I suppose it is a coincidence that it gets found a couple of weeks before talks are due to take place.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3656104.stm

Lickszz, it's in the interest of both of the sides in the NI talks for the peace process to be a sucess, but unfortunately it's also in the interests of all of the para military groups for it to fail.

So this device could have been planted by anyone from either side, but of course the Government is always going to be the obvious candidate for the blame.

You have to remember that these people are not freedom fighters, that's just a convenient label that they hide behind. They are hardened criminals, who have a lot to lose if there is peace in NI.

It has to be special branch or military intelligence.
That Ken Barratt, the murderer of Pat Finucane the Irish solicitor, was told by police officers that he was a senior IRA man and had to be got rid of and that an agent of military intelligence passed on a photograph of Finucane to assist this enterprise reveals how dirty these agencies are.
Planting bugs is insignificant in comparison.

What are they compalining about? All the security services have done is plant a bug. Coming from people who spent years planting bombs they should be gald to get off so lightly.

Yes Slim, you are right They should be grateful that the intelligence services haven't set a Loyalist death squad onto them. They soon forget how bad it was in the old days.

Originally posted by owdlad
Lickszz, it's in the interest of both of the sides in the NI talks for the peace process to be a sucess, but unfortunately it's also in the interests of all of the para military groups for it to fail.

So this device could have been planted by anyone from either side, but of course the Government is always going to be the obvious candidate for the blame.

You have to remember that these people are not freedom fighters, that's just a convenient label that they hide behind. They are hardened criminals, who have a lot to lose if there is peace in NI.

Exactly my point. It could help to derail the peace process and also, Adams is certainly not one to be trusted.

I would be really worried if our internal security services weren't bugging them.

Jeepers! These people have been responsible for the deaths of thousands of people on the last 30 years.

Get a sense of reality folks!

The government are bugging Gerry Adams' murderous terrorists?

Maybe the government are not quite as stupid as they have sometimes made out during the 'peace process'.

However, It would not surprise me if it was their own bug. :nod:

Patrick Magee showed no remorse after his deeds in Brighton, so if we had planted it maybe should have been a device that makes a lot more noise.
Like you Lickszz I did wonder about the convenience of the bug being found just before the talks start up again.