I remember the Loughgall ambush in 1987. That particular East Tyrone brigade were very active during the mid-1980s. A lot of the SAS ambushes took out a number of the East Tyrone IRA volunteers. I remember thinking at that time, where were the SAS getting their intelligence?
The IRA were infiltrated at every level, look how easily they gave up when told to basically, when we decided to get involved in the Balkans. They were told, give up, or we take you out. Every soldier knows we could finish them over the weekend, we know 99.9% of them. Adams and McGuinness were informers, that's why they were allowed to become MPs. I heard from MI5 friend, though he would not name anyone, that the provisional Army Council of 7 had two informers in their ranks.
One of the SAS men involved was John McAleese who had taken part in the Iranian Embassy siege and was a veteran of the Falklands War. He took part in another successful action against the East Tyrone IRA. He was wanted on child pornography images which were found on his computer. He went to Greece and there was an extradition warrant for his arrest at the time of his death. His son John was KIA serving with The Rifles in Afghanistan by an IED in Helmand province.
@@johnroche7541John McAleese was set up by his own side. 'Child porn' images etc etc Yeah, of course. The usual trick of Intel to play the man not the ball.
Bobby Sands was in the IRA in West Belfast. He ran for election as an MP in Tyrone/Fermanagh. The British army didn't encounter Sands in the Tyrone countryside.
@davebrayfb John Crawley us marine in IRA said in an interview the leadership and army council never knew about local units operations till after they happened....read his book recently called the yank... brilliant read
@davebrayfb I always remember the day the downing Street attack happened....got in from school and only 4 channels on TV then....all breaking news on all channels...the censorship of Adams voice in the 90s was ludicrous....fella that dubbed him was actor Stephen rea too, and married to Dolores price....kind of ironic lol
When I was 12 a British major would raid our house 2 or 3 times a week. It got so bad we give them a key and said "stop kicking our door in" He would tell my mother he "was going to kill her sons" That major was killed in south Armagh in a "helicopter accident"
I do not believe that. Majors do not do house calls personally and if this happened to you without reasonable cause you would have got the police involved and made a major claim scuz pun against the British army. Ex RM.
@@doubleducks814 You understand the concept of been there done that. In the very early days 69 and very early 70ties it was a bit cowboy but soon became an Op with both hands tied behind you back trying to appease the twats trying to kill you. You got nicked for farting in the wrong direction. The Irish knew how to play the compo game and this kind of incident would have been reported and those involved investigated by a police force who wanted brownie points again from the same ones who wished them dead. As I stated Majors are company commanders in the Brit army they do not do house calls or raids. They plan and conduct them from a CP far from the point of contact/house. The only thing a major may have done is go to the house after a complaint with a bunch of flowers and apologise for his men's actions such had the BS gotten into the system because of politicians wanting their cake and eating it while grunts suffered. I do not believe your comment it is very civvie perception of some lefty who is living in London and La la land. I bet you are English to boot and not Northern Irish. Irony of ironies I am Irish who served in the Royal Marines and I saw my job out there to stop people murdering each other.
@JohnKobaRuddy I know. But it is what was implied. Most UK MPs are not from the area they represent. People still refer to them as being from there though.
Both sides are working for the Fabian socialism agenda, in service to the central banking cabal. A couple of weeks before the death of Bobby Sands, I decided to begin the leaving process from the British army but it was cancelled when the Falklands war came up. I served there with airborne forces and left the army shortly after returning from that war. Over the next fifteen years, I covered war as a photojournalist in south east Asia, eastern Europe and east Africa. I went on to work for a US congressman and presidential candidate. War, politics and mainstream media is a racket. I now live back in my ancestral homeland of Ireland. Great work here. Thanks. I would like to speak with you. I have just started my own channel and I'm running as an independent candidate in Lismore, Co. Waterford. Have the best day ever 🕊️💚🙏☘️
They were betrayed for 10 pieces of silver. Set up by their so called own, sold out. Those poor hunger striker's died for nothing, may they rest in peace.
The South Armagh Brigade were highly professsional and caused so much trouble for the security forces and mainland (lorry bombs). Terrible that the committee Tyrone Brigade were so ruthlessly betrayed..
REMOTE NEURAL MONITORING is why MI5 were and are so successful (true). And to add their Irish equivalent are using the same (American) technologies in the Republic of IRELAND. 5 steps ahead.
Bobbysands was originally from Rathcoole eastate like many Catholic family's living in Rathcoole got burnt out Bobby's family moved to Twinbrook west belfast, when on hunger strike Bobby stood as an MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone and was elected with 30,492 votes.
McCallion is pretty far from a fantasist, ex-SAS, & has lived a life that's full on, do some research & you will see matters differently. He became a barrister.
Everyone saying about Bobby Sands in the comments are right. I think this man was talking about Ol Francis Hughes here not Bobby but got them mixed up? may they rest in peace.
@@AndrewEllis-h8c As well as him wearing the uniform etc. Francis is the only man I am aware of apart from Martin Mehaan senior who wore an actual uniform in battle. In the recent past that is. A lot wore a mix of BDU 's in South armagh like he said standard british camo, but the Uniforms worn by Francis and Mehaan were standout distinctive beret and all just had to correct that!
@@jackietreehorn5561 Though you would more often see the camo gear wore at colour parties commemorations etc than in combat so you aren't wrong in saying it would not make sense, but they did on occasion. Jeans and a deadora jackets usually did the tricklol.
