,! ,5D ( ! ,CEASEFIRE & ! ,POLITICS ( ,9T]-IMP]IALI/ ,RIVALRY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,NO:]E 9 ! WORLD >E ! P[] POLITICS ( 9T]-IMP]IALI/ RIVALRY MORE SORDID & MA*IAVELLIAN ?AN 9 ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ALL ! PLAY]S 9 ! ACT KN[N AS ! 'PEACE PROCESS' PRES5TLY BE+ P]=M$ 9 ,BELFA/1 ,DUBL91 ,WA%+TON & ,LONDON4 

,?IS P>TICUL> S]IES 7PRES5T$ TO US BY ,NEW ,WORLD ,ORD] PLC47 IS %[+ REGUL>LY ON A ,T4,V4 SCRE5 NE> Y\ BUT WE ALSO AN SAW EXPLOSIVE LIVE P]=MANCE 9 ,CAN>Y ,:>F ON ,FEBRU>Y #i?1 ) DEADLY CONSEQU5CES4 

,AFT] ALMO/ #ah MON?S ( PREV>ICATION1 /ALL+ & :AT AM\NT$ TO PROVOCATION FROM ! ,BRITI% ,/ATE1 ! ,I,R,A HAVE BE5 =C$ TO APPLY A LITTLE PRESSURE ON ,MAJOR & CO41 9 ! =M ( A L>GE EXPLOSION 9 ! ,BRITI% CAPITAL4 ,AL?\< ! ,I,R,A CEASE-FIRE (FICIALLY 5D$ ON ,FEBRU>Y #i?1 IT W\LD BE WRONG TO SEE ?IS AS A RETURN TO ! 'W> ( LIB]ATION' :I* ! ,PROVO'S HAD BE5 5GAG$ 9 PRIOR TO ! CEASE-FIRE4 ,AL?\< SECURITY HAS1 UND]/&ABLY1 BE5 TI<T5$ 9 'NATIONALI/' >EAS1 ! REPUBLICAN MOVEM5T HAS NOT BE5 PUT ON A W>-FOOT+1 ',W> ,NEWS' HAS NOT RETURN$ TO ! PAGES ( ,AN ,PHOBLA*T_/,REPUBLICAN ,NEWS & ! 'UN>M$ /RATEGY' HAS NOT BE5 DUMP$4 

,CRITICISM 

  

,! ,CAN>Y ,:>F BOMB & ! O/5SIBLE RETURN TO >M$ /RUGGLE HAS S]V$ A TW(OLD PURPOSE4 ,ONE1 IT HAS REM9D$ ! ,BRITI% /ATE ?AT ! ,I,R,A HAS NOT GONE AWAY & ?AT IT IS NOT AMUS$ BY ! ,BRITI% TACTIC ( *ANC+ ITS LUCK4 ,TWO1 IT HAS DELAY$ ANY POT5TIAL SPLIT 9 REPUBLICAN RANKS CAUS$ BY ! M9IMAL TANGIBLE B5EFIT ACCRU$ FROM ! UN>M$ /RATEGY BY %[+ ITS PREP>$NESS TO 5GAGE ! 5EMY4 ,! RESPONSE )9 ! REPUBLICAN MOVEM5T TO 9T]NAL CRITICISM ( ! BOMB+ HAS BE5 TO RALLY BEH9D ! ,>MY ,C\NCIL 9 ! SAFE KN[L$GE ?AT ON ,JUNE #a?1 TALKS :I* WILL REQUIRE NOT ! PRIOR DECOMMISSION+ ( ,I,R,A WEAPONS BUT A COMMITM5T 7TOTAL & ABSOLUTE1 ( C\RSE7 TO ! 0PR9CIPLES ( DEMOCRACY & NONVIOL5CE01 WILL 9CLUDE ,S9N ,FE94 ,AL?\< ! ,BRITI% HAVE N[ CONFIRM$ !SE TALKS1 !Y HAVE ALSO REMA9$ COMMITT$ TO ELECTIONS1 CALL$ = #c? ,MAY1 TO A PEACE =UM4 ,! ELECTIONS WILL FEATURE A NEW1 HYBRID1 ELECTORAL SY/EM :I* GU>ANTEES NOT SIMPLY A ,UNIONI/ MAJORITY BUT REPRES5TATION = 'FR+E' C&IDATES POT5TIALLY HELPFUL TO ,BRITI% 9T]E/S1 SU* AS ! ,PROGRESSIVE ,UNIONI/ ,P>TY & ! ,UL/] ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY4 ,OPPOSITION TO ?IS ELECTION EXI/S AMONG ,S9N ,FE91 P>TICUL>LY AT GRASSROOTS LEVEL1 :I* W\LD FAVOR A BOYCOTT IF ! ,S,D,L,P W\LD JO9 !M1 BUT AS ,G]RY ,ADAMS SAYS 0WE LIVE 9 ! REAL WORLD0 & ! ELECTIONS >E ,S9N ,FE9S '=MAL' 9VITE TO ! TALKS ON ,JUNE #a? AFT] ALL4 ,:AT BO!RS ,S9N ,FE9 IS ?AT ! ,PAN -,NATIONALI/ FRONT ALREADY HAS AN 'ELECTORAL M&ATE' & ?AT DEMOCRACY1 A TRADEM>K ( NEW ,WORLD ,ORD] PLC41 IS BE+ US$ AGA9/ !M AT A TIME :5 !Y F9D IT DIFFICULT TO SAY NO4 ,& ON IT GOES444 

