RUC/PSNI Assault Nationalist Youths in Mayobridge

South Down 32 County Sovereignty Movement
3/11/2008

RUC/PSNI Assault Nationalist Youths in Mayobridge

A number of residents from the Mayobridge area of South Down have contacted the 32 County Sovereignty Movement in relation to a number of assaults that took place on Halloween night, Friday 31st October.
It appears that a number of members of the RUC/PSNI armed with batons arrived in the village and began to beat young members of the public when they refused to move on as instructed.

32 County Sovereignty Movement spokesperson Rory Moore stated:
“I began receiving phone calls on Friday evening from members of the Sovereignty Movement in the area who had been told that the RUC/PSNI had arrested and assaulted a number of young people in the area. The reason given was disorderly behaviour, it would appear that the ones who have acted in a disorderly manner were the British police. No doubt they will say they were in the area to deal with young people throwing fireworks etc however to say that the RUC/PSNI over reacted is an under statement. The 32 County Sovereignty Movement do not just oppose the manner in which the British police in Ireland conduct themselves, we oppose the fact that there is British policing in Ireland and we would urge Nationalist and Republican youth throughout South Down to continue to reject the RUC/PSNI as a legitimate police service. To those in the area who have genuine fears regarding Anti Social behaviour in the area we would ask that they engage with the youth instead of demonising them and we would ask that they come together to provide a community response to incidences of Anti Social activity rather than calling in a hostile police force who have obviously added nothing progressive or positive to the situation. The 32 County Sovereignty Movement will do all we can to assist the community in dealing with such problems.”

Aidan Hulme Latest

POSITIVE OUTCOME TO AIDAN HULME CAMPAIGN

The Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association (IRPWA)welcome the latest development in the Aidan Hulme campaign whereby the Prison Governor in Portlaoise Gaol has agreed with the prisoners and Aidan that the OC and Adjutant will be allowed access to accompany Aidan when he is visited by a doctor or when visited by the Governor.

Today (15/10/08) such a visit took place and it is confirmed that gangrene is not present in Aidan’s foot rather the symptoms are a result of a severe infection for which Aidan is now being treated.

Staff from the hospital will now visit Aidan to clean the infected areas of his foot and renew dressings to prevent further spread of infection.

An assurance is also given that Aidan will have a consultant assessment before the end of the month and an agreed care plan is being implemented and developed. This will allow for a proper consultant led care management package.

This positive and jointly agreed approach to Aidan’s welfare will ensure early intervention in the event of deterioration and will allow for continuous monitoring of his condition.

The negative effects of the medication will also be closely monitored and with Aidan’s agreement can be reduced depending on his individual needs at any given time.

The IRPWA on behalf of the POW’s would like at this time to thank most sincerely the many people who moved to support Aidan in his time of need and to those who sent greetings.

We would like to extend this thanks to other republican organisations who pledged their support and advice to ensure that Aidan received immediate professional intervention.

Aidan is indeed most grateful for all the support he has received and extends his heartfelt appreciation to everyone involved.

Marion Price

IRPWA

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They Haven't Gone Away You Know

They haven’t gone away you know.

Republicans in South Down have received a number of complaints from concerned members of the public regarding the behaviour of members of the British Army based in Ballykinlar camp near Newcastle.
Spokesman Rory Moore told The Sovereign Nation: “Myself and other Republican activists have been told on numerous occasions stories about members of the British Army frequenting bars and clubs in Newcastle and instigating rows with locals, our understanding is that their superiors in the Brits had warned the squaddies to stay away from Newcastle and surrounding areas such as Castlewellan when out drinking but this hasn’t happened. There are also reports of Brit squaddies selling drugs in certain clubs and subjecting local youths to sectarian and racist abuse, needless to say the other armed wing of the British state in Ireland, the RUC/PSNI has refused to intervene against the Brits. Another issue that has been raised in the proximity of the Brits firing range to local tourist spots. One local woman told us that she had taken relatives from America to Murlough beach but they left petrified when they heard hundreds of shots and a number of loud bangs, possibly grenades from across the water.
While it may suit the regime at Stormont and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board to pretend that the Brits are gone this is not the case, perhaps locals need to intervene themselves to get these parasites out of our midst”

August 9th Internment Protest

Internment Commemoration

Whilst The Occupation Remains, Resistance Will Remain

The revelations that the people of Derry City are to be petitioned in order to put pressure on Anti Agreement Republican Separatists to disband is disingenuous in the extreme and smacks not only of political opportunism but also no small measure of desperation.