Interesting. I was in South Armagh at the time. 1987-8 as I recall. We were based at BBK. Got mortared there as I was taking off in a Lynx. Patrolled right down on the border, eg. nr Sailor St; from XMG, the G towers (occasionally SAS would ‘walk in’ for extraction). Totally agree with McCallion on the betrayal.
You could see the plums of smoke rising up from the mill that day as we were up in St. Joseph's PS just up past the police station. When they sent us home the village was sealed off and I remember the Spotter plane flying over the Village.
@@Thedukes1984We (B Coy) were based on the top floor of BBK. A company of Royal Marines were next level down. So up and down the metal mountain with all out patrol kit! First room on the right was the int officer’s. Made sense. As 4 of us were taking off in a Lynx to be dropped off down nr the border, I first noticed the blue flashing, revolving lights (like a police car). There was at least one on top of a hut. I hadn’t noticed it before. I saw a mate get hit by shrapnel and go down. I thought he was dead. I saw the flatbed outside the Mill. The ‘tubes’. Then we were gone none the wiser. Close call. My mate Dave had nasty lacerations to neck and shoulder. He was invalided out.
Some inconsistencies in his statements Bobby was from Belfas not from Tyrone, had the SA brigade been infiltrated , not to my knowledge , don’t know how many SAS members killed in SA but plenty of paras were killed by the SA brigade, good podcast
Seemingly they swerved the lead rounds in S Armagh but swerved off the roads in West Germany, dying very shortly after their 'contact' in Ireland. Frightful driving skills.
I remember in early 1980s in Derry, Near Pennyburn, the IRA ambushed a van and everyone inside was killed, I remember people saying there was bodies seen inside the van when door was opened. Area sealed off and chopper up, 6 o'clock news... NOTHING, after News at Ten news.. Nothing. Few days later some British Soldiers who died in Cyprus after an Accident. They published their names.
Growing up through the troubles - watching everything else happen around the world now - it’s really strange - the tactics used here are being praised elsewhere right now and being condemned at the same time
This bloke has enough drank. Have the Brits ever considered why an organisation like the IRA came into existence in the first place? Imagine if Irish soldiers were patroling the streets of England?
@@jackietreehorn5561 If it was a war, why hasn’t Adams/ McGuinness ever been tried for war crimes. All state agents, figures are like 80% of Republicans and 90% of Loyalists. They were nothing more than sectarian deaths squads.
Bobby Sands came from the Tyrone area? Since when? Is he referring to Bobby's election as MP, or is he just confused? Also it's the east Tyrone Brigade, not the south Tyrone Brigade. Maybe SAS are better at shooting than they are at geography.
They were not lost , just got found in the wrong side of the border .It could have been a nasty surprises for the guard of it they wanted too make something of it .🤔
Bobby Sands was not from Tyrone, he was elected there which might be source of confusion. Tyrone losses in late 80s or early 90s were astonishing, just reading Ed Moloneys book and hadn’t realised extent of it.
It must be linked to the Loughall investigation by the IRA. After Loughall the IRA conducted an inquiry led by Pete Ryan and the Head of Internal Security- Freddie Scappaticci. They interviewed over 100 Tyrone Republicans to try and ascertain exactly what had happened. Those names must have made their way to British Intelligence which then in turn made their way to the Loyalists. Then a very highly placed source was passing info on the Tyrone operations. The leak to me appears to have been a central leak. Most likely Northern Command, as they were vetting operations particularly after Enniskillen.
@@cannibalholocaust3015 not answering the question which was not difficult.. how many ira lost their lives in the 90s and late 80s nothing to do with bars or whiskey you brought up the narrative I just asked
Yeah u right he used to meet mi5 agents in a cafe outside Belfast when the hunger strike was happening he got things to answer for he also Frank scabatichi stay in Belfast they big mates. I think I spelled Freddie name wrong.
So basically this guy is saying Adams sold out Jim Lynagh for the Peace Process. He really is the heir to Dev. Had McGuinness not been on board Adams would have sacificed him as well. Ruthless pursuit of personal power.
I saw how they handled Covid, kept us locked in our homes and unable to bury our dead while they marched the streets in a show of strength for an IRA funeral, the people in the north are under no delusions!
He served his time in military and if my memory is correct ive seen him elsewhere and he went on to become a barrister at law. So he is not a thick guy at all. He is now an old guy and memory probably faded a lot. He also sounds like he might be in drink a bit. But what he says is essentially true. The mil and police got their act together and the peace process is entirely due to the intelligence effort. IRA had no choice but to go the peace route despite disarming being a sham. They never handed all arms over etc. never would ( would You in their position). they were getting slotted of caught red handed and locked up every time they attempted a job. A lot of the cctv and anpr we all have everywhere today was developed by the boffins fighting terrorism. We are all being watched 24/7/365 a lot more than people realise. Rightly so. If your law abiding whats the problem.
So it's all down to those bloody nice chaps who came a cropper at the Mull of Kintyre so you could say, I would suggest, that they inadvertently proved that there is a God......or maybe someone even higher, if you take my meaning, a nice spot of internal housekeeping, saves for any awkwardness later on.
