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| + | "[[John Black]]" or "JB" is the pseudonym of a former loyalist paramilitary who claims to have worked with the British security forces in Northern Ireland. | ||
His claims are regarded with scepticism by several Irish human rights organisations.<ref>Personal communications, [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/User:Tom_Griffin Tom Griffin], July 2008.</ref> | His claims are regarded with scepticism by several Irish human rights organisations.<ref>Personal communications, [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/User:Tom_Griffin Tom Griffin], July 2008.</ref> | ||
Black is currently working on a book about his allegations. In a draft of the acknowledgements, he thanks former [[FRU]] agent [[Martin Ingram]] "for pointing me in the right direction in the first place.'<ref>Extracts from unpublished manuscript by John Black, seen by [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/User:Tom_Griffin Tom Griffin], 25 August 2008.</ref> | Black is currently working on a book about his allegations. In a draft of the acknowledgements, he thanks former [[FRU]] agent [[Martin Ingram]] "for pointing me in the right direction in the first place.'<ref>Extracts from unpublished manuscript by John Black, seen by [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/User:Tom_Griffin Tom Griffin], 25 August 2008.</ref> | ||
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"John Black" or "JB" is the pseudonym of a former loyalist paramilitary who claims to have worked with the British security forces in Northern Ireland.
His claims are regarded with scepticism by several Irish human rights organisations.[1]
Black is currently working on a book about his allegations. In a draft of the acknowledgements, he thanks former FRU agent Martin Ingram "for pointing me in the right direction in the first place.'[2]
External Resources
- How Britain created Ulster's murder gangs, by Neil Mackay, Sunday Herald,27 January 2007.
- Families of six murdered men demand probe into collusion, by Colm Heatley, Sunday Business Post, 11 February 2007.
- The Historical Enquiries Team report into the McGurk's bar bombing, by Laura Friel, An Phoblacht, 12 June 2008.
References
- ↑ Personal communications, Tom Griffin, July 2008.
- ↑ Extracts from unpublished manuscript by John Black, seen by Tom Griffin, 25 August 2008.