,PEACE ,F>CE 

  

,! RESPONSE ( ! ,BRITI% LEFT HAS BE5 9 PR$ICTABLE1 AS ! 'H>DE/' ( ! ,L59I/ LEFT 7= EXAMPLE ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,GREAT ,BRITA97 DEF5D ! BOMB+S 7(T5 :IL/ CRITICIZ+ ! 'PETIT-B\RGEOIS' POLITICS ( ,S9N FE97 9 ! NAME ( ANTI-IMP]IALISM & ! DEF5SE ( ! RI<T TO NATIONAL SELF-DET]M9ATION4 ,!Y HAVE TAK5 GREAT PLEASURE 9 B]AT+ ! S(TIES ( ,MILITANT ,LABOR & ! ,S,W,P = !IR CONDEMNATION ( ! ,I,R,A BUT ! ,L59I/S1 H>D OR S(T1 AS USUAL1 MISS ! PO9T COMPLETELY4 

,! PRES5T PEACE F>CE BE+ 5ACT$ OV] ! HEADS ( ! WORK+ CLASS ( ,BRITA9 & ,IREL& IS ! PRODUCT ( A CONFLICT NOT BETWE5 AN 9TRANSIG5T ,BRITI% /ATE D$ICAT$1 AT ALL CO/S1 TO MA9TA9+ ITS MILIT>Y PRES5CE 9 ! SIX C\NTIES & AN ANTI-IMP]IALI/ MOVEM5T OP]AT+1 SOMEH[1 9DEP5D5TLY1 BUT BETWE5 ! LONG-T]M ECONOMIC 7& %ORT-T]M7 POLITICAL 9T]E/S ( ,U,S IMP]IALISM & ! SAME 9T]E/S ( ITS ]/:ILE LITTLE BUDDY1 ,BRITI% IMP]IALISM4 

,AS WE HAVE /AT$ BE=E 7SEE ,ORGANIZE6 ,NO4#c#f ',PROCESS$ ,PEACE -- ! ,I,R,A & ,CEASE-FIRE & ! ,PAX ,AM]ICANA471 FOLL[+ ! 5D ( ! COLD W> ! PRICE ( CONT9U$ CONFLICT 9 ! SIX C\NTIES IS NO LONG] WOR? IT TO ! ,BRITI% /ATE4 ,:5 ! ,BRITS TALK AB\T NO LONG] HAV+ ANY /RATEGIC 9T]E/S IT IS /AT+ FACT4 ,EV5 AS A C\NT]-9SURG5CY_/MILIT>Y TRA9+ GR\ND IT'S NO LONG] REQUIR$ N[ IT HAS ,BOSNIA4 ,IT WANTS \T1 MILIT>ILY4 ,ECONOMICALLY1 H[EV]1 IT WANTS TO REAP ! B5EFITS ( DE-MILIT>IZATION-MULTI7TRANS7NATIONAL 9VE/M5T 9 ! NOR?1 :I* C\LD FOLL[ 'PEACE' 7I4E4 AN ABS5CE ( W>1 9/ABILITY & ECONOMIC DRA9+ ( RES\RCES74 ,ON A DOME/IC LEVEL IT UN=TUNATELY HAS ! BAGGAGE ( ! UNIONI/S1 NOT LEA/ !IR PRES5T IMPORTANCE 9 P>LIAM5T4 ,! ,U,S TOO WANTS 'PEACE' & = ! V]Y SAME REASONS4 ,! NOR!RN & 9DE$1 S\!RN WORK+ CLASSES >E SE5 AS HAV+ POT5TIAL = SUP]-EXPLOITATION1 #cRD-WORLD /YLE1 BY BO? SIDES4 ,BUT S9CE BO? ,BRITA9 & ! ,U,S HAVE NATIONAL 9T]E/S !Y >E BO? KE5 TO BE ,NO4#a 9 EXPLOIT+ ! POT5TIAL4 ,! QUE/ION IS :O WILL GET 9 !IR H>DE/ & HEAVIE/1 ! ,U,S OR ! ,ANGLO-,EUROPEANS8 

