Northern Ireland (merged thread)

[davidbfpo]

Posts 169-171 refer to previous, recent posts.

Now:

One of the British state’s most important agents inside the IRA, “Stakeknife”, has been arrested by detectives investigating 18 murders during the Northern Ireland Troubles.Republican and security sources in Belfast confirmed on Tuesday that a 72-year-old man detained by police officers working for Operation Kenova is Freddie Scappaticci.

Accused of being the IRA’s chief spycatcher, the Belfast man stands accused of being a double agent who was working for the security forces while overseeing the murder of informers within the republican movement.

Link:https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...on/ar-BBItYyq?

(Added later)

The Irish journalist Ed Moloney, now in NYC and a SME on the IRA, has a blogsite and has commented upon the arrest.
Link:https://thebrokenelbow.com/2018/01/3...s-that-follow/