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An IRA unit headed by a notorious British agent vetted all IRA operations carried out in Belfast over a three-year period in the 1980's, a new book claims.

Of times that the internal "security unit have saved the army council?" now, i didnt think much about it at the time. in later years, ive come to the view that thats perhaps what the internal security units real raison detre was, the real purpose was to protect the army council. the british wanted that army council post—1983 in place because they knew that the army council were assets, and i differentiate between assets and agents here, that they were assets in as far as they were going to del...

The ira said they shot joseph fenton because he was what they called a british agent. joe fenton, a suspected informer, had first been interrogated in this house before his execution. its also where, several months later, another suspected informer, sandy lynch, was brought to. his account of what happened to him gives us the greatest insight into scappaticci at work as a spy catcher. an actor is giving voice to edited extracts of what lynch told the authorities about his ordeal. i belonged to t...

Every time stakeknife made contact, to make certain that we had a handler who knew him on tap so that stakeknife always saw a soldier that he knew. scappaticci was handled with care because he was worth it. he had access to every ira department. he knew who was on the up, personal weaknesses, insights that could prove useful for turning others. he even vetted new recruits. the unit designed to protect the ira was, in effect, a gift to its enemy. the moment anything from stakeknife came in, we kn...

And someone was behind me. someone who i believed was scappaticci. sandy lynch was in freddie scappaticcis sights. we entered a room at the top of the stairs. maguire and i were talking. the room was in darkness. ifelt a hand on the back of my head, and i was pushed down onto a bed and i heard a voice saying, "ira security." sandy lynch was stripped, blindfolded and tied up. i was searched from head to foot. and i felt something which i believed to be a metal detector going over my body. and i h...

I made the point, you know, like this internal security seems to have far too much power, and hejust said to me, "do you realise the amount of times that the internal "security unit have saved the army council?" now, i didnt think much about it at the time. in later years, ive come to the view that thats perhaps what the internal security units real raison detre was, the real purpose was to protect the army council. the british wanted that army council post—1983 in place because they knew that...

In alleyways. archive: in a statement, the ira said they shot joseph fenton because he was what they called a british agent. joe fenton, a suspected informer, had first been interrogated in this house before his execution. its also where, several months later, another suspected informer, sandy lynch, was brought to. his account of what happened to him gives us the greatest insight into scappaticci at work as a spy catcher. an actor is giving voice to edited extracts of what lynch told the author...

Now, i didnt think much about it at the time. in later years, ive come to the view that thats perhaps what the internal security units real raison detre was, the real purpose was to protect the army council. the british wanted that army council post—1983 in place because they knew that the army council were assets, and i differentiate between assets and agents here, that they were assets in as far as they were going to deliver a solution. former ira prisoner gerard hodgins knew scappaticci to ...

I mean, he had already started giving information, and i was briefed that my responsibility was, every time stakeknife made contact, to make certain that we had a handler who knew him on tap so that stakeknife always saw a soldier that he knew. scappaticci was handled with care because he was worth it. he had access to every ira department. he knew who was on the up, personal weaknesses, insights that could prove useful for turning others. he even vetted new recruits. the unit designed to protec...

A british agent. _ joe fenton, a suspected informer, had first been interrogated in this house before his execution. its also where, several months later, another suspected informer, sandy lynch, was brought to. his account of what happened to him gives us the greatest insight into scappaticci at work as a spy catcher. an actor is giving voice to edited extracts of what lynch told the authorities about his ordeal. i belonged to the provisional irish republican army. the unit was under control of...