Not so sure about that .. this is typical rewriting a narrative which I've noticed some military like to do .. I've heard fromer sas say oh the ira were hated in NI we were the good guys ..really why did their political wing win the votes then .. Also he say s armagh ira were penetrated.. That'll be news to people of Manchester and London who saw massive truck bombs going off . Operations requiring dozens yet uk authorities seemed oblivious.. Fact is sin fien knew the violence had to stop if they wanted to get the mainstream vote in NI .. Many ira didn't even want to stop then . Wasn't until omagh bomb that many people said enough of this time for political approach
@@mikedon5205 That Omagh bomb coming as it did on Our lady's accession day was the work of MI5+6 and G2 , naturally. The bomb to end bombs as I heard it termed.
Not so Anti British it was Anti British Army there is a difference and even then they knew Squaddies were just guys couldn’t get a proper job at home and didn’t want to be there.Just look at the KIP of the place now sold down the Swanny by their own again.RIP to all killed in the troubles.
He says Bobby Sands was from Fermanagh…no he wasn’t. Other people are saying ‘he won the F&ST seat in the by-election’ but that’s just because it was a winnable seat, it doesn’t make him ‘from’ there. Kind of detracts from the credibility of what this guy is saying unfortunately.
Bobby Sands never cam from Tyrone. He was born in Rathcolle then moved to Twinbrook. This fella, no harm to him, is way off the mark in his analysis of the East Tyrone Brigade.
All sides were as bad as each other. IRA, UVF, UDA, RUC, Parachute Regiment, army intelligence. Paras were probably the worst of the lot. Absolute knucklehead psychopaths that would've been in prison if they weren't in the army.
@@dennishbergkamppeople in power recruit psychos especially the young... Hitler's SS where his private army with hardly any military experience and handpicked because they were thugs
It's a sad state of affairs when even our former SF and intelligence service members are spinning shit dits on every no-name podcast for attention. Everyone wanting the celebrity lifestyle and easy money. Should be stopped.
Bobby Sands was'nt from Tyrone, Bobby was from Rathccol in Newtownabbey just outside North Belfast, i think he might have meant Bobby was the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
The troubles was one of the most pointless waste of life terrorist conflicts ever , 3500 people died for nothing, the only reason the British Army was there was because of terrorism on both sides, so all the time the IRA was fighting the army the army had to remain there, the answer was always in the IRA's hands which took them 30 years to realise, until they gave up terrorism for a political solution which they could have done from the start ,having acheived nothing except the murder of thousands of innocent people including mothers and children, only the Irish could be that thick .
Interesting interview, as we know the army council was penetrated, but its obvious Adams was not a mole. East Tyrone bde was very committed, following Ho Chi Minhs zones of liberation doctrine, which was highly effective. Jim Lynagh believed the war could be won militarily but he was also a SF councillor. British SAS casualties were down played, parent units given of losses. From a military history and objective analysis it was a fascinating and unique conflict. After the SAS became effective in ambushes, SA bde which was the most adaptable bde switched to using 0.50 calibre Barrett sniper rifles imported from the US, to avoid ASUs being ambushed, which was operationally highly effective. The South Armagh sniper was all over the UK media
The British had its highest casualties in South Armagh with over 130 KIA in terms of area including around 50 Paras. There was also some SAS casualties but some were undeover soldiers and not SAS. Corporal Tommy Palmer of the SAS was a veteran of both the Iranian Seige( can be seen on the balcony) and the Falklands. He was killed in a RTA near Lurgan.
An obvious example being the two undercover soldiers killed at the funeral. It was claimed they were members of the Royal Signals who had got lost. I saw an interview with an ex SAS soldier who served in Oman. He claimed their losses were much higher then the single figure released.
How many British assets did Freddie S take out in order to maintain his position? East Tyrone unit's fate is minuscule in comparison. Makes you think ..
For an articulate and educated man ( he became a barrister) this is an extremely poor interview. He rambles and never completes a sentence. Hard to watch.
Funny what he says about Adams, Sadder that it's something I could believe , probably says what I think of Adams now, I wonder if he's got any actual proof of that
He was actually from Rathcoole which is a large loyalist estate or became one during the troubles but was brought up there when Protestants and Catholics lived together before the troubles broke out.
No doubt in my mind what the gent was saying about the Tyrone Btigade being both the most effective unit the 1PIRA had and they were also autonomous. Even Martin McGuinness had a hard time keeping them in some sort of order and it was exasperated further when their most influential and effective commander Jim Lynagh was strongly pushing for Maoist strategy of 'Liberated Zones' . As for the Loughgall ambush? Yes, I've heard the same rumour from a Republican. And yes whilst he stopped short of naming any names he was of the opinion that the eight operatives had been 'informed on' and he suspected the reason wax along the lines discussed in this video,
Jim and the A - team wanted to clear the Clogher valley and the entire border region of enemy Protestant unionists, the best man that ever came out of Co. Monaghan and an lrish Republican Legend.
I doubt it. The Brits were using more effective electronic surveillance techniques. Same way they got the sniper team in 97. Most likely they picked up the intel from a home or vehicle
@@bosco292 not sure where you are getting that number but it seems like pure speculation at best. Military intelligence most likely had one or several of the loughgall and their families bugged and overheard planning. It’s usually that simple
I served probably same time as this guy. Did quite a few tours over there but not infantry 🤓. His perspective is pretty far away from the facts at the time. I feel sad he has to sell his soul to make a few quid peddling his memories. He deserves better.
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Brilliant thanks, looking forward to it already 👍
Ok
This guy hasn't done a crap podcast yet, looking forward to this one 👍
I remember the Loughgall ambush in 1987. That particular East Tyrone brigade were very active during the mid-1980s. A lot of the SAS ambushes took out a number of the East Tyrone IRA volunteers. I remember thinking at that time, where were the SAS getting their intelligence?
