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Informers working inside terrorist groups, tell lies on an almost daily basis.
They have to tell lies to avoid detection and stay alive. They often tell lies in order to obtain intelligence. Lying is an important part of their skill set.
Informers sometimes lie to their...
They have to tell lies to avoid detection and stay alive. They often tell lies in order to obtain intelligence. Lying is an important part of their skill set.
Informers sometimes lie to their...
... handlers, or at least withhold information, for a variety of reasons. One such reason, is the fear that if they pass on the information, their handlers, or others, will act upon it in such a way that they will be revealed as the source and their terrorist comrades will...
...torture and kill the informer. An informer therefore may feel the need to engage in a criminal activity, to avoid suspicion and maintain their credibility within the terrorist group.
If, at some time in the future, the informer's criminal activity is exposed and he is...
If, at some time in the future, the informer's criminal activity is exposed and he is...
... facing the prospect of prosecution, he has an obvious motivation to muddy the water, by claiming he carried out the criminal act, with the knowledge or at the behest of his handlers. Such an allegation will of course come as welcome news to those who have their own agenda...
... to push and they will use the allegation for their own propaganda narrative.
That, dear reader, is a scenario that should be considered when observing events in Northern Ireland.
That, dear reader, is a scenario that should be considered when observing events in Northern Ireland.
