Northern Irish Protestant leader Ian Paisley challenged his IRA foes Tuesday to give up their weapons, saying it was “now or never” for Catholic republicans to agree a lasting political settlement with his party.After meeting British Prime Minister Tony Blair the veteran hard-liner said a deal on sharing power between divided Catholic and Protestant communities in the province was closer than ever, but warned Irish Republican Army arms were a stumbling block. “Until the people of Northern Ireland see that the arms of the IRA are put away … we can’t really look any further,” said Paisley, whose Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) represents most of the Protestant majority.Full Story
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