It is clear that those behind this political stunt are using the understandable anger in the community at the murder of Emmet Sheils to further their own political objectives, namely an end to opposition to support for the RUC/PSNI and the British Administration in Stormont.

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement will not be deflected from our political work by such ill conceived political posturing nor will any other Anti Agreement Republican groupings.

Those who have sought to ferment community tensions by deliberately and falsely attributing blame for the murder of Emmet Sheils will be exposed for what they are as will their cynical use of his death for their own narrow agenda. Republicans will not be intimidated from upholding the Republican position and the 32 County Sovereignty Movement are resolute in our intention to continue our work in Derry City and across the nation.

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement are attracting disillusioned and disenfranchised Republicans right across Ireland and further a field as are other Republican organisations and the cynical manipulation of this tragic event illustrates how low Pro State Nationalists will go to undermine this growth, they will fail.

We note also the presence of the so called Deputy First Minister in Iraq. Just recently the same Minister greeted the US President to the Six Counties without a whimper of protest from him against the occupation and wholesale slaughter in that country. This reluctance to petition for protest against these blatant injustices is at least consistent with their equal reluctance to petition for protest against other high profile murders here because they do not afford him the same opportunity for cheap political kudos

The Irish Resistance Movement will not be forced to disband and anyone endeavouring to do so is not only naïve but is also acting in a dangerous manner. Attempts to foster a civil war mentality will also fail as all previous attempts have done.
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement have this pledge to make to Republicans,
While the British Occupation remains so too will Irish Resistance to that Occupation

South Down 32CSM urges Rathfriland Nationalists to be Vigilant

SOUTH DOWN 32 COUNTY SOVEREIGNTY MOVEMENT
15/05/2008

South Down 32CSM urges Rathfriland nationalists to be vigilant.

Following reports in the Banbridge Leader on 13th May regarding a group calling itself the British Defence Organisation, the 32CSM urge nationalists in Rathfriland and surrounding areas to be vigilant in the coming days and weeks. This alleged group has stated it is armed and willing to tackle anti social behaviour in the town. While it is unlikely that such a group even exists there is the possibility that loyalist elements in the area may use the name to attack nationalists under the guise of tackling anti social behaviour. Rathfriland has become a much more mixed community in recent years and there are elements in the area who resent sharing this town with nationalist residents.
Anyone who comes under threat or has any information regarding this alleged grouping should contact the 32CSM in the area. There is little to be gained from going to the RUC/PSNI on this issue as nationalists in Rathfriland are only too well aware of the links between the state and local loyalists in a number of attacks in the area over the years.

South Down communities must unite against criminal gangs

“South Down communities must unite against criminal gangs”

Rory Moore of the South Down 32CSM has urged communities in rural areas to unite against criminal gangs that have been terrorising the area recently. Speaking after a criminal gang attacked residents in Mayobridge and Glenn, Mr Moore appealed to the community not be drawn into accepting the PSNI/RUC but to form their own means of dealing with such gangs “ Vulnerable people in our areas must be protected against these criminal gangs and it is up to the whole community to do so. It is clear that many of these gangs are well known to the police who rather than making any attempt to prevent them have actually used such incidents to call for support. Not only do we have calls from the PSNI/RUC for support but we also have the sickening spectacle of constitutional nationalism fully endorsing these calls even though they too are aware that many of these criminals are acting with impunity. There is no question of republicans supporting the British police in Ireland and we would urge local activists to study our proposals as outlined in our documents ‘No Other Law’ and ‘The Necessity for Policing and The Necessity for Constitutional Change’. The community in the area must find some method of defending those at risk that does not involve support for police and politicians who are using such attacks in such a blatantly opportunistic and political fashion. Until a police force is set up that respects the democratic wishes of the majority of people in Ireland for self determination or an interim policing arrangement is constituted that is not controlled by the British then it is necessary for everyone, republican or otherwise to come together to explore alternative structures. It is not enough to tell people that the police are not doing their job then ask us to support them anyway”

