Friday, April 4, 2003

Variable Democracy Cieran Perry As the "Free World" never tires of telling us, aren't we lucky to live in a democracy. With the onset of this unjustifiable war against Iraq it appears that we are even luckier than we realised because the democracy we live in is a variable democracy. As the vast amount of citizens of our country are against this war (along with the people of most European countries) and against the use of our supposedly neutral countries' airports to attack Iraq it could be argued that there is a popular mandate against any participation, regardless of how small, in this war. [Fourthwrite: Variable Democracy] Comments: Google It! 7:47:08 AM

IRSP Call on Republican and Nationalist Parties to Suspend All Contact with British/US Governments Over 'Illegal' War The IRSP today called on all nationalist and republican parties and politicians in Ireland to withdraw from contact with the governments of Britain and the United States in protest against what they described as "the illegal oil and land grab now going on in Iraq." [The Starry Plough: IRSP Call on Republican and Nationalist Parties to Suspend All Contact with British/US Governments Over 'Illegal' War] Comments: Google It! 7:44:14 AM

Peace process negotiations far from over Despite significant progress in the last few weeks of negotiations, Sinn Féin has insisted that there is still no closure on key issues, including demilitarisation, policing and criminal justice reform. The party has also insisted that the existing proposal for sanctions against any party deemed in breach of its commitment to exclusively peaceful means remains a potential deal-breaker. [AP/RN: Peace process negotiations far from over] Comments: Google It! 7:40:13 AM

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