With 28 people dead and 200 injured, the perfidious terrorist attack by the Real IRA in the centre of Omagh, Co. Tyrone, shows how right John Major was when he wanted peace talks only to begin after the paramilitary groups have decommissioned their weapons.
Today there is a peace agreement, to be sure, but what is it worth ?
The early release of IRA prisoners from Northern Irish and English prisons is a premature step which politicians might soon regret.