Big Brother is Watching in South Down

Big Brother is watching in South Down

Following the erection of a number of CCTV cameras in Newry, Warrenpoint and Kilkeel the South Down 32 County Sovereignty Movement has warned political activists in the area to be extremely vigilant and has rejected claims by supporters of the project that it is not intended to spy on individuals.
Spokesperson for the South Down committee, Rory Moore told The Sovereign Nation that “A number of people have contacted us already voicing their concerns about these new cameras which we view as simply an extension of British state security and a normalisation of their influence here. It has been claimed that these cameras are managed by the Newry and Mourne district council but are to be manned from the Brownlow RUC/PSNI barracks in Lurgan, not only that but the views of residents living near the cameras were not only ignored but in most instances were not sought in the first place. As we know only too well there is not separation of civic and political policing in the six counties and that all policing is political while a country is under occupation. We are convinced that these surveillance cameras will be used to spy on political activists as much as they are used to identify youths fighting on a Saturday night. There is now both overt and covert surveillance in South Down with these new CCTV cameras supposed to be the acceptable face of the British security apparatus. They are not acceptable to the people of South Down nor anywhere else in Ireland, they are just cheaper to run than those covert cameras such as the one uncovered in Kilcoo recently” Mr Moore concluded by reiterating his warning to political activists to be vigilant “ It is vital that political activists remain aware that they are being watched and do not allow the apparent normality of such surveillance equipment to fool them”

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Bugging Device Found

A sophisticated bugging and tracking device has been unearthed in the vehicle of a member of the Dublin 32 County Sovereignty Movement. The device was secreted internally into the dashboard of the vehicle and was equipped with its own self contained power supply. The manner by which the device was installed strongly suggests that those who planted it took considerable time to effect this and was obviously professionally done. The device bears English Manufacturing Labels but as of yet it is uncertain whether it originates from a British, Irish or joint British/Irish intelligence source. Suffice to say that the unearthing of yet another intelligence gathering device clearly illustrates that the war against those who articulate the right of the Irish people to National Sovereignty continues in government(s)circles. The individual 32CSM member involved has sought legal advice on the matter. The 32CSM reiterates our call for all republicans to be diligent in the face of these insidious attempts to undermine the republican struggle. British Parliamentary activity in Ireland takes many forms.

Nationalist parties give go ahead for British police offensive

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement views with deep anger this weeks dramatic upsurge in offensive operations by the British police directed at nationalist districts across the 6 occupied counties. It is clear to us the swamping of working class nationalist housing estates, roads and rural districts in south Armagh, Newry and Derry city since Saturday evening accompanied by low flying helicopters, aggressive searching, patrolling and surveillance by heavily armed British policemen is a direct result of the public statement in the week prior to Christmas by Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and SDLP leader Mark Durkan. These constitutional nationalist political leaders openly criticised the PSNI for failing to arrest and jail republican activists in sufficient numbers, giving the British the green light to pursue its aggressive armed incursions within our communities.

This disgraceful public statement was accompanied by an unprecedented and prolonged campaign of propaganda emanating from the constitutional nationalist media, politicians and British intelligence services seeking to demonise and criminalise republican activists. The nationalist political establishment at Stormont have clearly signalled to the British their support and compliance for offensive operations within republican heartlands. The responsibility for the British forces activities in our districts this week lies as surely with them as it does in MI5's Holywood base.

These counter insurgent operations from Derry to Newry are also clearly not directed at any one group in particular but against working class nationalist and republican communities in general as a show of strength by the British police encouraged and openly egged on by nationalist political leaders. No republican can give their support to this activity by the British forces in Ireland, a foreign occupying force showing its true counter insurgent colours and hostility to traditionally republican working class communities. The PSNIs role is the RUC's and RIC's role - Defence of the Realm and the suppression and criminalisation of all opposition to British state institutions in Ireland. That is the purpose of their invasion of our districts in the last 4 days

We are also mindful that the response of your youth to this armed offensive against their districts by the British police has, as always, not been found wanting. The 32CSM recognise and salute their ongoing resistance to the British forces this week and regard any calls by local politicians for their neighbours to inform on them to the British as utterly despicable. Our youth are our future and their instinctive response to these armed incursions by the British into their districts is a source of pride to many.

