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Welcome to the State Violence and Collusion Project portal on [[Powerbase:About|Powerbase]]&mdash;your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR.
 
  
'''[http://powerbase.info/index.php/Category:State_Violence_and_Collusion_Project See the A-Z list of all articles in the State Violence and Collusion Project]'''
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[[Image:FRUPict0.jpg|800px|left|thumb|Members of the top secret British Army [[Force Research Unit]] in the 1980s. [[Ian Hurst]] is pictured second from left. [[Philip Campbell Smith]] is second from the right. Smith was convicted of blagging information as a private detective in 2012, and accused by the BBC's ''Panorama'' of bugging Hurst's computer.]]
  
The State Violence and Collusion Project has been established by Spinwatch in collaboration with the [http://www.patfinucanecentre.org/ Pat Finucane Centre] as a platform for research on the role of state violence and in the Northern Ireland conflict. It aims to build up a comprehensive picture of the role of state structures in the conflict, that can help make the case for a wider public process of truth recovery.  
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The '''State Violence and Collusion Project''' has been set up by Spinwatch in collaboration with the [http://www.patfinucanecentre.org/ Pat Finucane Centre]. It acts as a platform for research on state violence and collusion in the Northern Ireland conflict. By building up a comprehensive picture of the role of state structures in the conflict, we aim to assist families and researchers in working on particular cases, and in making the case for a wider public process of truth recovery.  
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*'''[http://powerbase.info/index.php/Category:State_Violence_and_Collusion_Project See the A-Z list of all articles in the State Violence and Collusion Project]'''
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*'''Read:''' [http://www.spinwatch.org/images/Countergangs1971-76.pdf COUNTER-GANGS: A history of undercover military units in Northern Ireland 1971-1976], by Margaret Urwin. This pamphlet and associated online material from our project have been cited in Anne Cadwallader's ''Lethal Allies: British Collusion In Ireland.''
  
Powerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by an [[User:Melissa Jones|Managing editor]] and a [[User:David|Sysop]] and several Associate Portal editors. The Editor of the Northern Ireland Portal is [[User:Tom_Griffin|Tom Griffin]].
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<br>'''Powerbase has a policy of [[Powerbase:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by a [[User:Melissa Jones|managing editor]], a [[User:David|Sysop]] and several associate portal editors.''' '''The editor of the State Violence and Collusion Project is [[User:Tom_Griffin|Tom Griffin]].'''
 
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'''Priority pages for the Collusion and State Violence Project'''
 
 
 
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'''MI5'''
 
*[[MI5 in Northern Ireland]]
 
*[[MI5 T Branch]]
 
'''British Army'''
 
*[[Frank Kitson]]
 
*[[Military Reaction Force]]
 
*[[Special Reconnaissance Unit]]
 
*[[Ulster Defence Regiment]]
 
'''Force Research Unit'''
 
*[[Martin Ingram]]
 
*[[Philip Campbell Smith]]
 
*[[Margaret Walshaw]]
 
*[[David Moyles]]
 
*[[Ronnie Anderson]]
 
 
 
 
 
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*[[Northern Ireland Office]]
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*[[Northern Ireland Office]] - Responsible for UK government interests, including security.
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*[[Province Executive Committee (Northern Ireland)|‎Province Executive Committee]] - High-level security committee.
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*[[Tasking and Co-ordinating Groups]]: [[TCG Belfast]] | [[TCG North]] | [[TCG South]] - co-ordinated security force covert operations at regional level.
  
 
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*[[General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland]] (GOC NI) - Senior British military officer in Northern Ireland until 2009. Incumbents during the early troubles included [[Ian Freeland]], [[Harry Tuzo]] and [[Frank King]].
 
*[[General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland]] (GOC NI) - Senior British military officer in Northern Ireland until 2009. Incumbents during the early troubles included [[Ian Freeland]], [[Harry Tuzo]] and [[Frank King]].
 
*[[Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)]] (CLFNI). Senior British Army commander below the GOC. Notable CLF's included [[Anthony Farrar-Hockley]], [[Robert Ford]] and [[James Glover]].
 
*[[Commander Land Forces (Northern Ireland)]] (CLFNI). Senior British Army commander below the GOC. Notable CLF's included [[Anthony Farrar-Hockley]], [[Robert Ford]] and [[James Glover]].
*[[Brigadier-General Staff (Intelligence) (DIS)]] - Senior British Army intelligence officer in Northern Ireland.
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*[[Brigadier-General Staff (Intelligence) (DIS)]] - Senior British Army intelligence officer working on Northern Ireland.
 
*[[39th Infantry Brigade]] - British Army Brigade covering Belfast area during the Troubles. Commanded by controversial counterinsurgency theorist [[Frank Kitson]] during the early 1970s.  
 
*[[39th Infantry Brigade]] - British Army Brigade covering Belfast area during the Troubles. Commanded by controversial counterinsurgency theorist [[Frank Kitson]] during the early 1970s.  
 
*[[8th Infantry Brigade]] - Brigade covering Derry during the Troubles. The [[Bloody Sunday]] massacre took place during the command of [[Patrick MacLellan]] in 1972.
 