The IRA were infiltrated at every level, look how easily they gave up when told to basically, when we decided to get involved in the Balkans. They were told, give up, or we take you out. Every soldier knows we could finish them over the weekend, we know 99.9% of them. Adams and McGuinness were informers, that's why they were allowed to become MPs. I heard from MI5 friend, though he would not name anyone, that the provisional Army Council of 7 had two informers in their ranks.
One of the SAS men involved was John McAleese who had taken part in the Iranian Embassy siege and was a veteran of the Falklands War. He took part in another successful action against the East Tyrone IRA. He was wanted on child pornography images which were found on his computer. He went to Greece and there was an extradition warrant for his arrest at the time of his death. His son John was KIA serving with The Rifles in Afghanistan by an IED in Helmand province.
There's a conspiracy theory about this. Apparently he was set up by the British government for going rougue. @johnroche7541
@@johnroche7541that doesn't surprise me. The SAS are literally just the sickest of the sick. It's why they're picked.
@@johnroche7541John McAleese was set up by his own side. 'Child porn' images etc etc Yeah, of course. The usual trick of Intel to play the man not the ball.
I read this chaps autobiography a few yrs ago, its one the best ex SAS biography's ever written.
What’s the book called? Thanks
@@Alanhock75
It's called ' I'm a Legend in My Own Mind'.
@@Alanhock75 "Killing Zone"
Killing Zone.... excellent read@@Alanhock75
What a fascinating interview.
Thank you
pure fantasy and lies
Bobby Sands was in the IRA in West Belfast. He ran for election as an MP in Tyrone/Fermanagh. The British army didn't encounter Sands in the Tyrone countryside.
@davebrayfb John Crawley us marine in IRA said in an interview the leadership and army council never knew about local units operations till after they happened....read his book recently called the yank... brilliant read
@davebrayfb I always remember the day the downing Street attack happened....got in from school and only 4 channels on TV then....all breaking news on all channels...the censorship of Adams voice in the 90s was ludicrous....fella that dubbed him was actor Stephen rea too, and married to Dolores price....kind of ironic lol
Ats cause he was in his cell rubbing shite up the walls hahaha,
@davebrayfbgransha hospital is in Derry not Fermanagh
@davebrayfb aye kesh is in Fermanagh, not far from the Donegal border
Looking forward to this .
How are you managing to get these great interviews ?
Sas got shot and killed here in Northern Ireland.Brits shit themselves in crossmaglen.Had to pull out as they couldn’t conquer it 😂
Fascinating interview, the scary reality of what was happening in Ireland, broaching both sides of the coin..
Harry's book ( The Killing Zone) is a great read.
When I was 12 a British major would raid our house 2 or 3 times a week. It got so bad we give them a key and said "stop kicking our door in" He would tell my mother he "was going to kill her sons"
That major was killed in south Armagh in a "helicopter accident"
Nice now English people are fighting to get there country back from immigration
I do not believe that. Majors do not do house calls personally and if this happened to you without reasonable cause you would have got the police involved and made a major claim scuz pun against the British army. Ex RM.
@@chrissheppard5068 You do understand the concept of first person perspective?
@@doubleducks814yes and also the concept of lies
@@doubleducks814 You understand the concept of been there done that. In the very early days 69 and very early 70ties it was a bit cowboy but soon became an Op with both hands tied behind you back trying to appease the twats trying to kill you. You got nicked for farting in the wrong direction. The Irish knew how to play the compo game and this kind of incident would have been reported and those involved investigated by a police force who wanted brownie points again from the same ones who wished them dead. As I stated Majors are company commanders in the Brit army they do not do house calls or raids. They plan and conduct them from a CP far from the point of contact/house. The only thing a major may have done is go to the house after a complaint with a bunch of flowers and apologise for his men's actions such had the BS gotten into the system because of politicians wanting their cake and eating it while grunts suffered. I do not believe your comment it is very civvie perception of some lefty who is living in London and La la land. I bet you are English to boot and not Northern Irish. Irony of ironies I am Irish who served in the Royal Marines and I saw my job out there to stop people murdering each other.
"Bobby Sands came from the Tyrone area" I do believe we're done lol
He was elected as MP for Fermanagh & Tyrone.
@@Aindriuhdoesn't mean he's from there or ever been there.
@JohnKobaRuddy I know. But it is what was implied. Most UK MPs are not from the area they represent. People still refer to them as being from there though.
@@Aindriuhit's the opposite. When a UK MP is not from the local area people are very aware of it. Often used against them by political opponents.
I don't think it really matters to Harry.....
Bobby Sands was from Rathcoole in Belfast, dunno where he got he was from Tyrone.
he was probably referring to his representation of Fermanagh south Tyrone in parliament
@@ThePhoneBook123ABC Maybe so.
Titbit: Bobby's father was a Protestant!!
@@shamrockballs1066 silly wee lad you are ! It was obvious what he was referring to ya balloon ye !
Abbots cross before Rathcoole was built.
Both sides are working for the Fabian socialism agenda, in service to the central banking cabal. A couple of weeks before the death of Bobby Sands, I decided to begin the leaving process from the British army but it was cancelled when the Falklands war came up. I served there with airborne forces and left the army shortly after returning from that war. Over the next fifteen years, I covered war as a photojournalist in south east Asia, eastern Europe and east Africa. I went on to work for a US congressman and presidential candidate. War, politics and mainstream media is a racket. I now live back in my ancestral homeland of Ireland. Great work here. Thanks. I would like to speak with you. I have just started my own channel and I'm running as an independent candidate in Lismore, Co. Waterford. Have the best day ever 🕊️💚🙏☘️
That's what we need to hear, your story.
