Talking to Terrorists?
The dominant image of the day has been the images of Constable Steven Carroll's funeral, with the Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde visibly moved as he pledged to Constable Carroll's widow that her husband would never be forgotten.
Overnight the Real IRA's political wing, the 32 County Sovereignty Movement, gave its response to the latest killings in a statement carried on its website. The statement rejected Martin McGuinness's comments on Tuesday, when he called those responsible for the violence murderers and "traitors to the people of Ireland".
The movement argued that the sight of Martin McGuinness standing as Stormont calling IRA members "traitors" was "the pinnacle of British strategy".
On the Talkback programme Fr Aidan Troy argued that talks of some kind should be attempted with the the Real IRA, in order to emphasise how wrong their actions are.
Others countered that such dialogue would merely be a reward for violence.
For his response to this call for dialogue, as well as his take on the dissident threat in the future and the prospects for devolving justice powers, I have been talking to the Justice Minister Paul Goggins. You can hear the interview in full on Inside Politics tomorrow at 1245 pm.
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