,S9N ,FE9 HAS NATURALLY BACK$ ,AM]ICA 9 ?IS /RUGGLE4 ?IS IS QUITE OBVI\S ) ITS OP5+ ( A MISSION 9 ,WA%+TON1 ITS V]Y [N 0VOICE ON ! HILL0 & ITS DROPP+ ( SILLY TALK ( A UNIT$ SOCIALI/ ,IREL&4 ,! REPUBLICAN MOVEM5T'S RANK & FILE IS N[ ASK$ TO MOVE HEAV5 & E>? =444A PLACE AT ! NEGOTIAT+ TABLE4 ,IT'S RA!R %ORT ( ',IREL& UNIT$ & FREE' BUT IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY ?AT CANNOT BE IGNOR$4 

,9DEP5DANCE 

  

,S9N ,FE91 ( C\RSE1 IS ONLY BE+ REALI/IC4 IT REALLY HAS NO ALT]NATIVE BUT TO TAKE ! P>T ( ONE IMP]IALISM AGA9/ ! O!R4 ,9DEP5D5CE1 NATIONAL LIB]ATION IS IMPOSSIBLE & ! LEAD]%IP ( ALL SU* MOVEM5TS KN[ IT4 ,! TASK N[ IS TO GET ! BE/ DEAL AVAILABLE & EV5 ! BE/1 9 ! CASE ( ,IREL&1 ISN'T LOOK+ LIKE V]Y MU* AT ALL4 

,IT %\LD ALSO BE BORN 9 M9D ?AT IF ! ,LOYALI/ P>AMILIT>IES1 OR A FACTION ( !M1 RESPOND TO ! ,I,R,A 'RESUMPTION' ( BOMB+S ON ! 'MA9L&' 7SIC7 !N !RE IS ALWAYS ! POSSIBILITY ( A RETURN1 AGA9/ ! WI%ES ( ! ,REPUBLICAN & ,LOYALI/ POLITICAL LEAD]%IP1 TO SECT>IAN SLAU<T]4 ,& RE/ ASSUR$ !RE >E ,LOYALI/ MILITANTS GAGG+ AT ! BIT = A FI<T TO ! F9I%4 ,& RE/ ASSUR$ ALSO ?AT IT WILL BE WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE :O WILL BE ON ! RECEIV+ 5D1 AS USUAL4 

,PEACE ( ! ,GRAVEY>D 

  

,SO1 :AT IS 9 ?IS DISMAL ,PEACE ,PROCESS = WORK]S8 ,WELL IF WE KEEP PASSIVELY SITT+ WAT*+ *ANNEL NEW WORLD ORD] PLC4 !N ITS GO+ TO BE LESS & LESS4 ,AT BOTTOM1 ONLY CLASS /RUGGLE CAN SCREW-UP ! PLANS ( ! V>I\S B\RGEOISIE'S :O PLAN \R FUTURES4 ,ONE WAY OR ! O!R ! ONLY REAL PEACE ! RUL+ CLASSES (F] US IS ! PEACE ( ! GRAVEY>D4 ,UNLESS ! WORK+ CLASS ( ,IREL& CAN UNIFY ITSELF 9 OPPOSITION TO ALL ! IMP]IALI/ =CES & IMPOSE ITS [N 9T]E/S !N ! *OICE WILL BE BETWE5 ?IS CEMET>Y PEACE & PEACEFUL EXPLOITATION BY 'NATIVE' OR =EIGN BOSSES4 

,) 9CREAS+ NUMB]S 9 BO? SIDES ( ! COMMUNITY LOOK+ = REVOLUTION>Y ANSW]S IT IS1 AS EV]1 ! TASK ( ,IRI% ,LIB]T>IANS TO =GE AN ORGANIZATION ?AT CAN (F] !M AN ALT]NATIVE4 

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