Wow, what a story!!!!!!!
Good luck with the upcoming election... If only we had more men standing as independents.
Tony Blair is a well known member.
💯 the top people are always run by an agenda above what it seen.
Wheels within wheels. The deeper truths are never addressed.
Dude when is your hoildays lol so i can catch up only 5-6 podcasts watched so far all great looking forward to seeing this one
Some people are irreplaceable and once they've been taken out a unit is never the same again.
Looking forawrd to the full interview .
Harry McCallion's book Killing Zone is a good read.
They were betrayed for 10 pieces of silver. Set up by their so called own, sold out. Those poor hunger striker's died for nothing, may they rest in peace.
Don't forget the 32 H-block wardens/staff, who were murdered during the hunger strikes
Dying for your Nation isn't dying for nothing.
@@Hiberno_spergdepends on the circumstances.
nonsense they brought about the first step in getting the english to the table which would eventually lead to the good Friday agreement, anybody
@@TonyODonnell by surrendering their weapons 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The 'dirty' war ,very apt.
Adam's sat em up.Facts
The South Armagh Brigade were highly professsional and caused so much trouble for the security forces and mainland (lorry bombs). Terrible that the committee Tyrone Brigade were so ruthlessly betrayed..
What was terrible about the Tyrone brigade..?
Aye it's heartbreaking 😂
@@geoffirwin3952 Not easy to get over that one. 😀
@ononewheellad
The piper must have been breathless that week 😮😅 least he had his DLA car till get home 🏡 😂😅😂
Interesting stuff -he was in the same squadron as my father yet you would not have known he could be as brutal. There are many sides to them for sure.
Sands was from rathcoole he was forced out and moved to twinbrook in west belfast
It’s sad, we Protestant people, only wanted our own country. People fought to take that away from us. Look at at from that perspective too.
Independent of England?
Like Bobby Sands, who he said was from Tyrone, Jim Lynagh wasn't from Tyrone but Monaghan town ,
REMOTE NEURAL MONITORING is why MI5 were and are so successful (true). And to add their Irish equivalent are using the same (American) technologies in the Republic of IRELAND. 5 steps ahead.
Bobbysands was originally from Rathcoole eastate like many Catholic family's living in Rathcoole got burnt out Bobby's family moved to Twinbrook west belfast, when on hunger strike Bobby stood as an MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone and was elected with 30,492 votes.
Would you go a chicken supper bobby sands.
@@davidblack7968Brighton up your day
Nonsense.
Question is. SAS or some guy you met in Castle Street carrying a bottle of buckfast. The mind boggles
Google him and be ashamed calling him out 🤔
Probably undercover
McCallion is a fantasist , a legend in his own head, his bias against Republicans undermines his credibility.
He's half drunk for goodness sake.
McCallion is pretty far from a fantasist, ex-SAS, & has lived a life that's full on, do some research & you will see matters differently. He became a barrister.
Your right there Gerry
Did he say the Bobby Sands came from the Tyrone area just after 4 mins? 👀
You seem... upset Provie.
I read his book years ago. Excellent!
Everyone saying about Bobby Sands in the comments are right. I think this man was talking about Ol Francis Hughes here not Bobby but got them mixed up? may they rest in peace.
Fracis Hurson was the hungerstriker from East Tyrone who died.
@@AndrewEllis-h8c This man was talking of a person who had led a group of people in Tyrone, Francis Hughes would be your man.
@@AndrewEllis-h8c As well as him wearing the uniform etc. Francis is the only man I am aware of apart from Martin Mehaan senior who wore an actual uniform in battle. In the recent past that is. A lot wore a mix of BDU 's in South armagh like he said standard british camo, but the Uniforms worn by Francis and Mehaan were standout distinctive beret and all just had to correct that!
@@jackietreehorn5561 I know this for a fact they did. But they also wore civi clothes for the most part in urban areas.
@@jackietreehorn5561 Though you would more often see the camo gear wore at colour parties commemorations etc than in combat so you aren't wrong in saying it would not make sense, but they did on occasion. Jeans and a deadora jackets usually did the tricklol.
He's wrong about Bobby Sands being from Tyrone. Makes me wonder what else is inaccurate? Good listen nevertheless.
Fact‼️💯💯💯
It's common knowledge Adams set up the Loughgall Martyrs
Interesting. I was in South Armagh at the time. 1987-8 as I recall. We were based at BBK. Got mortared there as I was taking off in a Lynx. Patrolled right down on the border, eg. nr Sailor St; from XMG, the G towers (occasionally SAS would ‘walk in’ for extraction). Totally agree with McCallion on the betrayal.
I was up in primary school on the convent hill that day on lunchtime break. We were all sent home shortly afterwards.
I was in the guard room at the time.
You could see the plums of smoke rising up from the mill that day as we were up in St. Joseph's PS just up past the police station. When they sent us home the village was sealed off and I remember the Spotter plane flying over the Village.
