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> Derry Journal Friday’26th January, 2007 > > ‘WE’RE THE MAINSTREAM REPUBLICANS NOW > > Say anti-PSNI group > >A GROUP of ex-republican prisoners from various >paramilitary organisations have claimed that Sinn Fein >is now the dissidents’ party in the ‘republican >family’. > >At a meeting in a city centre bar on Tuesday night a >new breakaway republican grouping called ‘Ex POWs and >Concerned Republicans Against the RUC/PSNI’ was set up >to oppose Sinn Fein’s move towards the endorsement of >the police. > >The group has called for other “like-minded” >republicans to fall in behind its banner at this >Sunday’s Bloody Sunday march in the city. > >Spokesman for the group’ Danny McBrearty – whose >brother George McBrearty was shot dead by the SAS in >Derry in May 1981 – told the ‘Journal’: “We formed >this new body after much deliberation in opposition to >Sinn Fein’s railroading of republicans into endorsing >the PSNI. Generally what we are trying to do are >harness members from across the republican family >whether they are ex-INLA, ex-IRA or ex-official IRA, >ex-IPLO and so on. > >“We believe that we are now the mainstream >republicans, there has been a massive shift which has >been assisted by the Sinn Fein leadership. We now see >ourselves being the voice of mainstream republicanism. > >“We don’t consider ourselves to be dissidents, we >consider Sinn Fein to be the dissidents,” he added. > > MEMBERSHIP > >The new group is focused on rolling its membership out >across the six counties ahead of any Assembly >election this year. > >And Mr. McBrearty has stressed that the group’s first >key task would be to “garner support” for anti-PSNI >republican candidates across the North. > >“There is going to be an election soon if Sinn Fein >endorse the police this Sunday and we are hoping to >garner support for candidates opposed to that move,” >he said. > >It’s already been confirmed that the mother of Derry >hunger striker Patsy O’Hara-who died in 1981- is to >contest the election in the Foyle constituency as an >abstentionist independent republican candidate, should >Assembly elections be called. Peggy O’Hara (76) says >she will run in her son’s memory. > >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >The Irish Anti-Partition League network warmly welcome >the fact that the co-founders of this new organisation >realises that republicans across the occupied-area >hold similar opinions, and therefore its activities >should not be confined within the city limits of Derry. > >We invite its growing membership to visit our website >via www.ia-pl.org and our forum Stormont-Watch, etc, >therein. > > >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >++

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