Hart Nat Hentoff David Horowitz Arianna Huffington Marianne Jennings Michael Kelly Mort Kondracke Ch. This Saturday could mark the beginning of the end of a modern 30-years war whose roots reach back centuries. Most Catholics want a united Ireland run from Dublin.
Most Protestants are loyal to Britain and prefer that the North remain separate.
A middle ground allowing both sides to share power was agreed to, but Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, pulled out when it felt the unionist side was not taking its disarmament proposal seriously. Yet, some unionist radicals say the republicans can't be trusted to keep their word. But if they accept the offer, it will then be up to the IRA and Sinn Fein to prove they can deliver and not play word games or hide weapons from the inspectors. Some supporters of the agreement note that the unionist side can pull out at any time should Sinn Fein and the IRA break their word. Rejectionists are fighting a propaganda war in an attempt to sink the agreement before the vote.