@@Thedukes1984We (B Coy) were based on the top floor of BBK. A company of Royal Marines were next level down. So up and down the metal mountain with all out patrol kit! First room on the right was the int officer’s. Made sense. As 4 of us were taking off in a Lynx to be dropped off down nr the border, I first noticed the blue flashing, revolving lights (like a police car). There was at least one on top of a hut. I hadn’t noticed it before. I saw a mate get hit by shrapnel and go down. I thought he was dead. I saw the flatbed outside the Mill. The ‘tubes’. Then we were gone none the wiser. Close call. My mate Dave had nasty lacerations to neck and shoulder. He was invalided out.
@@RalphBrooker-gn9ivis bbk bessbrook mill?
Why was this podcast so short compared to all the other terrific interviews by the Good Listener podcasts?
This is a preview.
@@kevinbarry1888 thanks 👍
Sad guy passed out
Because he's a walter mitty
Some inconsistencies in his statements Bobby was from Belfas not from Tyrone, had the SA brigade been infiltrated , not to my knowledge , don’t know how many SAS members killed in SA but plenty of paras were killed by the SA brigade, good podcast
Probably referring to him as an MP?
Ya first i heard of the south armagh been infiltrated . Dont thinl thats true at all. They were probably the only brigade that never were.
Seemingly they swerved the lead rounds in S Armagh but swerved off the roads in West Germany, dying very shortly after their 'contact' in Ireland. Frightful driving skills.
@@KeithWilliamMacHendry Maybe
I remember in early 1980s in Derry, Near Pennyburn, the IRA ambushed a van and everyone inside was killed, I remember people saying there was bodies seen inside the van when door was opened. Area sealed off and chopper up, 6 o'clock news... NOTHING, after News at Ten news.. Nothing. Few days later some British Soldiers who died in Cyprus after an Accident. They published their names.
Growing up through the troubles - watching everything else happen around the world now - it’s really strange - the tactics used here are being praised elsewhere right now and being condemned at the same time
This bloke has enough drank.
Have the Brits ever considered why an organisation like the IRA came into existence in the first place?
Imagine if Irish soldiers were patroling the streets of England?
You'd drink too , if you had on your conscience, what he has.
@jamesoneill2933 yes I have to agree with u old chap
Ulster is British, my Provie friend.
And soon, your much loved ROI will resemble the middle east too
@@KH-wy7le The significance of our seaborder, my little loyalist urchin , would indicate such as there has been, shall we say , a divergence.
@@godsavethequeen7286 not the sentiments of a great many Liverpool fans ,I must say.
The war changed when Gaddafi supplied them with the weapons they needed
Don’t forget the Spanish and Italian mob they practically were the IRA
Was never a war, never, Republican & Loyalist thugs engaged in criminality for cash is what it amounted to. Dress it up whatever way you like.
@@jackietreehorn5561 If it was a war, why hasn’t Adams/ McGuinness ever been tried for war crimes. All state agents, figures are like 80% of Republicans and 90% of Loyalists. They were nothing more than sectarian deaths squads.
@@ononewheelladDo you think that Lord Mountbatten and the 18 British Paratroopers killed at Warrenpoint thought it wasn't a War???
Bobby Sands came from the Tyrone area? Since when? Is he referring to Bobby's election as MP, or is he just confused? Also it's the east Tyrone Brigade, not the south Tyrone Brigade. Maybe SAS are better at shooting than they are at geography.
Probably confusung thevelection
He’s not confused, he’s lying. UA-cam’s is full of people claiming to be something they’re not.
This made me giggle
Remember they (SAS) got lost and surrendered in the Flagstaff incident, map reading error.
They were not lost , just got found in the wrong side of the border .It could have been a nasty surprises for the guard of it they wanted too make something of it .🤔
Ask him about strabane west tyrone brigade sas killed 3members in a field behind my house i was 9 at the time love u channel.
Bobby Sands was not from Tyrone, he was elected there which might be source of confusion. Tyrone losses in late 80s or early 90s were astonishing, just reading Ed Moloneys book and hadn’t realised extent of it.
Spooks and £50 pound note Touts. 🤢 🤮 Sad and shameful..
It must be linked to the Loughall investigation by the IRA. After Loughall the IRA conducted an inquiry led by Pete Ryan and the Head of Internal Security- Freddie Scappaticci. They interviewed over 100 Tyrone Republicans to try and ascertain exactly what had happened. Those names must have made their way to British Intelligence which then in turn made their way to the Loyalists. Then a very highly placed source was passing info on the Tyrone operations. The leak to me appears to have been a central leak. Most likely Northern Command, as they were vetting operations particularly after Enniskillen.
How many then.. was there stuff in Eds book nobody else heard of 😂
@@mikedon5205 oh look another republican bar fly has had a few whiskies
@@cannibalholocaust3015 not answering the question which was not difficult.. how many ira lost their lives in the 90s and late 80s nothing to do with bars or whiskey you brought up the narrative I just asked
Adams has a lot to answer for he became a rich man out off troubles
Divide and conquer is the oldest trick in the book!
Even Michael Collins was an agent
bobby sands was from belfast
Who is he saying betrayed them? Gerry Adams?
Gerry and martin well known FRU and 14th int. Leaks
Yeah u right he used to meet mi5 agents in a cafe outside Belfast when the hunger strike was happening he got things to answer for he also Frank scabatichi stay in Belfast they big mates. I think I spelled Freddie name wrong.
So basically this guy is saying Adams sold out Jim Lynagh for the Peace Process. He really is the heir to Dev. Had McGuinness not been on board Adams would have sacificed him as well. Ruthless pursuit of personal power.
