British government infiltration of IRA

[Shoestring]

A short article from today's Observer:

IRA spy row deepens

Henry McDonald
The Observer, Sunday February 10 2008

Northern Ireland's Truth Commissioners have been shown three filing cabinets containing details about British state agents working inside the IRA and other republican organisations, The Observer has learnt.

Dr Robin Eames and Denis Bradley were shown the material during a recent visit to detectives from the Stevens Inquiry in London, which for nearly two decades has been investigating collusion between the security forces and paramilitary groups.

The duo, who have been asked to draw up a detailed report on the nature of the Troubles, were said to be 'taken back' by their findings, particularly the extent to which the IRA and Sinn Féin had been infiltrated by the security forces.

The Church of Ireland Primate and the ex-priest were unavailable for comment this weekend. So far they have refused to comment publicly about any of their findings. However, sources close to their inquiry told The Observer that both men had been shocked about the depth of penetration of the republican movement.

'They have been stunned by how many agents the RUC and MI5 had inside the Provos,' one source said yesterday. 'When they were in London, they were shown three cabinets of files on the use of republican agents alone.'

The revelations regarding spies inside republican organisations comes as the IRA and Sinn Féin absorbs the shock over the Roy McShane affair. The 58-year-old west Belfast republican was revealed on Friday as a long-term MI5 agent inside the IRA.

McShane had been a bodyguard and driver forsenior Sinn Féin figures, including Gerry Adams.

Source

[LFJ]

What's new.. its well known that both both side's were infiltrated and effectively run by GCHQ since the mid eightie's and that the troubles could have ended much sooner had MI5 wanted it.
I'm just waiting on Gerry Adams clearing his throat at a press conference and saying.. "achem Ladie's and Gentlemen I have something I would like to get off my chest!

[fish5133]

And Ian Paisley Snr is really a catholic priest!!

[paul wright]

[TonyGosling]

"Force Research Unit" which later changed its name to the Force Reconnaissance Unit. Senior officer from those days Brigadier Gordon Kerr it seems is now operating in Iraq as big cheese in SRS.

Source of the McGuinness story was, as I remember, ex Telegraph's Con Coughlin ie. MI6 up to their tricks again?

[paul wright]

Apologies for the innacuracies Tony.
The point remains that the Troubles were manipulated from Day 1 until the Omagh conspiracy
Hundreds or thousands of people died at the hidden hand of the UK state

[TonyGosling]

Bloody Sunday was a key moment, 30th January 1972.

The Northern Ireland Office was created a few weeks later.

Longtime Bilderberg chairman Lord Carrington was secretary of State for Defence under PM Ted Heath at the time it all kicked off.

[suraci]

I know someone who served that day. Nothing unusual was going to occur until they bought the paratroopers in, who are not trained to control crowds but to kill people.

The regular soldiers were surprised when the paras were deployed, as they were not needed, and had a reputation for being heavy handed, not the best asset to deploy in such an emotion charged scene.

[LFJ]

[Annie]

[QuitTheirClogs]

Sinn Fein backs Omagh police probe

Press Assoc. - Friday, August 15 06:04 pm
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080815/tuk-sinn-fein-backs-omagh-p olice-probe-6323e80.html

Sinn Fein is backing calls for a cross-border independent inquiry into the police probe following the Omagh bomb.

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said there were serious concerns about the "debacle after debacle" which plagued security force inquiries into the conflict's bloodiest atrocity.

He was speaking after a service on the 10th anniversary of the 1998 Real IRA car bombing which killed 29 people and unborn twins.

Nobody has been convicted of causing the deaths.

"The calls that are made from the families here for the establishment of an independent tribunal, they obviously have lost all faith in the police investigation and we have seen debacle after debacle," he said.

"I think what we need to do is support the families in the demands that they are now making."

Families have voiced concern about alleged police failure to act quickly enough on intelligence warnings of the planned bombing.

There have also been a string of flaws in forensics handling of the investigation, highlighted in the trial of Sean Hoey, of South Armagh, who was acquitted of murder at Omagh.

The families have secured support from other political parties in their quest for justice.

Mr McGuinness added: "This was a very clear attempt by whoever was behind the bomb to destroy the peace process, destroy Sinn Fein's peace strategy. Ten years on they have failed miserably."

[QuitTheirClogs]

Panorama: Omagh - What the Police Never Knew will be broadcast on BBC One at 8.30pm on Monday 15 September.

GCHQ 'monitored Omagh bomb calls'

The UK's electronic intelligence agency GCHQ recorded mobile phone exchanges between the Omagh bombers on the day of the attack, the BBC has learned.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7606834.stm

[scienceplease]

Now covered on front page of bbc website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7606834.stm