Anytime we've got above $900, the real demand for platinum in terms of discretionary buying has, if you will, certainly been significantly reduced.

We may see prices coming off. We're seeing less demand for gold in jewelry.

We're having a bit of consolidation as the dollar strengthens a bit. But there's no change in the trend, and the gold market will continue to show strength.

The IRA will continue to function, ... Not militarily against the British state, but as a militia to give muscle to Sinn Fein and as an organ of intimidation.

That loss will never be replaced.

It will carry on with IRA discipline and intimidating people who oppose it. It can still prevent people from getting into clubs and from getting jobs.