Nice province - shame if sumfing 'appened to it...
John Stevens' collusion inquiry into the West Belfast UDA and murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane found that of 210 UDA members it probed 207 were on the British State payroll. That's 98.5%.
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John Stevens' collusion inquiry into the West Belfast UDA and murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane found that of 210 UDA members it probed 207 were on the British State payroll. That's 98.5%.
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Initially, the British Army briefed Stevens that "no dedicated Military Intelligence unit operates in Northern Ireland" and he only found out about the Force Research Unit when senior RUC officers blamed the unit for an arson attack that took place at his Inquiry headquarters
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It turns out the FRU was involved in the murders of over 200 British citizens in the 70's and 80's in Northern Ireland - although the victims were mostly Catholics, so maybe the FRU didn't class them as "proper" citizens... or "people" even? But it "taught them a lesson".
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Thanks to Stevens and others, the truth slowly leaked out; that Loyalist paramilitaries were NOT "just like the IRA". That the UK security services were NOT an impartial observer; an innocent bystander; a disinterested party. In fact it turns out the Loyalist paramilitaries
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...were almost 100% on the UK payroll.
Many received British state training in firearms and tactics, in their day jobs in the RUC and UDR.
Many of the murders involved targeting, intelligence and logistical support from the UK state. Investigations were blocked by the RUC.
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Many received British state training in firearms and tactics, in their day jobs in the RUC and UDR.
Many of the murders involved targeting, intelligence and logistical support from the UK state. Investigations were blocked by the RUC.
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So when I hear now that Frost's team are dropping hints about a return of Loyalist violence if the EU won't accept the UK violating it's own treaty, I regard it as a threat not a warning.
The Loyalist paramilitaries are NOT some 3rd party who might - who knows - go crazy
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The Loyalist paramilitaries are NOT some 3rd party who might - who knows - go crazy
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They are in fact a paid-up arm of British Intelligence Services; called up or stood down at will, under the direction of the Government of the day. If EU talks break down and the random killings of Catholics start up, this will be because someone in HMG has ordered it.
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Why would HMG do this?
To justify an Article 16 suspension? Perhaps.
To apply pressure to the EU? Definitely.
To make the DUP dreams come true and blow up the GFA entirely? Maybe.
Or maybe its just that evil people cannot resist doing evil things. That's why they are evil.
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To justify an Article 16 suspension? Perhaps.
To apply pressure to the EU? Definitely.
To make the DUP dreams come true and blow up the GFA entirely? Maybe.
Or maybe its just that evil people cannot resist doing evil things. That's why they are evil.
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