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Crisis in Irish peace process deepens as McGuinness and Robinson disagree

Two trade angry words over devolution of justice and policing affairs

Patrick Roberts,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Monday, December 14, 2009, 10:45 PM

Updated Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 10:41 AM

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Martin McGuinness (right) and Peter Robinson

“I think if Martin looks at the process paper he will see that confidence building was an essential element of it."

McGuinness repeatedly shook his head in disagreement.

Earlier, McGuinness had taken an thinly veiled shot at Robinson for refusing to lead on the issue of devolving powers.

“What is quite clear, and I have found this out over the course of my very long-term involvement in this peace process that when you get leadership – courageous decisive leadership – your people will come with you. That is what is required.”

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Rebelforce | Dec 15, 2009, 09:35 AM EST

Another thing that is quite clear is that the unionists have been stringing along the Nationalists on policing and justice devolution for a very long time now. Apparently, the Sinn Fein leadership has had enough of this "maybe next year" equivocation. The unionists should be left in no doubt whatsoever that if the northern Irish power-sharing assembly is seen to have failed, then the only alternative will be joint Dublin-London rule of the Six counties.

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