*[[8th Infantry Brigade]] - Brigade covering Derry during the Troubles. The [[Bloody Sunday]] massacre took place during the command of [[Patrick MacLellan]] in 1972.
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*[[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] (RUC) - Police force in Northern Ireland until 2001. | [[Police Service of Northern Ireland]]
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*[[Royal Ulster Constabulary]] (RUC) - Police force in Northern Ireland until 2001.
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*[[RUC Special Branch]] (SB or 'E Department') - responsible for intelligence. 
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*[[Police Service of Northern Ireland]] - Successor to the RUC
  
 
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*[[Ulster Volunteer Force]] | [[Robin Jackson]] | [[Mark Haddock]]
 
*[[Ulster Volunteer Force]] | [[Robin Jackson]] | [[Mark Haddock]]
*[[Ulster Defence Association]] | [[Brian Nelson]]
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*[[Ulster Defence Association]] | [[James Miller]] | [[Brian Nelson]]
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*[[Provisional IRA]] | [[Sean O'Callaghan]] | [[Freddie Scappaticci]]
 
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*[[MI5 in Northern Ireland]]
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*[[Military Reaction Force]]
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*[http://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Category:State_Violence_and_Collusion_Timeline State Violence and Collusion Timeline]  
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*[http://www.rosemarynelsoninquiry.org/ Rosemary Nelson Inquiry]
 
*[http://www.rosemarynelsoninquiry.org/ Rosemary Nelson Inquiry]
 
*[http://www.billywrightinquiry.org/ Billy Wright Inquiry]
 
*[http://www.billywrightinquiry.org/ Billy Wright Inquiry]
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*[http://www.patfinucanereview.org/report/ Report of the De Silva Review]
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*[http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/smithwickFinal03122013_171046.pdf Report of the Smithwick Inquiry]
 
*[http://www.birw.org/ British Irish Rights Watch] NGO concerned with the human rights dimension of the Northern Ireland conflict and latterly the peace process.
 
*[http://www.birw.org/ British Irish Rights Watch] NGO concerned with the human rights dimension of the Northern Ireland conflict and latterly the peace process.
*[http://www.serve.com/pfc/ The Pat Finucane Centre] Human rights group named after solicitor murdered in 1989 by loyalists acting in collusion with elements of British intelligence.
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*[http://www.patfinucanecentre.org/ The Pat Finucane Centre] Human rights group named after solicitor murdered in 1989 by loyalists acting in collusion with elements of British intelligence.
 
*[http://www.dublinmonaghanbombings.org/ Justice for the Forgotten] Group campaigning on behalf of the families of those killed in the [[Dublin and Monaghan bombings]] of 1974.
 
*[http://www.dublinmonaghanbombings.org/ Justice for the Forgotten] Group campaigning on behalf of the families of those killed in the [[Dublin and Monaghan bombings]] of 1974.
 
*[http://www.relativesforjustice.com/ Relatives for Justice] Belfast based organisation working with the families of the victims of state violence and collusion.
 
*[http://www.relativesforjustice.com/ Relatives for Justice] Belfast based organisation working with the families of the victims of state violence and collusion.
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*[http://www.themcgurksbarmassacre.com/ The McGurk's Bar Massacre] Campaign for the victims of the 1971 McGurks Bar bomb.
 
*[http://www.themcgurksbarmassacre.com/ The McGurk's Bar Massacre] Campaign for the victims of the 1971 McGurks Bar bomb.
 
*[http://www.policeombudsman.org/ Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland]
 
*[http://www.policeombudsman.org/ Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland]
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*Book: John McGuffin, [http://www.irishresistancebooks.com/guineapigs/guineapigs.htm ''The Guineapigs'']
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*Book: Aly Renwick, [http://www.troopsoutmovement.com/oliversarmy.htm ''Oliver's Army'']
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*[http://www.nuzhound.com/index.php Newshound] Links to Daily newspaper articles about Northern Ireland.
 
*[http://www.nuzhound.com/index.php Newshound] Links to Daily newspaper articles about Northern Ireland.
 
*[http://sluggerotoole.com Slugger O'Toole] Blog on Northern Ireland politics
 
*[http://sluggerotoole.com Slugger O'Toole] Blog on Northern Ireland politics
 
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*[http://www.thedetail.tv/ The Detail] Investigative journalism website
 
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*[http://eamonnmallie.com/ EamonMallie.com] Website of journalist Eamonn Mallie. Also features contributions from security correspondent [http://eamonnmallie.com/author/brian-rowan/ Brian Rowan].
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*[http://www.fadooda.com/ Cic Saor/Free Kick] Blog of journalist Paul Larkin.
 
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Members of the top secret British Army Force Research Unit in the 1980s. Ian Hurst is pictured second from left. Philip Campbell Smith is second from the right. Smith was convicted of blagging information as a private detective in 2012, and accused by the BBC's Panorama of bugging Hurst's computer.

The State Violence and Collusion Project has been set up by Spinwatch in collaboration with the Pat Finucane Centre. It acts as a platform for research on state violence and collusion in the Northern Ireland conflict. By building up a comprehensive picture of the role of state structures in the conflict, we aim to assist families and researchers in working on particular cases, and in making the case for a wider public process of truth recovery.



Powerbase has a policy of strict referencing and is overseen by a managing editor, a Sysop and several associate portal editors. The editor of the State Violence and Collusion Project is Tom Griffin.

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