-Caveat Lector- > >From: IFC NewsList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: FBI, MI5 ran Secret Informer > >Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:11:19 +0000 > > > > > >IRISH FREEDOM COMMITTEE NEWSLIST > >www.irishfreedomcommittee.net > >----------------------------- > > > >Subject: FBI, MI5 ran Secret Informer > >Date: 08 11 02 > > > >In addition to being paid millions for his testimony, and being granted > >full exoneration from Federal crimes he committed in the United States; > >it has now emerged that the clandestine activities of informer David > >Rupert within the Irish Free State were hidden from Irish authorities by > >the FBI and Britain's MI5 for four years. > > > >As the circle of lies and deception which have followed David Rupert > >since his early years grows ever larger and more apparent in the eyes of > >the world, it is clear that any statements he has made to earn his keep > >can only be viewed as pure science fiction. > > > > > >The Irish Freedom Committee® > >www.irishfreedomcommittee.net > >************************************************ > > > > > >Irish Voice > >08 09 02 > > > >FBI, MI5 ran Secret Informer > >-by Liz Walsh in Dublin, Irish Abroad > > > >The FBI and the British intelligence agency, MI5, operated American spy > >David Rupert in the Republic of Ireland for four years without telling > >Irish authorities. > > > >Rupert is the key witness against Michael McKevitt, who will be tried in > >a Dublin court for directing terrorism. McKevitt is the alleged head of > >the real IRA, the Republican splinter group that carried out the Omagh > >bombing. > > > >Extensive intelligence documents seen by the Irish Voice reveal that > >that the FBI and MI5 deliberately withheld information on Rupert's > >activities from the Irish Garda (police) from late 1996 until 2000. This > >may prove highly embarrassing for the Garda Siochana when the > >information emerges in the course of the trial, expected to be the most > >important terrorist trial in the Republic in decades. > > > >One document from October 2000 states, 'The fact that AGS (Gardai) were > >kept in the dark about source for so long and no authorization from RoI > >(Republic of Ireland) authorities will have serious implications for > >future proceedings against target (McKevitt.)' The documents indicate > >that it was MI5 ' not the Gardai ' who drove the intelligence operation > >against McKevitt and that initially, Rupert pleaded with the FBI and MI5 > >not to put him on the stand. 'I have no intention of me being used as a > >witness,' he told his MI5 handlers via e-mail the year before McKevitt's > >arrest in late March 2001. > > > >MI5's response of May 2000 stated, 'We have no plan on asking you to > >testify . . . That is not to say that we could not plan and execute one > >of the most meaningful cases in the history of Irish terrorism . . . I > >want you to read the section on testifying in the new contract. It would > >be worth your while to consider testifying against McKevitt.' The > >intelligence documents show that David Rupert ' FBI informant 524854N2 ' > >began receiving payments from the FBI in 1994, initially in the form of > >expenses. His recruitment followed the investigation into his alleged > >fraud and smuggling operations which the FBI appeared to be holding over > >his head. > > > >By 2000, he was on FBI and MI5 payrolls and had received the equivalent > >of $4 million for infiltrating the Real IRA and another dissident group, > >the Continuity IRA. > > > >Rupert was also involved in negotiations with the FBI over a $900,000 > >demand from the Internal Revenue Service. In correspondence with the > >FBI, he admits to giving the IRS a false address in Bundoran, Co. > >Donegal 'to keep them at bay.' The documentation suggests that this debt > >was a major issue and that he was holding out on testifying until it was > >sorted out. > > > >In May 2000, he told the FBI, 'I need you to look at my tax problem > >before I consider testifying.' It was eventually settled for $25,000. > > > >From 1994 until early 1996, Rupert worked for the FBI, reporting to FBI > >handler Ed Buckley on American Irish support groups, including the Irish > >Freedom Committee (IFC). The IFC was aligned to Republican Sinn Féin, a > >Republican splinter group that split with Sinn Féin in 1986. > > > >In 1995, he took a lease on a pub in Co. Leitrim while forming links > >with Republicans, mainly in the Donegal area. The following February the > >FBI directed him to report to Detective