The accidental spy /
by O'Driscoll, Sean [author.].
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BookPublisher: London : Mirror Books, 2019Description: 1 volume.ISBN: 9781912624188 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 327.1209 ODRSubject(s): Rupert, David | Real IRA | Espionage, American -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century | Espionage, British -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century | Terrorism -- Ireland -- Prevention | Politics and Government | Politics and GovernmentSummary: David Rupert, a complete outsider with no connection to Ireland, rose to the very top of the Real IRA - all while working for the FBI and British intelligence. But his story is really about just how a bored, frustrated New York trucking manager becomes one of Britain's most valued spies, brings down the entire IRA structure and makes $10 million dollars in the process. Along the way he finds himself in the most extraordinary and terrifying situations - he is involved in major terrorist operations, sets up an Iraqi sting operation and organises US arms shipments with a man being trained to kill the then British prime minister, Tony Blair.
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David Rupert, a complete outsider with no connection to Ireland, rose to the very top of the Real IRA - all while working for the FBI and British intelligence. But his story is really about just how a bored, frustrated New York trucking manager becomes one of Britain's most valued spies, brings down the entire IRA structure and makes $10 million dollars in the process. Along the way he finds himself in the most extraordinary and terrifying situations - he is involved in major terrorist operations, sets up an Iraqi sting operation and organises US arms shipments with a man being trained to kill the then British prime minister, Tony Blair.
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