The Future of the IRA
After years of fighting against British rule in Northern Ireland, the Irish Republican Army is at a crossroads. IRA members have been implicated in several recent crimes, including a bank robbery and the murder of a Catholic man in a bar brawl. The aftermath of that brawl led many to accuse the resistance movement of degenerating into general thuggery. In the United States, political allies have turned a cold shoulder to the IRA's political arm, Sinn Fein.
Guests:
Senan Molony, political correspondent, The Irish Independent
Conor O'Clery, North America editor for The Irish Times
Richard Haass, president, Council on Foreign Relations; former director of policy planning at the State Department, where he advised Secretary of State Colin Powell
Martin McGuinness, chief negotiator for Sinn Fein
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