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- WORLD, Page 37World NotesNORTHERN IRELANDA War That Will Not End
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- Not since 1982 has Northern Ireland been so besieged by
- terrorism. The I.R.A. opened its latest campaign with a spate
- of bombings in November that severely damaged parts of the
- center of Belfast. Since then, more buildings have been bombed,
- and there has been an upsurge in murders by the I.R.A., as well
- as by Ulster loyalist extremists. The bombings have spread to
- London, Manchester and other British cities.
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- For Ulsterites, whose mood fluctuates between fear and
- defiance, the resurgence of violence is all the more
- demoralizing because only a few months ago they were confident
- the worst was over. Now, demands for increased security have
- prompted the government in London to send two more army
- battalions to the province, bringing military strength to
- 17,800. Prime Minister John Major flew to Belfast last week and
- declared that the I.R.A. "cannot bomb Northern Ireland out of
- its way of life, and they cannot bomb the British government out
- of its policy." He added, "The I.R.A. are not going to win. Not
- now and not ever."
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