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Sinn Fein figures brave rumor mills

February 17, 2011

By Staff Reporter

After the former prisoner and Sinn Fein member, Denis Donaldson, admitted being a British spy for 20 years, the climate in republican circles is such that that some are accepting the rumors as fact without any supporting evidence.
Sinn Fein sources say the purpose of spreading the speculation is to subvert the peace process by causing dissension within republican ranks.
It’s believed that as many as five people in West Belfast (all considered solid republicans) have been phoned by journalists who claim they are on the brink of being publicly “outed” as informers.
The reports are said to be causing untold misery to the victims’ families and friends and creating uncertainty in the wake of the Donaldson revelations. Senior Sinn F

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