We certainly would not work with Sinn Fein whilst they retain a fully armed army,
We certainly would not work with Sinn Fein whilst they retain a fully armed army,
Sinn Fein is the fastest growing party on the island of Ireland.
Sinn Fein has the potential and capacity to become the vehicle for the attainment of republican objectives.
The reality is that when Sinn Fein gets into these talks, there will be no more options for armed republicanism, for the IRA.
Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to receive submissions from the general public, also our opponents.
Sinn Fein will not seek to interpret an organization we don't have any authority, control or responsibility for.
But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership.
And it's time for Sinn Fein to be able to say that explicitly, without ambiguity, without ambivalence, that criminality will not be tolerated.
Take it from me that your condemnation and further exhortation to the leaders of IRASinn Fein is useless in the present drastic and tragic circumstances of Northern Ireland. When are you going to take action.
Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice.
In New York, Adams said Sinn Fein was committed to peace and had made as large a contribution to the peace agreement as other parties. I think I have worked as hard, ... We have all worked hard. The recognition that Sinn Fein has worked as hard comes from our having increased our vote in the last election.
We made well over 100 separate responses, ... What did Sinn Fein do Nothing at all. They kept on targeting victims for assassination. They kept on developing arsenals.
That Sinn Fein, as I've already indicated, their leaders have already indicated that's what they want to achieve - once we get that credible statement, then we can get around the table and start to move forward, and I'm confident we can do so.
The most important thing to say is that Sinn Fein isn't going back to anything. We are a party on the move.
The British government says that for Sinn Fein to be involved in talks the guns must be left at the door.
Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa.
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