RUGGL$ 9 VA9 = DAYS TO BREA* ! B>RICADES WAS ! MO/ 9T5SE YET SE5 AT ,DRUMCREE1 BUT AS SYMPA?Y RIOTS BY LOYALI/ GANGS BROKE \T ACROSS ! NOR?1 OP9ION )9 LEAD+ LOYALI/ & UNIONI/ BODIES POL>IZ$4 ,! ,ORANGE ,ORD] WAS ITSELF DRIVE BY BITT] DIVISION OV] ! MEAN+ ( ! NI<TLY MOB BATTLES & SNIP] FIRE AT ! ,PORTAD[N SIEGE4 ,SOME MEMB]S SAW ! ,DRUMCREE ACTIONS AS ! 'H]OIC DEF5SE' ( '?REAT5$' ,PROTE/ANT 'RI<TS'1 & A REM9D] TO ! 'WEAK-WILL$' ,TRIMBLE ( GRASSROOTS LOYALI/ ANG]4 ,O!R MEMB]S FE>$ IT AS RECKLESS1 \T ( CONTROL & POLITICALLY SUICIDAL4 ,RESIGNATIONS & RECRIM9ATIONS MULTIPLI$ 9 ! RANKS1 AS ACTS ( SECT>IAN >SON & T]ROR BY LOYALI/ ?UGS ROSE TO A FEV] PIT*4 ,ONE SU* GANG FIREBOMB$ ! HOME ( ! CA?OLIC ,QU9N FAMILY 9 ,BALLYMONEY ON #ab ,JULY1 KILL+ ?REE Y\NG BRO!RS4 ,! WAVE ( PUBLIC \TRAGE ?AT FOLL[$ ! ,QU9N KILL+S SAW ! ',DRUMCREE #d' /&-(F CRUMBLE1 EV5 AS ! NOTORI\S ',SPIRIT ( ,DRUMCREE' GR\P D5I$ ANY CULPABILITY 9 ! MURD]S4 

,LOYALI/ GR\PS HO/ILE TO ! 'PEACE PROCESS' HAD HOP$ ! ,DRUMCREE SIEGE W\LD BECOME ! ISSUE ?AT C\LD CEM5T FRAGM5T$ OPPOSITION =CES 9 ! UNIONI/ CAMP4 ,IAN ,PAISLEY1 ,NE&]?AL PATRI>* ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,UNIONI/S1 IS IT*+ TO LEAD ANY SU* REVIVAL 9 ! =TUNES ( ! 'NO' =CES4 ,! +LORI\S COLLAPSE ( ',DRUMCREE #d' TOOK ) IT ANY IMM$IATE PROSPECTS = SU* A REV]SAL 9 ! DIRECTION ( MA9/REAM UNIONI/ POLITICAL MOVEM5T1 & PAV$ ! WAY = ! ANN\NCEM5T1 ON #i ,AUGU/1 ( A CEASEFIRE BY ! ,LOYALI/ ,VOLUNTE] ,=CE 7,L,V,F7 -- ! SECT>IAN MURD] GANG RESPONSIBLE = SOME ( ! MO/ CALL\S & BRUTAL ACTS ( R&OM T]ROR AGA9/ ! CA?OLIC-NATIONALI/ COMMUNITY 9 REC5T TIMES4 

,! CRISIS )9 FUNDAM5TALI/ LOYALISM ?AT FOLL[$ ! ,DRUMCREE DEBACLE1 9T5SIFI$ PRESSURE ON MILITANT REPUBLICANS TO R5\NCE !IR [N '>M$ CAMPAIGN' & ACCEPT ! LOGIC ( ! ,GOOD ,FRIDAY REF]5DUM RESULT4 

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,! #ae ,AUGU/ BOMB BLA/ 9 ,OMA< T[N C5T]1 :I* KILL$ #bi & 9JUR$ MORE ?AN #b#e1 WAS A DESP]ATE RE>GU>D ACTION BY ! REPUBLICAN DISSID5TS ( ! ,REAL ,I,R,A 7,R,I,R,A74 ,IT WAS 9T5D$ TO PROVE ! ,R,I,R,A'S CAPABILITY & COMMITM5T1 & %[ ?AT IMPLACABLE REPUBLICAN HO/ILITY TO ! PROCESS REMA9$ UNDIMM$4 ,C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE S\RCES 9 ! ,R,U,C CONC$E ?AT ! ,R,I,R,A'S 9T5TION WAS TO HIT AN >MY OR POLICE PATROL1 NOT TO SLAU<T] %OPP]S4 ,BUT ?IS MISSION OBJECTIVE DOES NO?+ TO ALT] ! FACT ?AT ! ,OMA< BOMB WAS A CONTEMPTIBLE ACT ( MASS MURD]1 & AN APPALL+ CRIME AGA9/ ! ,IRI% WORK+ CLASS1 C>RI$ \T 9 ! NAME ( A GOAL HO/ILE TO ! 9T]E/S ( ?AT CLASS4 

