IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

UDA threatens civil war

Socialist Challenge No. 174, 27 November 1980 · pp. 12-13 of the scan · 257 words

The scan: sc-n174-nov-27-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 12 of the scan

THE Ulster Defence Association - the Loyalist organisation launch a civil war against the Catholic population of the north of Ireland.

The threats have already been backed by a series assassinations.

A front-page article in the last isssue of UlsterUDA concedes that if the H Block hunger strikers die, IRA 'might be seen by the world as the defenders of an people'.

In this situation, the article con tinues, 'we dare not put our faith in the British government... thing left is Ulster itself. We must prepare to do the job ourselves' this year have been convicted in court of six murders, one attempted murder, and five armed robberies The organisation also admitted to the Irish Times that it was responsible for the assassination earlier this year of Irish Republican Party members Ronnie Noel Little, and Miriam Daly.

Most recently the UDA is believed to have been responsible for the paramilitary - is threatening to of sectarian The Voice of the the Provisional oppressed The only UDA on 14 November UDA members November. A the blanket' in Long committee in Belfast Socialist perfectly Bunting, rerusta to ban-it PETER VALENTE - a victim of the assassination of Peter Valente on 14 brother of Peter is 'on Kesh, and sister chairs a local hunger strike Amazingly the UDA remains legal organisation The government has repeatedly in contrast to its outlawing of the IRA and the Irish National Liberation Army.

page 13 of the scan

'The Romans in Britain draws parallels between three periods of variety of observations on oppression history,

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