Surrender to Terrorists
Telegraph | News | Royal Irish battalions axed 'in surrender to the IRA'
The demilitarisation measures were announced by Peter Hain, the Northern Ireland Secretary, before any moves by the IRA to decommission weapons following its promise to dump arms last week.
The scale and swiftness of the development were condemned by Conservatives and Unionists, who claimed republicans had won yet more concessions before there was evidence that the IRA would keep its word.
The disbandment of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment was accompanied by a pledge to dismantle more Army watchtowers and the removal of the fortifications surrounding 24 police stations.
A few words from the Government's favourite terrorists and Peter Hain is falling over himself to dismantle the security forces. The IRA hasn't handed over as much as a water pistol yet, they haven't agreed to recognise the rule of Law and Order and in fact pledge to continue the struggle for a united Ireland (presumably under their Marxist rule), and of course their criminal enterprises and extortions continue. And does that slime-ball Hain take the opportunity to pay tribute to the unbelievably brave men of the Irish Regiments as he consigns them to the scrap heap - not a chance.
But then he showed his foresight when he was Europe Minister - Mr Hain said: “I am not saying that the euro is inevitable, but the alternative to its adoption is an isolation which is anything but splendid.
“The enemies of the euro are also the enemies of Europe. What they want is purely and simply the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and an association with the American bloc"
February 20, 2002
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Is this not the same Hain who ran from South Africa, was "educated" at our tax payers expense, and disrupted several sporting events? I seem to recall that any normal person doing what he did would have been arrested and charged with criminal damages. His socialist mate Straw was up to his neck in the same things. Now they are both in government. You could not make it up.
Posted by: Derek Buxton | August 2, 2005 11:24 AM
Yes DB, the very same. I was at university at the same time as these two clowns - at the other end of the spectrum I hasten to add. Hain was a cricket pitch demolitionist and Straw an usher for rentamob.
Posted by: DWMF | August 4, 2005 9:27 AM