We take this opportunity again to make it clear that the republican struggle for national sovereignty will neither be criminalised nor defeated by the British state and its hangers on within the constitutional nationalist political leadership class. The PSNI are a force of British occupation in our country and its is they who are the criminals, not those republicans who oppose their illegal presence and the crime of partition in Ireland. Finally we express our solidarity with those who have been arrested and call on all republicans regardless of party allegiance to stand side by side in comradeship against these attempts to criminalise and subdue not only our struggle but the very communities from which we draw our strength, solidarity and support.

'Disturbances' In Newcastle

Statement from 32 County Sovereignty Movement, South Down

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement in South Down takes issue with the recent reporting of the so called "disturbances" in Newcastle, Co. Down last weekend. After talking with young people from the area, the 32CSM representative, ascertained the facts, which contrary to TV and print media, lays the blame for the "disturbances" with the RUC/PSNI: Local people who witnessed the events told the 32 CSM representative that a minor argument had in fact been resolved when one notorious RUC/PSNI member (Alexander Boyd), who seemed to be out of control, viciously attacked one young person with a baton. When other young people tried to intervene to prevent serious injury, the said RUC/PSNI member repeatedly struck out, injuring several people, some sustained injuries to their heads. Eventually local people managed to restrain the RUC/PSNI member but came under a frenzied attack from RUC/PSNI reinforcements that had flooded the Donard Park area and prevented local people from making their way home by blocking the two exits out of Donard Park. The actions of the RUC/PSNI left the young people with no alternative to defend themselves and thus shows again that this British police force is unacceptable to the Irish people.

Statement Ends.

Sucessful Protest held

The 32CSM held a successful protest outside the offices of the Irish News in Belfast (26/1/08) demonstrating against articles written by the newspaper which form part of an overall criminalisation policy against Irish republicans.

The following is an interview that evening on Radio Free Éireann that evening with 32 County Sovereignty Movement director of publicity Andy Martin:



The following is some photos taken at the protest:

Protest against criminalisation Saturday 26th January

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement urge all republicans to support a protest against criminalisation planned for Saturday 26th January at the offices of The Irish News 113-117 Donegal Street Belfast at 3pm.

A dangerous new trend has developed in recent weeks whereby some elements within the media have attempted to criminalise those republicans who have rejected the British administration in Stormont. The Irish News has been particularly active in this new role as MI5 mouthpieces rather than an impartial representative of nationalist opinion. The editorial team in this once credible paper have taken to their new role with great relish to the point of publishing outlandish stories supposedly taken from unnamed and unsubstantiated ‘sources’ and then refusing Irish Republican Separatists any print space in order to counter these ludicrous creations.

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement believe that it is imperative that the actions of The Irish News do not go unchallenged as it is our opinion that such attempts at criminalisation are a pre cursor to a new crackdown on anti agreement republicanism.
This crackdown has been called for by the main nationalist parties through the pages of this paper and this line has been faithfully parroted by Irish News editorials.
As it is clear that no republican in Ireland can receive a fair trial and that the British intelligence services and their agents are up to their necks in attempting to frame republican separatists we would ask the Irish News how exactly republicans should be dealt with?

The Irish News has put itself firmly on the side of the British political administration in Ireland, not alone by attempting to recruit young nationalists in to the British army and police through their situations vacant pages but also by putting themselves and some of their staff at the disposal of the British security services.
The Irish News must be in a position to prove the veracity of their stories and we call on them to do so. We also call on them to cease their practise of adopting a partisan political position in defence of the British administration in Ireland and to give republican separatism a right to reply to criminalisation attempts emanating from MI5.

These are issues which impact upon all republicans not just those within the 32 County Sovereignty Movement as it is not just our organisations that are being criminalised but the whole republican separatist position.

Fight criminalisation
Fight censorship

Beware Black Propaganda

The 32 County Sovereignty Movement urge all republicans to be wary of black propaganda emanating from within the British intelligence services as evidenced in the lead story of The Jan 16th issue of The Irish News.

The 32CSM have every faith that the republican base will see such stories for what they are, a clear attempt to criminalise and demonise the wider republican movement in advance of a possible reintroduction of some form of internment in the six counties.

The media in recent weeks has carried a number of reports from the constitutional nationalists, policing board and the leadership of the RUC/PSNI stating the need to deal with the ‘dissidents’ as a matter of urgency. Many such leaders have pointed out the success of the Dublin government in dealing with republicans. We believe this is all choreographed and may be the first move in introducing legislation similar to that in the twenty six counties that allows republicans to be interned of the word of a senior garda alone. We believe that either new legislation will be used or that the British will enact existing legislation such as the ‘anti terror’ legislation that was recently cobbled together to intern Muslims in Britain.

