The defence that some put across about the intelligence gathering, such as what governments do not collect intelligence, so basically why worry about SF attempts.

Can that same reasoning not be applied to the so called collusion between Army and loyalists, what country would not use such subterfuge to fight an enemy? But this is not a defence for such actions just as it is not for SF intelligence gathering. I will be the first to condemn such actions,when are the members of SF going to condemn the actions of their members when they are in the wrong,that's the difference I suppose.

The Chief Constable has acknowledged that the matter could have been handled better, SF has not said we should not have the names and addresses of prison officers and army personnel and gathering such information is not keeping within the spirit of the GFA. It is an arrogance that sits uneasy with many people in Ireland north and south.

I would like to see an united Ireland, one of the reasons being SF would be voted out of government, as there are no Irish prime ministers willing to have them, why because they have a private army, if that is a valid reason for Irish politicians why not for N.I. politicians? An united Ireland will see through all the crap and an end to the cry of discrimination by SF. In other words if it were not for the situation in N.I. SF would not last in a normal democratic government.

If you want Ard I could go into the terrorist attacks but what good would that do? None. We cannot keep harping on about past atrocities carried out by both sides how do we go forward if people keep bringing up the past.

To put such attacks on a he did it first basis is nothing more than childish. The real counter argument to the intelligence gathering is based on the activities of unionist politicians who leak N.I.O. documents. But that does not allay the fears of those whose details are in the hands of terrorists, or do we not consider them?

Rather than trying to justify the actions based on past events which were justified by those who carried out the attacks as a retaliation to a previous attack, such as the shooting of an innocent man by the loyalists as a "measured response" to republican activities at that time. So bringing up past atrocities is just what it is bringing up the past and that gets us nowhere fast.