26 Nov 2014 16:26:14
Listening to david ikie interview regarding child abuse etc got me thinking about 1 of those mentioned.
Why would someone of Mountbatten status feel safe holidaying in Co Sligo at the height of the troubles. Ended up he wasn't but he would have been well aware of the risks. Only 5/6 miles up the road is Bundoran which around that time would have been a popular hang out for some of the IRAs most active members, who had to keep on the move, so to speak.
Did he feel that he was untouchable in an area which would have been considered a high risk area? Why would he have felt safe in such an area? And why, if indeed he was told such, did things change. Was he suddenly expendable, was it a rouge unit working independently from the leadership that was responsible hence leaving handlers unaware of what was about to happen.
Coming from the north of the island I find it hard to believe that intelligence were unaware of a operation of this magnitude could slip past them. More likely it was let slip past.
