41.   Protestant paramilitary leaders have warned that if the IRA continues its violence, the Protestants will resume their own attacks, including forays into Dublin and other Irish cities.

42.   Protestant political leaders oppose severing Northern Ireland from Britain.

43.   Protestant leaders also said they were concerned that the violence could spiral further as the rival militias seek reprisals.

44.   Protestant leaders angry over the releases of Catholic prisoners in recent months had cited the case of the two soldiers as an example of discrimination.

45.   Protestant leaders said that unless the two governments wanted to apply a double standard, Sinn Fein must be suspended or banned permanently.

46.   Reynolds said that he hoped his explicit promise to change the constitution would move Protestant leaders to meet with him to discuss this and other issues.

47.   So did David Trimble, the Protestant leader and head of the Ulster Unionist Party, the largest in the province.

48.   Some Protestant leaders have called on the unionist parties to boycott the formal peace effort that is being pushed by Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain.

49.   Some Protestant leaders want Ahern to pressure Sinn Fein into getting the IRA to begin turning in its weapons.

50.   Some Protestant leaders, however, criticized the use of bombs near the children.