Following years of speculation that the British army Force Research Unit had a high level mole within the Republican movement (codenamed Stakeknife) a number of newspapers named west Belfast man Fred Scappaticci as the alleged agent.
For a comprehensive review of the media speculation surrounding the "Stakeknife" issue go to: http://www.birw.org/Stakeknife.html
See also www.nuzhound.com from May 11 onwards.