Stakeknife: Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland

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· Bolinda · Narrated by Phillip Sacramento
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An explosive exposé of how British military intelligence really works – from the inside. The stories of two undercover agents: the man known as Stakeknife, Force Research Unit (FRU) agent and deputy head of the IRA’s infamous ‘Nutting Squad’, the internal security force which tortured and killed suspected informers; and Brian Nelson, who worked for the FRU, aiding loyalist terrorists and murderers in their bloody work. The inside story on: – How the British Secret Service uses informers – The recruitment, briefing and handling of spies – Murders and set-ups in Northern Ireland. Written by Martin Ingram, the whistleblowing former British intelligence officer and FRU handler, and Greg Harkin, winner of The Scoop of the Year Award for breaking the Stakeknife story.
An explosive exposé of how British military intelligence really works – from the inside. The stories of two undercover agents: the man known as Stakeknife, Force Research Unit (FRU) agent and deputy head of the IRA’s infamous ‘Nutting Squad’, the internal security force which tortured and killed ...

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Greg Harkin, an award-winning Belfast journalist for the People newspaper, is the journalist who first broke the story on the Stakeknife affair. He was awarded the 2003 Scoop of the Year award for his work on the story.

Martin Ingram is the pseudonym of an ex-British Army intelligence officer turned whistle-blower. He worked in Army intelligence during 1981–84 and 1987–90, working for the Force Research Unit, a highly secretive unit, in Northern Ireland. Since deciding to become a whistle-blower, he has written articles for many newspapers, including the Sunday Times, the Guardian, the Irish News, and Andersons town News.

Phillip Sacramento is a voice actor from Northern Ireland with a signature, transatlantic flair. With a career spanning two decades, his voice features across audiobooks, video games, film and animation with previous clients including BBC NI, Games Workshop, Crunchyroll and Score Draw Media. Phillip’s narration includes the Space Wolf series by William King and Lee Lightner, and the Troy Stark series by Jack Mars. His animation work includes the anime series Tribe Nine, Games Workshop’s Interrogator, CBeebies’ Yukee and the Annecy Official Selection film, The World’s Divide by Denver Jackson.

Greg Harkin, an award-winning Belfast journalist for the People newspaper, is the journalist who first broke the story on the Stakeknife affair. He was awarded the 2003 Scoop of the Year award for his work on the story. Martin Ingram is the pseudonym of an ex-British Army intelligence officer tur...

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