,REACTION TO ! C>NAGE AT ,OMA< EXPOS$ ! FRAGM5T$ =CES ( REPUBLICAN P>AMILIT>ISM TO A TORR5T ( CONDEMNATION ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE TO C\NT]4 ,! ,IRI% ,NATIONAL ,LIB]ATION ,>MY 7,9,L,A7 CALL$ AN 9DEF9ITE & TOTAL CEASEFIRE ON #bb ,AUGU/1 DECL>+ 9 A /ATEM5T ?AT '! CONDITIONS = >M$ /RUGGLE DO NOT EXI/4' ,! /ATEM5T W5T ON TO SUGGE/ ?AT '! WILL ( ! ,IRI% PEOPLE IS CLE>4 ,IT IS N[ TIME TO SIL5CE ! GUNS & ALL[ ! WORK+ CLASSES ! TIME & OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE !IR DEM&S & !IR NE$S4' ,! ,R,I,R,A CALL$ A TEMPOR>Y CEASEFIRE ?AT BECAME P]MAN5T )9 DAYS4 ,! #cb ,C\NTY ,SOV]EIGNTY ,COMMITTEE1 UND]/OOD TO 'SPEAK POLITICALLY' = ! ,R,I,R,A1 MADE NO ATTEMPT TO DEF5D ! ,OMA< KILL+S4 ,AS ( MID-,OCTOB]1 ! ',CONT9UITY ,I,R,A' 7,C,I,R,A7 REMA9$ ! ONLY KN[N REPUBLICAN P>AMILIT>Y GR\P YET TO R5\NCE ! '>M$ /RUGGLE'4 ,! ,C,I,R,A'S LEAD]S MU/ BE AW>E ?AT !Y N[ FACE ! UNDIVID$ ATT5TION ( ,BRITI% 'C\NT]-T]RORI/' AG5CIES -- & 7GIV5 ! GO-AHEAD7 ! WRA? ( ! ,I,R,A'S [N 5=C]S %\LD !Y GO 'TOO F>'4 

,! TWO EV5TS -- AT ,DRUMCREE & AT ,OMA< -- HAVE 5D$ UP BOL/]+1 RA!R ?AN UND]M9+1 ! 'PEACE PROCESS'4 ,! COMPLEX SET ( NEGOTIATIONS 9*+ =W>D AT PRES5T IS NOT UND] ?REAT EI!R FROM OPPOSITIONI/S 9VOLV$ 9 !M OR FROM REJECTIONI/S \TSIDE ( !M4 ,! NEW ,NOR!RN ,IREL& ASSEMBLY1 ELECT$ 9 ! POLL ?AT FOLL[$ ! REF]5DUM ON ! ,GOOD ,FRIDAY AGREEM5T1 IS DE/9$ TO BE ! BODY ?AT WILL %>E EXECUTIVE P[]S ) ,WE/M9/] & BETWE5 ! COMMUNITIES 9 ! NOR?4 ,DAVID ,TRIMBLE1 LEAD] ( ! L>GE/ PRO-AGREEM5T UNION P>TY1 ! ,UL/] ,UNIONI/S 7,U,U,P71 HAS BE5 ELECT$ AS FIR/ M9I/]1 ) ,SEAMUS ,MALLON1 ( ! MA9/REAM NATIONALI/ P>TY1 ! ,S,D,L,P1 VOT$ 9 AS HIS DEPUTY4 ,P[]S WILL BE TRANSF]R$ TO ! ASSEMBLY FROM ,FEBRU>Y #aiii ONW>DS4 ,! REACTION ACROSS BO? COMMUNITIES TO ?IS LATE/ ATTEMPT AT P[]-%>+ & CROSS-BORD] COOP]ATION WILL BE ! CRITICAL TE/ NOT ONLY = ! ASSEMBLY ITSELF BUT = ! :OLE PROCESS -- ( :I* IT IS ! L9*P94 

