In the most significant move toward rescuing last year's Good Friday peace agreement, the IRA says it "unequivocally" backs the Northern Ireland accord and pledges to appoint a go-between to the commission charged with disarming the paramilitaries. The statement fell short of promising an actual turnover of weapons, but was noteworthy for what it did not include -- defiant claims that the IRA had no intention of disarming, sentiments that have marked many previous IRA statements.
Hope for Good Friday
In the most significant move toward rescuing last year's Good Friday peace agreement, the IRA says it "unequivocally" backs the Northern Ireland accord and pledges to appoint a go-between to the commission charged with disarming the paramilitaries. The statement fell short of promising an actual turnover of weapons, but was noteworthy for what it did not include -- defiant claims that the IRA had no intention of disarming, sentiments that have marked many previous IRA statements.
