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Show Ireland from frontpage "Now we have the illegal paramilitary groups saying, 'We're still not going to disarm,"' Kearin said. "The IRA came out this morning and basically said, 'We're not going to disarm.'" Kearin said there are about 600,000 nationalists and 900,000 unionists living in the north. He classified members of the area's paramilitary groups into three cat-egoiies: "troublemakers," "bad boys," and "very bad boys." "The troublemakers are those that are vocal, and jump around and make a lot of noise. A bad boy is someone that has been identified or labeled as a member of one force or the other, but not very much is known about them," Kearin said. He said the "very bad boys" are the scariest because no one is supposed to know who they are. "Once you're in, you're never out. That's the paramilitary rule," Kearin said. While Kearin gave cultural information about the nationalists and unionists, he used pictures of murals, which have been created around Belfast to graphically depict the struggle from both perspectives. Slogans like, "Compromise or Conflict," and "Prepared for Peace, Ready for War," help the two sides get their points across. "In some cases you have one family that has been maintaining these murals for over three generations," Kearin said. Because of the passionate, nationalistic attitudes on both sides of these philosophies, Kearin said relations between the two faiths are generally either violent ornon-existent. "The areas in Belfast are segregated, the school system is segregated for the most part," he said. "Less than 10 percent of the schools are integrated." Except for segregation, and continual clashing, Kearin said life in Belfast is relatively normal. And though on the surface the struggle may seem to be nothing more than a holy war, Kearin said other factors are in effect. "There are other sociological issues, like discrimination, poverty, unemployment, medical services, education," he said. "All of those things play a part in this." According to information Kearin received from the internet, http:inac.orgPOWMain.html, there are over 400 Irish prisoners of war being held in prisons throughout Ireland, Britain and the United States. The information says there have never been so many prisoners of war serving such long-term sentences. About 200 of the prisoners arc serving life sentences. "The issue, is when will all the prisoners get out?" Kearin said. "And it is estimated that all of the POWs will be out in 22 months." There is a referendum going into effect May 22, he said. Twenty-two months later, all prisoners are expected to be released. Kearin said a few things need to be resolved in regard to the deep-seeded conflict. First, he said, the basic conflict between the northerners needs to be put to rest. And then issues between the Irish republic and Great Britain can begin to be effectively addressed.Amnesty International is a human rights organization that concentrates its efforts on the release of political prisoners. "In terms of Amnesty, I don't think Amnesty's work is finished," Kearin said. "Amnesty's work, in terms of Ireland, is not just limited to Northern Ireland. Amnesty is very interested in the extradition of Irish prisoners who are in American jails." Amnesty International makes much of its progress through fierce letter-writing campaigns. They are not only involved heavily with Northern Ireland's situation, but are also actively pursuing the release of many other political prisoners worldwide. WSU has an active student chapter of Amnesty International on campus. The next meeting will be May 14, in the Amnesty International room on the south side of the second floor in the Social Science Building. 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