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Johnny Adair stood down loyalist killer Stephen ‘Top Gun’ McKeag for assaulting his girlfriend
Former UDA man Stephen McKeag, known as ‘Top Gun’, is suspected ... The Tragic Shadow Cast by the Troubles on the Lives of Women’, who says the loyalist was the “type of gunman who enjoyed ...
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Philly gun smugglers helped the Irish Republican Army during the Troubles. A new book uncovers their operation.
Watkins chronicles the stateside effort to smuggle guns to ... and Loyalists, who wanted Northern Ireland to remain part of Great Britain. The conflict exploded into the Troubles in 1969, a ...
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What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
Repressing dissent – and democracy When leaders put loyalists in charge of the men with guns, it becomes easier to repress opposition from citizens, political figures and any dissenting military ...
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What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
These forces then remain outside of the normal military chain of command. Repressing dissent – and democracy When leaders put loyalists in charge of the men with guns, it becomes easier to repress ...