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August 06, 2003
Another Small Victory

..in the War on Terror. From The Australian :

ThE alleged leader of a dissident Irish Republican Army faction responsible for Northern Ireland's deadliest bombing was convicted today of directing terrorism and membership of an outlawed organization.

Three judges at Dublin's Special Criminal Court found Michael McKevitt, reputed leader of the so-called Real IRA, guilty on the two charges. McKevitt, 53, who earlier had dismissed his defense lawyers, did not appear in court.

The prosecution's key witness was David Rupert, an American trucker who was recruited by the FBI in 1994 to penetrate Irish extremist groups in Ireland and the United States. The Real IRA had joined with another dissident group to set off a car bomb in Omagh, Northern Ireland, on Aug. 15, 1998, killing 29 people and wounding more than 300.

Interesting timing on the FBI recruitment - 2 years after the movie Patriot Games. An unsung hero.

Posted by Alan Brain at August 6, 2003 08:16 AM | TrackBack
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