STAKEKNIFE, THE IRA's NUTTING SQUAD & How the BRITISH RAN THE INTERNAL SECURITY UNIT| Interview with ex-IRA member & author Richard O' Rawe

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Richard O' Rawe's new book "Stakeknife's Dirty War: The Inside Story of Scappaticci, the IRA's Nutting Squad and the British Spooks Who Ran the War" offers the most comprehensive and in-depth look into the life and crimes of Freddie Scappaticci, better known as agent "Stakenife".
I spoke to Richard about Scap's rise through the ranks in the IRA, how he once would have seemed the least-likely of republican men to be an informer and how the internal security unit aka "the nutting squad" was ran with Stakeknife at it's helm. Richard tells us about the putting-together of such a detailed book and the many rumors that surround Freddie Scappaticci.
Richard also shared his insight into what former-IRA men think about the accusations of informing leveled against Martin McGuinness, whether Scappaticci was the only spy in the ISU and if the upper-echelons of British govt knew about Stakeknife and his activities.
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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Putting together the book & who was Freddie Scappaticci
06:05 When Scappaticci and Ricky joined the IRA & Scappaticci’s rise through the ranks
09:45 Scappaticci once looked very unlikely to have been an informer/agent
11:05 Difference between an agent and an informer
12:50 WHO WERE “THE NUTTING SQUAD” ??
18:05 Michael Kearney’s m*rder
19:40 WAS SCAP THE ONLY AGENT/INFORMER WITHIN THE NUTTING SQUAD?
22:05 British Intel sacrificing lesser-informers to protect a higher-up agent
25:20 HOW FAR UP DID KNOWLEDGE OF STAKENIFE GO ?
26:55 Was Steaknife the UK government’s highest-ranking informant?
35:15 Was Scap rich by the end?
37:50 Scap’s mental health and p*rn-habit?
50:10 How was Steaknife recruited by the British Govt ?
53:30 Torture by the ISU
55:00 Motivations for writing the book
1:08:55 IS SCAP REALLY DEAD? & thoughts on Operation Kenova

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