[Norn Iron]

The Observer and the Guardian are mouthpieces for the UK government and for Irish nationalism so we should perhaps take the story with a pinch of salt.

Their information could have come from London or Dublin or could have been submitted jointly.

[Colosis]

Who cares what reason they decommission for - this is the holy grail of unionism, it's all we have heard them demanding for years. Were you watching 'Question time' last week. Seems that the only people interested in going back to war with the IRA are the hardline unionists and - wait for it - Muslems! Thankfully, John Reid had a more pragmatic view of things.