Freddie ‘Stakeknife’ Scappaticci was working for British Intelligence in the, their highest-ranking agent in the IRA, and was known by the codename ‘Stakeknife’. He was the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ of a British infiltration system designed to cause mayhem and chaos in IRA’s military operations. (1978)
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I highly recommend watching “Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland” (currently streaming on PBS) if you don’t know much about the Troubles
You now what this guy was doing? He killed lower ranking British spies, IRA members and innocents as a member of the ‘Nutting Squad’. Absolute psychopath.
Nick Miller?
He looks like the lead singer of a 70’s Aussie blues rock band.
People that deliberately misspell thier post titles are asses.
This is not Today I Learned, the subreddit title should clue you in.
The rules would have been a quick read and a smart move since it’s about people looking and dressing cool from the past .
You would have decided that this is a grainy black and white copy of a mugshot, and it’s not appropriate for this sub.