It is sad that over the past few days that we have had terrorist attacks in N. Ireland that has claimed the lives of two young unarmed soldiers injuring another two and injuring two pizza delivery men , then today we hear the news that a police officer has lost his life in another terrorist attack in Co. Armagh, I have watched as some "security experts, in London" on TV, have commented on these matters, and given their opinion on the incidents, some of which I can only describe as utter "Bullshit". As a person who has had inside knowledge of a terrorist organisation and the thinking of some of the people involved in some of N. Ireland's most horrific acts, I think there is much more to come, indeed for the past few years I have been telling journalists of what I believed what was happening behind the scenes, the answer from the honest journalists was " editors won't print stories about N. Ireland, as it might damage the peace process". Well while they were sleeping, and the government were dismantling the security apparatus that was in place in N. Ireland, ( to please Sinn Fein ) and to give them a foothold, others in the Republican family were gathering intelligence, buying guns, recruiting new volunteer's, and doing dry runs, we have heard Sinn Fein and others condemning these "micro groups" saying that they have no support in the community, "these are the same sound bites" that the provisional IRA, had been hearing for over twenty years, they did not listen, what makes you think that republican groups will listen now ? and another thing, the Provo's didn't have that much support in the community either.
People like Willie Frazer, and some politician's have voiced concern over the years that Government were acting two fast and prematurely in dismantling the security apparatus that was in place, "Yes there were problems with the UDR and others, well there is nothing in place now, The Chief Constable is the chief of a police force, he now finds himself in a war against a small army of fanatics, ordinary policing will not work on it's own. "wake up and smell the coffee".
Signed.
Kevin Fulton
Former undercover British Soldier
