Martin “Marty” McGartland (born 30 January 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland)^[1] is a former British agent who infiltrated the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA)^[2] in 1989 to pass information to RUC Special Branch.

When he was exposed as an agent in 1991 he was abducted by the IRA, but escaped and was resettled in England. His identity became publicly known after a minor court case. He was later shot six times by an IRA gunman, but recovered from the injuries. He has written two books about his life, Fifty Dead Men Walking: The Terrifying True Story of a Secret Agent Inside the IRA and Dead Man Running

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Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed in this documentary/ies and page are soley intended to educate and provide background information to those interested in the Troubles of Northern Ireland.

They in no way reflect my own opinions…

The death of Clayton Darrell Lockett occurred on April 29, 2014, when he suffered a heart attack during an execution by lethal injection in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Lockett, aged 38, was convicted in 2000 of murder, rape, and kidnapping.

Lockett was administered an untested mixture of drugs that had not previously been used for executions in the United States.

Although the execution was stopped, Lockett died 43 minutes after being sedated. He writhed, groaned, convulsed, and spoke during the process and attempted to rise from the execution table fourteen minutes into the procedure, despite having been declared unconscious.

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Clayton Lockett tasered before bungled lethal injection

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Clayton Lockett
Mugshot of Lockett
Born	Clayton Darrell Lockett November 22, 1975
Died	April 29, 2014 (aged 38) Oklahoma State Penitentiary,McAlester, Oklahoma
Cause of death	Heart attack (following an execution attempt by lethal injection)
Occupation	Criminal
Criminal penalty

Today’s News and social media have been busy debating the fact  the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, has recently took steps to prevent its drugs being used in lethal injection process for capital punishment –

Stating that :

“We strongly object to the use of any of our products in the lethal injection process for capital punishment,”

It stressed that its products were meant to save the lives of patients.

The move reportedly shuts off the last remaining open market source of drugs used in executions in the US and officials are now  searching for  a new drug cocktails by which the lethal injection could be achieved.

American has a long record of state sanctioned executions as a means of the ultimate deterrent  and although the figures have been dropping over the past decade  , the USA came  fifth in a recent survey of countries who still use execution as a legal method of …

Islamic State’s  medieval Brutality in the 21st century

It’s only right that the country should debate the consequences of the decision to step up our role in the mess that is Syria/Iraq and the insane actions  of IS and other global Islamic extremists.

Regardless of where you stand on the issues in question ( and there are many , both political and ethical ) spare a thought for the UK pilots ( and all pilots & other  personnel)  whom are now pawns in this new kind of war and will be flying over enemy territory as they take the fight to IS and their deluded followers.

How can anyone forget the brutal execution of Jordanian   pilot Muath Al-Kasasbeh , burnt alive in a cage after a demonic stage show that saw him make his past masked IS fighters lining the route to the cage that would be his final destination and brutal execution.

Anyone unfortunate…

Disclaimer – The views and opinions expressed in these documentary are soley intended to educate and provide background information to those interested in the Troubles of Northern Ireland. They in no way reflect my own opinions and I take no responsibility for any inaccuracies or factual errors.

 Operation Flavius

1. The execution  of three members of the IRA in Gibraltar set in motion the chain of events that would lead to the killings of David Howes and David Howes

Operation Flavius (also referred to as the “Gibraltar killings“)^[1][2] was a controversial military operation in which three members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) were shot dead by the British Special Air Service (SAS) in Gibraltar on 6 March 1988. The three—Seán Savage, Daniel McCann, and Mairéad Farrell—were believed to be mounting a bombing attack on British military personnel in Gibraltar. SAS soldiers…