UVF chooses observers to verify its arms decommissioning

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Woodward stated that they have made good progress with loyalist decomissioning and strongly hinted that they would miss another deadline if they had to.

A spokesperson for security here said on radio Ulster this morning that loyalists have absoloutly no notion of decomissioning anything and Hugh Orde is getting rid of 500 reserve policemen - which will probobly pay the wages of the PSNI marching seasons budget.

[Pat Mc Larnon]

"A Dublin-born trade unionist and an east Belfast Methodist minister are to be asked to oversee the decommissioning of the Ulster Volunteer Force's terrorism arsenal.

The Observer has learnt that Irish peace activist Chris Hudson, formerly of the Communication Workers Union, and the Rev Gary Mason are the UVF's preferred "independent observers" when the group disarms later this summer."

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After all these years, loyalists might finally hand back all the weapons the British gave them.

Interesting point from the Observer, just exactly how did Chris Hudson earn his title of 'Irish peace activist?'

[Glennshane]

I think anyone who thinks they decommissioned their lot is naive. The IICD was working off a list provided by Gadaffi. What did he write at the end of if? 'Swear to God, that was everything'?

I hope you are correct.