IRA Murder Offer May Be Nail in Its CoffinWell, that certainly
didn't work out as planned.
Outraged by an IRA offer to shoot a group of suspected murderers, Britain and the United States demanded Wednesday that the guerrillas disband and take the gun out of Northern Irish politics.
Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) said the offer defied description while a U.S. envoy added: "it's time for the IRA to go out of business."I hope this doesn't sound naive, but is it possible that Gerry Adams has lost control of the IRA? I can't imagine him being dumb enough to approve this language in an offical IRA statement:
The IRA representatives detailed the outcome of the internal disciplinary proceedings thus far and stated in clear terms that the IRA was prepared to shoot the people directly involved in the killing of Robert McCartney.Meanwhile,
Slugger O'Toole links to this
BBC article which says one man has turned himself in the killing.
Detectives investigating the killing of Belfast man Robert McCartney are questioning a man.
He went to a police station with a solicitor and was arrested.