Republicans are of the opinion that the ‘exclusive’ in The Irish News has been place by elements within MI5 in order to make moves to introduce such legislation more palatable to the wider nationalist community. Sunday tabloid style sensationalism on the front page of The Irish News is a part of the choreography

Attempts to link Óglaigh na hÉireann to drug dealers and loyalists is an exercise in barrel scrapping which will not fool a single person who has any knowledge of the use of black propaganda in the conflict in Ireland.

We would also advise republicans to be vigilant at this time as such a story may have another sinister purpose. It is possible that this story has been planted in advance of moves to eliminate members of the republican movement and then to write it off as simply a fall out between criminals, thus absolving the British and their pro Stormont allies from any blame.

Finally we would question why not one member of the republican movement was contacted in advance of this story to check its veracity and when did the Irish News begin to use unnamed ‘sources’ to build stories around and then present them as fact. The onus is now on The Irish News to prove their allegations or to risk being viewed as tools of the British intelligence services, whether willingly or otherwise.

Óglaigh na hÉireann New Year's Statement

The leadership of Óglaigh na hÉireann send new year’s greetings to all our friends and supporters both nationally and internationally. We also extend special greetings to our volunteers who have remained faithful to their oath and to their constitution, and to all POW's who have stood resolute in the face of the on-going criminalisation process in Maghaberry and Free State internment in Portlaoise. Our thoughts are with you and your families at this time, you remain an inspiration to the republican base.

Once again the constitutional nationalist and establishment parties are attempting to sell the lie that the RUC/PSNI are a civic police force, the IRA stand by our assertion, and this has been borne out by recent events, that the RUC/PSNI are primarily a political police force whose primary function is to protect British interests in Ireland. It is for this reason that the IRA have carried out a number of attacks against the British police in Ireland, these attacks will continue.

Óglaigh na hÉireann advise political and community leaders to desist from the practice of assisting, and urging others to assist the RUC/PSNI, those who do so are clearly making the choice to align themselves with the enemy. The repercussions of assisting the enemy are clear and those who do so bear full responsibility for any action that may be taken against them.

The last year has seen a marked increase in the activities of MI5 inspired counter gangs masquerading as republicans, these gangs will be seen for what they are by the republican base and their attempts to bring the republican movement into disrepute will not be tolerated. Such counter gangs exist to sow discord and confusion within republicanism. It is also clear that such groups are behind an increase in sectarian attacks across the six counties, sectarianism is anathema to republicanism and serves the interests of British imperialism in Ireland, not the republican position.

Óglaigh na hÉireann exist to defend the republic and we reject all British attempts to implement the long held policy of Ulsterisation, criminalisation and Normalisation. The Irish Republican Army will continue to carry out armed attacks against the British military and political apparatus in Ireland and those who assist in anyway their illegal occupation

32 County Sovereignty Movement 2008 New Year Statement

In extending New Years greetings to the Irish people at home and abroad let us reflect on the past year to help us move forward in the new. We extend also greetings to all republican prisoners of war (POW’S) who find themselves incarcerated in gaol because of an intransigent British Government who are unwilling to engage with the Irish people unless they are addressing a British agenda. From our perspective the Republican Unity Initiative formed a major plank of our strategic efforts to advance the restoration of our National Sovereignty. The 32CSM approached this vital area in an incremental manner so as to maximize inclusivity amongst other republican organizations. We deliberately chose a private route to engagement with other republicans given the British and media efforts to deliberately misrepresent what the Republican Unity Initiative was trying to achieve. We first circulated a discussion document simply titled Republican Unity to give a degree of focus to a debate which was already well underway within the broad republican base. As interest in the initiative grew and formal meetings were arranged the 32CSM put forward a proposal titled Preparing An Irish Democracy which was intended to act as a mechanism within which all republican organizations could collectively draft a republican blueprint of the independent Ireland we envisaged. Reaction to the initiative was predictably cautious but the mixed to poor result showing in what was ostensibly a referendum on British Policing in Ireland conclusively demonstrated that Irish republicanism needs a political initiative to move it on from its inert state. On the back of an IRSM proposal a Unity Commemoration was held at Bodenstown to honour Wolfe Tone which was widely received as a very positive development.