Chief Superintendent (now > >assistant Garda commissioner) Dermot Jennings at Garda Headquarters in > >Dublin. Around this time, the FBI began to take a back seat. > > > >However, Rupert had a row with the Gardai over payments he falsely > >claims he was owed. The documentation refers to an argument over money > >between Rupert and a senior Garda officer that took place in the back of > >a bread van in October 1996. > > > >He returned to the U.S. and was redeployed by the FBI. Not only do the > >FBI appear to have backed Rupert in the dispute, but they also indicated > >that the Gardai were not competent to run agents such as Rupert. One > >comment reads, 'We should have been looking over our shoulders.' The > >following summer, the FBI directed Rupert to link up with an MI5 agent > >by the name of Norman in a central London hotel. Specifically, he was > >told 'not to go anywhere too public and come to Dermot Jennings' > >attention.' During this time he was briefed regularly by MI5 in London, > >traveled to Ireland to get whatever information was required, then flew > >back to London for a full debriefing. It appears, however, that some > >meetings between him and MI5 agents took place within the republic > >without the knowledge or authorization of the Republic's authorities. At > >some of these meetings, MI5 paid money to Rupert in Irish punts. > > > >At one briefing around September 1997, he was ordered to find out if > >'Slab' Murphy, the alleged chief of staff of the Provisional IRA, was > >wavering over the Provisionals' peace strategy. As a cover, he was told > >to use the name of a television journalist in Chicago who was interested > >in broadcasting a program on the Irish peace process. > > > >The Real IRA was formed following the IRA split that October. By 1999, > >Rupert had apparently worked his way into the heart of the organization. > > > > > >In Michael McKevitt's trial in the non-jury Special Criminal Court next > >February, Rupert will claim that he attended Army Council meetings at > >which McKevitt was present. He will further allege that the prominent > >Republican asked him to acquire equipment for the dissident > >organization. > > > >In mid June 2000 ' four months before he agreed to testify ' MI5 > >contacted Rupert saying they expected an imminent breakdown in the > >Loyalist ceasefire and suggested that some Catholic fatalities would > >suit British intelligence. > > > >'We need you to prompt McKevitt and others on how OnE (Oglaigh na > >hEireann) would react. This situation would suit us all; the Loyalists > >kill a few Catholics, one could react, you get us the details and you > >get your bonus.' MI5 documentation further shows that Rupert demanded '5 > >million to testify against McKevitt: 'When discussing the possibility of > >giving evidence against McKevitt, source stated that it was dependent on > >him receiving '5million.' That figure is further referred to ' 'He says > >he wants '5 million for his testimony to be'-' (The following text is > >blacked out.) There is nothing in the documentation to show that Rupert > >was in fact paid to give evidence against Michael McKevitt, but by > >October he had 'tentatively agreed to testify.' This agreement was > >conditional 'on the right financial terms' being reached, he stated. > > > >Ultimately it is up to the court to assess the credibility of Rupert. > >The state is expected to strongly refute allegations that his testimony > >was obtained by threats or inducements. > > > >McKevitt is charged with membership of the IRA between August 1999 and > >March 2001 and with directing the activities of the same organization. > >The directing charge carries a penalty of life imprisonment. In general, > >the opinion of a Garda chief superintendent is sufficient to sustain a > >membership charge, but the state's case on the directing charge rests > >totally on the testimony of Rupert. > > > >************************************************ > >© The Irish Freedom Committee® NewsList - IFC Updates > > > >Permission to re-publish any article from this post is granted provided > >signature is attached and the active link back to this site is included. > > > >To Subscribe to this list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with > >SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. > > > >To view Archives, follow HELP instructions or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for > >assistance. > >************************************************ > >
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