Our Views
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happing must one day tanslate into killing if the gesture is to have any effect. However, given Mr. Gilmore’s own support for Sinn Fein there is not a real belief that he will be killed. As the situation becomes desperate there will be a fervent hope that he won’t be killed. However it remains a possibility that desperate times will produce desperate action.
SR: How have people in Derry reacted to Gilmore’s testimony?
MReaction ranges from fascination at the evidence as a detailed ‘inside look’ af the IRA, to utter distaste and revulsion at his traitorous activity. Interestingly enough he is seen asa traitor rather SOCIALIST REPUBLIC would not agree With all the views expressed by Nell;
(The Catholic Church. We agree that the outline presented by Nell is part of the story. But there is a growing anger and resentment and a disgust that people like Father Faul should try to smash resistance before it begins and do so by ‘justifying in advance British repression and murder against any protest movement.
L)The Kidnapping.
@The Kidnapping Nall ewnreccec no view herself but we hold strong views. Kidnapping has no future as a tactic. It does not worry . the British and is not likely to affect people who have already sold their comrades for personal gain. The killing of an innocent _ relative would revolt the antiunionist community and damage the anti-imperialist organisations. In any case reliance on terror would show this — had already been ost.
OSectarianism.
We see the trials as clearly sectarian. Prosecution of small groups of lovalists is cimnliv icing on the cake in what is basically an _antirepublican campaign. The loyalist terror gangs are happy to co-operate with ‘security forces’ } who do their job for them by operating a ‘shoot-tokill’ policy.
L) Fighting back. The recent opening of a broad anti-informer campaign has already proved Nell’s assess‘ment wrong. We believe that there are many political questions to resolve before a mass movement comparable to the ‘H-Block Armagh campaign can be built, but it is the only direction in which a real victory is possible. We urge all our readers and supporters to play a full part in this campaieon.