To augment our existing proposals and to build on this positivity the 32CSM now launch Dismantling Partition, A Unified Republican Approach.. Here we outline where and how we believe this project should develop. We introduce timeframes and achievable goals coupled with a realistic appraisal of our current strengths. But as with our previous proposals the 32CSM strongly urge a parallel response from other republicans so as to make the Republican Unity Initiative truly representative of the broad republican family. 2008 will offer republicans an opportunity to both consolidate and advance our goals and the 32CSM herein publicly declare our intention of working tirelessly to achieve this end.

The 32CSM strongly believes in political engagement with our opponents. We have sought this engagement on a number of fronts but focused squarely around the issue of our national sovereignty. Through this engagement we have sought to advise that national sovereignty is not confined to the national question as that pertains to partition but to all other questions of national concern. Issues such as Shell To Sea and the Save Tara project are all urgent matters of national sovereignty and as such are deserving of intense republican involvement. The impending EU Constitution referendum in the twenty six counties is one such issue that deserves republican attention. Whether it is called Constitution, Treaty or whatever its essential components remain the same. The 32CSM communicated with a variety of republican and nationalist organizations with a view to citing Partition as valid grounds for its rejection. We circulated Six Points of Objection that we believed could form the basis of a strong separatist No Campaign without alienating other valid objections which may also exist. The 32CSM will be pursuing this correspondence in 2008 seeking definitive responses to our circular.

Following on from our AGM in December the incoming National Executive will be tasked with implementing the changes and policies mandated by that AGM. These will include political policies as outlined above, organizational changes and proposals for updating our print and electronic publications as well as the launch of our newly revamped website. We look forward to the challenges we have set ourselves.

Again we have it demonstrated that British Policing in Ireland will never change no matter what titles are invoked and no matter how many token nationalists sit on token Policing Boards. The Hoey debacle laid bare both the unchanging nature of British policing and the facile arguments from those who would plead with us that it can.

Notwithstanding the importance of these issues and their relevance to Irish republicanism the 32CSM is of the firm belief that the most salient issue which will face republicans in the coming year will be the issue of criminalisation. We say this because those in the driving seat of this policy are Provisional Sinn Fein, acting under obligation to the agreements which they entered into with both governments. History, both ancient and modern, has taught us that the occupier will always covet an indigenous political voice to do its dirty work. PSF have stepped into this breech. Following recent acts of armed insurgency there came an almost panicked response from the PSF leadership. They publicly called for informers to be activated against insurgent forces claiming a lack of electoral mandate invalidated their right to rebel. The glaring hypocrisy of this stance was designed to distract republicans from the fact that it was political challenges to the PSF position which forced this outburst and not merely criticism of them.

We have sought engagement with PSF since 2005 wherein the 32CSM were greeted with duplicity, subterfuge and lies. Our persistence however has been rewarded with the political exposure as to exactly what signing the Good Friday Agreement entails for them. Whereas political criticism theorizes, political challenges demonstrate. These challenges must continue, and emanate from broader quarters, because the resources behind the criminalisation policy far exceed the resources of those whom the policy is directed against. As before when the British government were the direct vanguard for this policy manipulation, deceit and murder were the hallmarks of this campaign. Coupled with a media who afford republicans scant exposure to air our views the only resources open to Irish republicanism are those which we already possess and the argument for republican cooperation on this issue is self evident. The policy of criminalisation will pay scant heed to technical differences of position amongst us as it seeks a broad labeling for those opposed to the current political direction.

The emergence of seemingly new armed groups making threats of a kind which give succor to the PSF call for informers is yet another dimension of this dirty war. All of this requires a political response from Irish republicans which removes any semblance of cover or distraction for any group pursuing the criminalisation agenda. There can be no place within republicanism for a civil war mentality. Such a mentality is a British device. The 32CSM response is first and foremost a call on PSF to forward to us their alleged written response to our Submission to them in 2005 and for them to outline the lawful basis upon which they call for informers to be activated against those who struggle against British Parliamentary activity in our country. We respond also by seeking engagement with other republicans on the national issues which are relevant to our struggle. And we respond by stating that we will never allow the republican struggle to be criminalized no matter how treacherous the status of those who would try.