The fact is that a car used by Gerry Adams and myself during the course of the Mitchell review was bugged by elements within British military intelligence.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The British Government and the Irish Government have accepted very clearly the Mitchell Report.
It was one of those great miracles of history that they managed to smuggle an Enigma machines out to Britain just before they were invaded by the Nazis.
The skills of the British intelligence community are a great national asset.
I think cars encapsulate the history of innovation and style - it's the other side of the coin of the car being public enemy No.1.
Ian Fleming was my cousin, you know. He was in naval intelligence.
I've always wanted to be a spy, and frankly I'm a little surprised that British intelligence has never approached me.
One of the first things a British visitor to Southern California discovers is that he must have a car. Freeways. Bad public transport. I took driving lessons.
Were British protesters, armed with little more than a frisbee and a bag of plastic toy soldiers, really in danger of being shot by the US military in Gloucestershire?
I'm much better informed than Mr. Clarke ever was about the nature of the intelligence that was available again Osama bin Laden and which was consistently denigrated by himself and Mr. Tenet.
I trust the integrity of the British government and the British soldiers.