Auf Wiedersehen to Crossmaglen

armagh | miscellaneous | press release

Tuesday February 13, 2007 20:57

by Anti Imperialist - Ógra Shinn Féin

……and we have already bid farewell to Carrickmore. Yes today the final spy post and sanger of the British War Machine in Crossmaglen, South Armagh was dismantled.

Damien White of Armagh Ógra Shinn Féin said,

“Demilitarisation of Britain’s war apparatus in Ireland has been a key demand in Sinn Féin’s negotiations and has been a constant campaigning focus for Ógra Shinn Féin from its formation in 1997.”

“Significant progress has been made on the issue of Demilitarisation and it is undoubtably linked to our increased political strength and the popularisation of our demands through campaigning.”

“There can be no acceptable level of British troops in our country, for too long the barracks and foot patrols have been a blight on our community.”

“We can only begin to enter meaningful conflict resolution and move forward to a new Ireland when the oppressive British Army is removed from our shores completely.”

He concluded,

“Republican’s have shown strong leadership and constantly lived up to their commitments in the peace process, the demilitarisation today is a positive move and should be continued hastily. Ógra Shinn Féin will continue to lead the campaign to ensure that the British Military presence in Ireland is ended!”

Ógra Shinn Féin welcomes the fact that the British Government are finally listening to the communities,

“They quickly got the message there it was written on the walls – BRITS OUT!”