1987 papers reveal 'MI5 plot to kill Irish PM Haughey' - Polidicks

[quote]A loyalist paramilitary claim MI5 asked them to assassinate the Irish prime minister in 1985 is among revelations in newly-released Irish state papers. Documents include a letter purportedly written by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) to Charles Haughey, saying an MI5 officer asked them to "execute" him. The documents also contain a claim Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams "set up" an IRA gang who were shot dead by the SAS at Loughgall, County Armagh, in 1987. Sinn Féin describe that as "nonsense". The claim was passed on to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs by the respected Catholic cleric, Fr Denis Faul, about three months after the Loughgall killings. The details are all contained in previously classified documents, held by the Irish National Archives, which have been made available to the public for the first time under the 30-year rule. The 'UVF' letter, which was sent to the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) in 1987, contained a long list of collusion allegations against the British intelligence services. Addressed to Mr Haughey, it read: "In 1985 we were approached by a MI5 officer...he asked us to execute you." It stated that UVF paramilitaries had been supplied with details that would have compromised the taoiseach's personal security, including aerial photographs of his family homes, his cars and his private yacht. The late taoiseach's son, Seán Haughey has confirmed to Irish broadcaster, RTÉ, that his family were aware of the death threat at the time and took it seriously.[/quote] [url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42510529[/url]

Top secret intelligence agency plotting assassinations? Color me fuckin' shocked.

It's worth mentioning that this is still a claim, nothing has been proven, this comes from the UVF, a Terrorist Organisation on the same level as the IRA, except on the Loyalist Side, they killed British, just like the IRA did. Despite this it has been proven that there was RUC, MI-5 and UVF collusion, same as the evidence of CIA-IRA collusion, It wouldn't surprise me one bit if there was a contingency plan in place.

I'm pretty sure people don't just go up to other people saying "Dr. Pavel, I'm MI5".

No surprises there to be honest. It's not a conspiracy theory amongst most who read into Irish/Anglo relations during 1969-1998. Having a group like the UVF come out and say that MI5 approached them is like saying the sky is blue, they fucking did the Dublin/Monaghan bombings. Literal evil snakes, They would have sent out people that literally agreed with them to die just to get the once over on "Uppity Eire".

[quote]The documents also contain a claim Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams "set up" an IRA gang who were shot dead by the SAS at Loughgall, County Armagh, in 1987. Sinn Féin describe that as "nonsense".[/quote] What's the bet they describe this as nonsense but claim the rest is true :rolleyes:

[QUOTE=Persecution;53013896]Top secret intelligence agency plotting assassinations? Color me fuckin' shocked.[/QUOTE] Well there's a bit of difference between them "just" plotting random assassinations and them plotting the assassination of a neighboring country's head of state.