If We Have No “Arms”, How Can We “Tie” Our Shoes

At the end of 1995, US Senator George Mitchell was working on his six principles concerning the move to peace and the decommissioning of arms. (Clinton visited in November, 1995.) This is presumably the reference to “arms”. The reference to “tie” is obscure – perhaps to tying weapons to their sheaths so that they cannot be quickly drawn.

“Disband RUC” is underneath.

Rockmore Road, west Belfast

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Free St James POWs

3 boards outside the IRSP offices on the Falls Road: “Saoırse” (freedom) – represented by a dove  (or perhaps a lark) carrying keys through barbed wire – for all republican prisoners. Tony O’Neill, Marty McCartney, Sean Adams, Cathil Fox, Paul Norney, Daniel Rooney, Rory Dougan, Sean Kelly, Pat Sheehan, James Morgan, Fra Hamilton, Bernard Fox, Kevin Cosgrove, Gerry McDonnell

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