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,! ISSUE ( P>AMILIT>Y >MS DECOMMISSION+ N[ DOM9ATES ! IMM$IATE AG5DA4 ,G]RY ,ADAMS1 LEAD] ( ! L>GE/ REPUBLICAN P>TY ,S9N ,FE9 7,S,F71 HAS MADE ! MO/ UNEQUIVOCAL /ATEM5T YET ?AT ! ]A ( ! BALLOT BOX & >MALITE IS 'OV]1 DONE ) & GONE4' ,M>T9 ,MC,GU9NESS HAS BE5 *OS5 BY ,S,F AS ! LIAISON (FIC] BETWE5 ! ,I,R,A & ! NEW DECOMMISSION+ BODY4 ,TRIMBLE /ILL PRESIDES OV] A DIVID$ ,U,U,P1 & HAS TO REMA9 WAT*FUL ( ! 9/ABILITIES & UNC]TA9TIES ?AT DEF9E UNIONISM MORE WIDELY4 ,H[EV]1 ! MAJORITY ( ! ,U,U,P LEAD]%IP APPE> TO MOV+ T[>DS AN ACCEPTANCE ( ! IDEA ( >MS DECOMMISSION+ AS A P>ALLEL PROCESS1 UND]TAK5 9 T&EM ) NEGOTIATIONS 9 ! ASSEMBLY1 RA!R ?AN AS ! C5TRAL PRECONDITION ( ,S9N ,FE9 5GAGEM5T AT EXECUTIVE LEVEL4 ,! WELL PUBLICIZ$ PRIVATE MEET+ BETWE5 ,ADAMS & ,TRIMBLE1 9 E>LY ,SEPTEMB]1 WAS ! FIR/ ACKN[L$G$ 9/ANCE ( DIRECT TALKS BETWE5 REPUBLICAN & UNIONI/ LEAD]S S9CE ! CIVIL W> & P>TITION4 

,ON ! SECURITY FRONT1 ! 'NORMALIZATION' PROCESS HAS RE/>T$1 AFT] BE+ ?R[N 9TO REV]SE DUR+ ! M>*+ SEASON1 ) A NUMB] ( TROOP DEPLOYM5TS BE+ D[NGRAD$ OR 5D$ ALL TOGE!R4 

,9 TOTAL CONFLICT ) ?IS /RATEGY1 ! ,IRI% & ,BRITI% GOV]NM5TS AGRE$ A FUR!R PACKAGE ( SWEEP+ 'ANTI-T]RORI/' P[]S 9 ! WAKE ( ! ,OMA< BOMB4 ,?IS NEW BATT]Y ( LEGAL P[]S MAY ITSELF FACE *ALL5GE 9 ! C\RTS1 BUT IS CLE>LY 9T5D$ AS A BLUNT 9/RUM5T TO BATT] D[N ! LA/ REMNANTS ( \TRI<T OPPOSITION TO ! 'PEACE PROCESS' -- >M$ OR O!RWISE4 ,! WORD ( A S5IOR POLICE (FIC] IS N[ TO BE SUFFICI5T EVID5CE TO SECURE A CONVICTION = 'MEMB]%IP ( A PRESCRIB$ ORGANIZATION'4 ,9 ! PO/-,OMA< ATMOSPH]E1 OPPOSITION EV5 TO ?IS1 ! EFFECTIVE ABOLITION ( 'DUE PROCESS' & FUR!R ]OSION ( ! 'PRESUMPTION ( 9NOC5CE'1 HAS BE5 MUT$ & M>G9AL -- AL?\<1 TO PLACATE ITS [N MEMB]%IP1 ,S9N ,FE9 W5T ?R\< ! MOTIONS TO 'CONDEMN' ! NEW LAWS AS 'UNNECESS>Y'4 ,! E>LY RELEASE ( CONVICT$ P>AMILIT>Y PRISONS IS CRITICAL TO BUY+ ! ACCEPTANCE1 OR AT LEA/ ACQUIESC5CE1 ( MILITANTS ON ALL SIDES1 & IS A CLE> PAY-(F BY ! ,BRITI% /ATE = ! AGREEM5T BY >M$ GR\PS TO /& !IR =CES D[N1 & = ! TI<T5+ ( ! ?UMBSCREWS ON ! REMA9+ R5EGADES 9 ! RANKS4 

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,! ,NOR!RN ,IREL& 'PEACE PROCESS' IS BESET ) PROBLEMS1 & /RESS$ BY C\NT]-PRESSURES FROM )94 ,NEGOTIATORS WILL HAVE TO CONFRONT A NUMB] ( SEEM+LY IRRECONCILABLE DIFF]5CES 9 ! MON?S AHEAD4 ,BUT ! COLLAPSE ( REPUBLICAN & LOYALI/ P>AMILIT>ISM IS ANO!R CLE> TE/AM5T TO ! ASC5DANCY ( ! 'TALKS OPTION'4 ,:AT IS NE$$ IS A *ALL5GE TO ?AT PROCESS ?AT IS NOT FUEL$ BY ,SEMTEX OR SECT>IANISM BUT BY ! DET]M9ATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS TO SEIZE CONTROL ( ! POLITICAL AG5DA 9 PURSUIT ( ITS [N 9DEP5D5T 9T]E/S4 ,?AT REQUIRES NOT ! RE=M BUT ! DE/RUCTION ( ! /ATE -- NOT JU/ 9 ,IREL&1 BUT ! WORLD OV]4 

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