They don't call him Loughgall Gerry for nothing. 🤢 🤮 26 good man yourself. 👌
Obviously the guy being interviewed has an agenda.
Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence
I can conclude from watching this and the comments is that Bobby Sands was not from Tyrone
Why is he not telling how it all was set up and executed if as he claims he was there,
Like all wars those who give the orders are not the ones to die!
I was in Loughgall that beautiful sunny evening.
Chelsea rent boy ,Everton fc scouse not English
Tell us more. What happened?
Wasn’t the Tyrone connection that Bobby Sands got elected MP from Tyrone
The story is true. Adams told them about loughgall because he was next on the hit list.
Met this guy several
Times. Utter legend , trains like a 20 year old ….”you not take me. Alive copper”
Read his book and it's excellent. The SAS really did a wonderful job in NI
Gerry Adams and Marty were Mi5. The end.
Bobby Sands did not come from Tyrone. What else has he got wrong?
All I can say, there’s hard times ahead for everyone and the Shinners will be in power when it happens. We’ll see how they handle it.
I saw how they handled Covid, kept us locked in our homes and unable to bury our dead while they marched the streets in a show of strength for an IRA funeral, the people in the north are under no delusions!
Handle it? They're the ones who will give you it. Just like the rest of the western world.
Bobby sand s was from county Wexford lived with Daniel O'Donnell i was told
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He served his time in military and if my memory is correct ive seen him elsewhere and he went on to become a barrister at law. So he is not a thick guy at all. He is now an old guy and memory probably faded a lot. He also sounds like he might be in drink a bit. But what he says is essentially true. The mil and police got their act together and the peace process is entirely due to the intelligence effort. IRA had no choice but to go the peace route despite disarming being a sham. They never handed all arms over etc. never would ( would You in their position). they were getting slotted of caught red handed and locked up every time they attempted a job. A lot of the cctv and anpr we all have everywhere today was developed by the boffins fighting terrorism. We are all being watched 24/7/365 a lot more than people realise. Rightly so. If your law abiding whats the problem.
So it's all down to those bloody nice chaps who came a cropper at the Mull of Kintyre so you could say, I would suggest, that they inadvertently proved that there is a God......or maybe someone even higher, if you take my meaning, a nice spot of internal housekeeping, saves for any awkwardness later on.
Not so sure about that .. this is typical rewriting a narrative which I've noticed some military like to do ..
I've heard fromer sas say oh the ira were hated in NI we were the good guys ..really why did their political wing win the votes then ..
Also he say s armagh ira were penetrated..
That'll be news to people of Manchester and London who saw massive truck bombs going off .
Operations requiring dozens yet uk authorities seemed oblivious..
Fact is sin fien knew the violence had to stop if they wanted to get the mainstream vote in NI ..
Many ira didn't even want to stop then . Wasn't until omagh bomb that many people said enough of this time for political approach
@@mikedon5205 That Omagh bomb coming as it did on Our lady's accession day was the work of MI5+6 and G2 , naturally. The bomb to end bombs as I heard it termed.
Not so Anti British it was Anti British Army there is a difference and even then they knew Squaddies were just guys couldn’t get a proper job at home and didn’t want to be there.Just look at the KIP of the place now sold down the Swanny by their own again.RIP to all killed in the troubles.
Only burger flippers ( livin with mom) join the American military .
Most squaddies are numbskulls and/or miscreants.
He says Bobby Sands was from Fermanagh…no he wasn’t. Other people are saying ‘he won the F&ST seat in the by-election’ but that’s just because it was a winnable seat, it doesn’t make him ‘from’ there. Kind of detracts from the credibility of what this guy is saying unfortunately.
Value loyalty above everything else.
Its shameful how you could betray your own people and country
Really thought this interview would have been longer?
Bobby Sands never cam from Tyrone. He was born in Rathcolle then moved to Twinbrook.
This fella, no harm to him, is way off the mark in his analysis of the East Tyrone Brigade.
I was a lucky boy on two occasions South Armagh 85 Scottish veteran 🏴👍
Scotsman fighting for the English
Thank you for your service. 💪
Scotsman in Ireland fighting for your English masters 🤣🤣
@@irishdepartmentofagriculture A Scotsman in Ireland fighting for the Crown Forces 👑 🇬🇧 ❤️
@@noodlyappendage6729 And what thanks did the Scots ever get from their English political masters.
Bobby sands is from Rathcoole, ya rocket! 😅
Thankyou for your service and protecting us from terrorists
They literally worked hand in hand with loyalist terrorists, but of course you don't have a problem with that.
This guy calls the IRA terrorists, what does he think the SAS are then?
All sides were as bad as each other. IRA, UVF, UDA, RUC, Parachute Regiment, army intelligence. Paras were probably the worst of the lot. Absolute knucklehead psychopaths that would've been in prison if they weren't in the army.
@@dennishbergkamppeople in power recruit psychos especially the young... Hitler's SS where his private army with hardly any military experience and handpicked because they were thugs
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It's a sad state of affairs when even our former SF and intelligence service members are spinning shit dits on every no-name podcast for attention. Everyone wanting the celebrity lifestyle and easy money. Should be stopped.
Bobby sands was from Tyrone"
Really? i thought he was born & bred in Andytown?
No. His family were forced out of rathcoole in early 70s by loyalists and they then settled in twinbook.
Bobby Sands was not from Tyrone.
And where's Londonderry?
