IRA orders end to armed campaign

I hope that this will mean not only armed struggle but also the kind of criminality that had them involved in gangsterism. Good news indeed and an encouragement that terrorist groupings can change ...
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | IRA orders end to armed campaign: "The IRA said its members had been ordered to pursue peaceful means and not to 'engage in any other activities whatsoever' - a reference to the low-level paramilitary activities which have angered not just unionists, but the London and Dublin governments."