> Il Lupo Bianco (WhiteWolf) @iol.ie> wrote:

>>
>> The prime minister has insisted that
>> the police and MI5 will operate as distinct
>> bodies in Northern Ireland.

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>
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> In other words, they'll have a distinct
> and separate body, able to "lift" people
> on spurious charges, answerable to know one. [...]

>
> "Michael O'Neill" wrote in message
> news:45A66FA4.8ABFDBB1@bwahahaha.indigo.ie...

>> Falcon wrote:

>>>
>>> "Michael O'Neill" wrote in message
>>> news:45A5F205.3B2A43D6@bwahahaha.indigo.ie...

> [...]

>>>> In other words, they'll have a distinct
>>>> and separate body, able to "lift" people
>>>> on spurious charges, answerable to know one. [...]

>>>
>>> Sorry to burst the paranoia bubble.
>>> Officers of the Security Service do not have the power of arrest.

>>
>> Neither do terrorists and they "lift" people on a regular basis.
>>
>> Didn't you ever watch any James Bond films?

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