@@dennishbergkamp six silent letters
Bobby Sands was'nt from Tyrone, Bobby was from Rathccol in Newtownabbey just outside North Belfast, i think he might have meant Bobby was the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
The troubles was one of the most pointless waste of life terrorist conflicts ever , 3500 people died for nothing, the only reason the British Army was there was because of terrorism on both sides, so all the time the IRA was fighting the army the army had to remain there, the answer was always in the IRA's hands which took them 30 years to realise, until they gave up terrorism for a political solution which they could have done from the start ,having acheived nothing except the murder of thousands of innocent people including mothers and children, only the Irish could be that thick .
Yeah, defending your country from a foreign invader is the purest form of idiocy - you absolute tool😵💫
think this guy is now or was a civil right lawyer quite a change from old career
Interesting interview, as we know the army council was penetrated, but its obvious Adams was not a mole. East Tyrone bde was very committed, following Ho Chi Minhs zones of liberation doctrine, which was highly effective. Jim Lynagh believed the war could be won militarily but he was also a SF councillor. British SAS casualties were down played, parent units given of losses. From a military history and objective analysis it was a fascinating and unique conflict. After the SAS became effective in ambushes, SA bde which was the most adaptable bde switched to using 0.50 calibre Barrett sniper rifles imported from the US, to avoid ASUs being ambushed, which was operationally highly effective. The South Armagh sniper was all over the UK media
The British had its highest casualties in South Armagh with over 130 KIA in terms of area including around 50 Paras. There was also some SAS casualties but some were undeover soldiers and not SAS. Corporal Tommy Palmer of the SAS was a veteran of both the Iranian Seige( can be seen on the balcony) and the Falklands. He was killed in a RTA near Lurgan.
@@johnroche7541 He was killed in a car crash ffs
@@declanshanahan3888 That's exactly what I stated. RTA(Road Traffic Accident).
@@johnroche7541
He was killed in a CC.😉
An obvious example being the two undercover soldiers killed at the funeral. It was claimed they were members of the Royal Signals who had got lost. I saw an interview with an ex SAS soldier who served in Oman. He claimed their losses were much higher then the single figure released.
Bobby Sands was from Twinbrook west Belfast.
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Love reading all the comments from the salty republicans
Spot on.
Nothing as salty as when Walter Mitty bristled at the host referring to the IRA as a guerilla army.
This guy could be a bar tender for all we know
Google him!
He's more likely to be sat at the other side of the bar.
That's what cop said in die hard
How many British assets did Freddie S take out in order to maintain his position? East Tyrone unit's fate is minuscule in comparison. Makes you think ..
SAS the best 🇬🇧
Too dumb to articulate any further?
Does anyone know where Bobby sands was from, nobody seems to know...😎
I have seen 6 places so far and not read all the comments. I guess Ireland ?
He grew up in rathcoole housing estate then moved to twin book both in Belfast area
For an articulate and educated man ( he became a barrister) this is an extremely poor interview. He rambles and never completes a sentence. Hard to watch.
He's also barely able to contain his sectarian bigotry.
Sounds like a barrister definitely
Bobby Sands did not come from Tyrone.
Funny what he says about Adams,
Sadder that it's something I could believe , probably says what I think of Adams now,
I wonder if he's got any actual proof of that
The British border which divides Ireland should never have existed. The English would not tolerate a French border in Northern England.
And yet these people are opposed to Russians in ukraine ?!
How in any way is the war Ukraine related to this.
@@exploringtheplanetsn totally relevant!!
I’m sure Bobby Sands was from Anderson’s Town Belfast, and not East Tyrone.
He was actually from Rathcoole which is a large loyalist estate or became one during the troubles but was brought up there when Protestants and Catholics lived together before the troubles broke out.
After the Sands and other families were burnt out?
All army's use terror or fear as a tool. Therefore, if one is a terrorist army, they all are or neither are.
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Bobby Sands was from Belfast
bobby sands wasnt from tyrone , whats he on about ?
He prefers the word terrorist?, that what he said there?
No doubt in my mind what the gent was saying about the Tyrone Btigade being both the most effective unit the 1PIRA had and they were also autonomous. Even Martin McGuinness had a hard time keeping them in some sort of order and it was exasperated further when their most influential and effective commander Jim Lynagh was strongly pushing for Maoist strategy of 'Liberated Zones' . As for the Loughgall ambush? Yes, I've heard the same rumour from a Republican. And yes whilst he stopped short of naming any names he was of the opinion that the eight operatives had been 'informed on' and he suspected the reason wax along the lines discussed in this video,
Jim and the A - team wanted to clear the Clogher valley and the entire border region of enemy Protestant unionists, the best man that ever came out of Co. Monaghan and an lrish Republican Legend.
I doubt it. The Brits were using more effective electronic surveillance techniques. Same way they got the sniper team in 97. Most likely they picked up the intel from a home or vehicle
@@seanbrennan4356 80% Human source intelligence.
@@bosco292 not sure where you are getting that number but it seems like pure speculation at best. Military intelligence most likely had one or several of the loughgall and their families bugged and overheard planning. It’s usually that simple
@@seanbrennan4356 They bugged a pub in Monaghan town for the intelligence that was popular amongst the volunteers.
I served probably same time as this guy. Did quite a few tours over there but not infantry 🤓. His perspective is pretty far away from the facts at the time. I feel sad he has to sell his soul to make a few quid peddling his memories. He deserves better.
Rathcoole where the best Republic was born 😎🇮🇪😎🇮🇪