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If You Militarise A Situation, You Beg For An Armed Response.

I Was Leaving The Belfast Court, Where I Had Been Called To Answer A Very Flimsy Charge, Later Dismissed. You're Relatively Safe In Such Areas In The Irish Community, But To Go To Downtown Belfast For Me Is Dangerous. My Appearance In Court Had Been Well Advertised By The Police. I Think It Was Too Much Of A Coincidence That The People Who Shot Me Were Just Passing By.

Sinn Fein Has The Potential And Capacity To Become The Vehicle For The Attainment Of Republican Objectives.

The Last Months, Weeks And Days Have Seen Accelerating Discussions, Involving The Dup For The First Time, About A Comprehensive Agreement Which Would See All Outstanding Matters Dealt With And The Good Friday Agreement Implemented In Full.

It Might Or Might Not Be Right To Kill, But Sometimes It Is Necessary.