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| IRA 'changed radically', says IMC | IRA 'changed radically', says IMC |
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| The IRA has changed radically and some of its most important structures have been dismantled, the body monitoring paramilitary activity is set to say. | |
| The government hopes the report by the Independent Monitoring Commission will help its efforts to restore devolution before the 24 November deadline. | The government hopes the report by the Independent Monitoring Commission will help its efforts to restore devolution before the 24 November deadline. |
| This will be the IMC's most positive report yet about IRA activities. | This will be the IMC's most positive report yet about IRA activities. |
| It will say the IRA does not want to go back to violence and no longer has the capacity to mount a sustained campaign. | It will say the IRA does not want to go back to violence and no longer has the capacity to mount a sustained campaign. |
| The IMC's 12th report, published on Wednesday, will indicate that a number of key parts of the IRA's structure have been dismantled or substantially reduced. | The IMC's 12th report, published on Wednesday, will indicate that a number of key parts of the IRA's structure have been dismantled or substantially reduced. |
| It will say some IRA members remain involved in crime, but that they are not acting with the authority of the organisation's leadership. | It will say some IRA members remain involved in crime, but that they are not acting with the authority of the organisation's leadership. |
| The IMC's 12th report is published on Wednesday | The IMC's 12th report is published on Wednesday |
| The commission will say there is not enough evidence or intelligence information for it to say who killed Denis Donaldson, the self-confessed British spy and former head of Sinn Fein's office at Stormont, who was shot dead in County Donegal in April. | The commission will say there is not enough evidence or intelligence information for it to say who killed Denis Donaldson, the self-confessed British spy and former head of Sinn Fein's office at Stormont, who was shot dead in County Donegal in April. |
| BBC home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney said: "Turning to loyalists, the report will say that senior members of both the UDA and UVF are trying to end criminality within the organisations, but that criminal and paramilitary activity is still widespread. | BBC home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney said: "Turning to loyalists, the report will say that senior members of both the UDA and UVF are trying to end criminality within the organisations, but that criminal and paramilitary activity is still widespread. |
| "It will also say that the attempted murder of Mark Haddock, the leading loyalist who was shot six times in May, was sanctioned by the UVF leadership. | "It will also say that the attempted murder of Mark Haddock, the leading loyalist who was shot six times in May, was sanctioned by the UVF leadership. |
| "The British and Irish governments will like what they hear about the IRA but, with local politicians due to travel to Scotland next week for talks aimed at restoring devolution, they will be keen to hear the response from the DUP." | "The British and Irish governments will like what they hear about the IRA but, with local politicians due to travel to Scotland next week for talks aimed at restoring devolution, they will be keen to hear the response from the DUP." |
| 'Patient determination' | 'Patient determination' |
| On Tuesday, the prime minister said he hoped the latest report from the Independent Monitoring Commission will indicate that the "conflict" in Northern Ireland is over. | On Tuesday, the prime minister said he hoped the latest report from the Independent Monitoring Commission will indicate that the "conflict" in Northern Ireland is over. |
| Tony Blair was speaking after meeting Spanish PM Jose Luis Zapatero. | Tony Blair was speaking after meeting Spanish PM Jose Luis Zapatero. |
| Mr Blair has said he hopes the latest IMC report will be positive | Mr Blair has said he hopes the latest IMC report will be positive |
| "I hope that report is positive. If it is, I hope it will indicate that the conflict is over and that we can build a shared future," Mr Blair said at a news conference in Madrid. | "I hope that report is positive. If it is, I hope it will indicate that the conflict is over and that we can build a shared future," Mr Blair said at a news conference in Madrid. |
| "The one thing I have learned is that this is a report which will be very important coming nine years into the process, and there is no other way to make these things work other than patient determination." | "The one thing I have learned is that this is a report which will be very important coming nine years into the process, and there is no other way to make these things work other than patient determination." |
| The Independent Monitoring Commission was set up by the British and Irish governments in January 2004. | The Independent Monitoring Commission was set up by the British and Irish governments in January 2004. |
| Most of its reports have concentrated on activity by paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland. | Most of its reports have concentrated on activity by paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland. |
| However, it also monitors the "normalisation" of security measures in the province. | However, it also monitors the "normalisation" of security measures in the province. |
| Its four commissioners come from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Britain and the US. | Its four commissioners come from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Britain and the US. |