It's common knowledge now that the Protestant terrorists were an arm of the British state; virtually all were informants. Many within the IRA didn't trust Adams and especially McGuinness, both of whom emerged from the conflict without a scratch and served little jail time. It's been rumoured for years that McGuinness was an MI6 agent codenamed The Fisherman. It would explain the gushing praise Blair gave him this morning.

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