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A new book sheds much-needed light on the extent of police collusion during the Troubles, writes PAUL DONOVAN

The virtual silence on the publication of Lethal Allies reflects the continuing denial over much of what happened in the north of Ireland in the names of the British people.

This recently launched book documents a police force totally out of control, implicated in many civilian deaths and colluding with death squads to target a minority.

Authored by journalist Anne Cadwallader, Lethal Allies is a joint effort involving the Pat Finucane Centre and Alan Brecknell, whose father was murdered at Donnelly's bar in 1975.

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