hello and welcome. president biden will arrive in belfast, beginning a four day trip in northern ireland. he s marking the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, a deal that brought three decades of conflict, known as the troubles, largely to an end. when he lands, he ll be greeted by the british prime minister. a huge security operation is now in place. but the visit is going ahead in the absence of a devolved government in northern ireland is the power sharing deal ushered in collapsed. he says his already is to keep the peace. he is currently airborne on already is to keep the peace. he is currently airborne on his already is to keep the peace. he is currently airborne on his way - currently airborne on his way to northern ireland. we expect to arrive here in a little over three hours. so, when he arrives, he ll be greeted by the british prime minister. he will have one public engagement, which will be opening our university and the new campus there, so you can
left northern ireland in 2003 after several media organisations alleged he had been working for the army while he was the head of the ira s internal security unit. joining me now is thejournalist peter taylor, who s just released a new book operation chiffon: the secret story of m15 and m16 and the road to peace in ireland. thank you for being with us. explain first of all who this man was? freddie stak, aka stakaknife, was an italian immigrant living in northern ireland, allegedly recruited by the british army known as the false research unit 221. he was recruited whilst walking his greyhounds freddie scappaticci. he was recruited by the army. why he