IRA/MI5 AND PETER PUNT FACE THE SAME PREDICAMENT

IRA/MI5 Threatens to collapse assembly . One of the problems now facing IRA/MI5 is the consequence of making "idle threats." They have made so many idle threats they now resemble the windbag Unionists politicians from the "third force and Ulster Resistance" school of political bluffers.

The present political predicament facing IRA/MI5 and the Lundy parties is wonderfully illustrated in the scriptures. Initially I had been thinking of the plight of Peter Punt, he and his accomplices cannot carry out the treachery they would like to, because they fear the electoral wrath of the people.

Punt`s People cannot go into the Fermanagh bye election looking like the IRA/MI5 lapdogs they really are. They must find some way to portray themselves as "principled, self-sacrificing, self-confident, clear-minded political strategists," then find someone gullible enough to believe them!

IRA/MI5 are in the same situation they must acheive what they presented to their electorate as "big political gains" or they too will face the wrath of an angry electorate.
The big advantage IRA/MI5 have over Peter`s punts, is the big relief they do not have TumbleDown Dick, TumbleDown Iris or Edwin Lundy to worry about. Any one or all three of these characters is capable of issuing the most absurd self destructing statement at any time of day or night.

The Jewish religious leaders wo hated Christ and the truth found themselves in the same bind. They could not carry out what they urgently wanted to do because they feared the reaction of the ordinary Jewish people.
It is most likely “the people” did not realise how frightened the leaders were of them, history could have been very different if the people had ever realised this.


Mt 14:5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Mt 21:46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
Mr 11:32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
Mr 12:12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
Lu 20:19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
Lu 22:2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.