Stakeknife's Double Life: British Intelligence's Secret Protection
Update: 2025-12-09
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Stakeknife, a British agent who infiltrated the IRA, passed away at seventy-seven. He was a key figure during the Troubles, acting as a top informant while leading the IRAs internal security unit. Despite British intelligences awareness of his brutal activities, they protected him, allowing him to live comfortably in England under an assumed name for twenty years. Victims families express relief and frustration, as true transparency and justice remain elusive. Scappaticcis motivation for becoming an agent may have been avoiding prosecution or financial gain, with his past remaining unknown to new acquaintances. He only appeared in court once for extreme pornography possession, receiving a suspended sentence before his death.
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