It was excellent. Our recent history brought to life and so much that was new to me, too. Great watch.Anyone watched this documentary series? I've just watched it on BBC IPlayer and got to say it was a fascinating watch.
The amount of weaponry they were able to obtain from Libya and the US was incredible.
It was excellent. Our recent history brought to life and so much that was new to me, too. Great watch.
what did you learn that you didnt previously know, ?
I don’t think it was a coincidence that the the peace process sped up after 9/11 when the Americans finally realised what the “can they passed” around “really” paid for.Anyone watched this documentary series? I've just watched it on BBC IPlayer and got to say it was a fascinating watch.
The amount of weaponry they were able to obtain from Libya and the US was incredible.
An excellent book ( if you can still find it) isDone a fair bit of reading about undercover operations in NI over the last few months, a small selection below. It's mad to think how high ranking within the IRA some of the agents got. And crazy to learn about how the SAS operated there
Double Agent by Kevin Fulton, story of a guy who joins the IRA as a protestant soldier and works his way up to being part of a divisional nutting squad
The Nemesis File by Paul Bruce, the story of an SAS execution squad in NI
Fishers of Men by Rob Lewis, another story of a British Army undercover agent in the IRA
Stakeknife by Martin Ingram, more British agent 'handlers' in NI so the other side of being undercover
The Shankhill Butchers by Martin Dillon, the story behind an IRA man who basically used his position in the nutting squad to unleash his propensity for just killing people
Cheers zorro, just purchased itAn excellent book ( if you can still find it) is
Ambush: The War Between The Sas And The Ira -James Adams
Just looked and there’s an old copy on
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ambush-War-Between-Sas-Ira/dp/0330308939
Looks at the secret war between the sas and PIRA. James Adams is a journalist Who specialises in the security services and special forces. ( all his book are excellent btw inc secret armies)
he states in it that such was the resourcefulness of PIRA businesses across Ireland that had they been legit they’d prob be awarded the queens award for enterprise. Taxi firms Pirate records games etc
Done a fair bit of reading about undercover operations in NI over the last few months, a small selection below. It's mad to think how high ranking within the IRA some of the agents got. And crazy to learn about how the SAS operated there
Double Agent by Kevin Fulton, story of a guy who joins the IRA as a protestant soldier and works his way up to being part of a divisional nutting squad
The Nemesis File by Paul Bruce, the story of an SAS execution squad in NI
Fishers of Men by Rob Lewis, another story of a British Army undercover agent in the IRA
Stakeknife by Martin Ingram, more British agent 'handlers' in NI so the other side of being undercover
The Shankhill Butchers by Martin Dillon, the story behind an IRA man who basically used his position in the nutting squad to unleash his propensity for just killing people
Yes, my mistake. Difficult to remember all the details after reading a number of different accountsThe Shankill Butchers were UVF not IRA.
I don’t think it was a coincidence that the the peace process sped up after 9/11 when the Americans finally realised what the “can they passed” around “really” paid for.
google “NORAID” if you want to know more.
My issue with this is that one of the key elements of the peace process was a clean slate for the provos and their cohorts on al sides in the maze and that all bad deeds were largely forgotten ( hence the recent get out of jail letters) yet this doesn’t seem to apply to the security services. Double standards as it was a Faustian pact that however painful was needed but it should be same for all.