Codename Stakeknife: How a British mole in the IRA became a man of myth
He was the ‘crown jewel’ of undercover work during the Troubles, but Freddie Scappaticci’s death means we may never know the full story
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He was the ‘crown jewel’ of undercover work during the Troubles, but Freddie Scappaticci’s death means we may never know the full story
He was the “jewel in the crown” of British intelligence. Now Freddie Scappaticci — the informer known as Stakeknife — will take the secrets of his murderous past to the grave.
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RICHARD KAY: Freddie Scappaticci (pictured), who was aged 73 and denied that he was the agent Stakeknife, died several days ago and was buried last week.
Britain’s history of arming and training terrorist groups, however, as outlined in last week’s report, goes back even further.