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FBI in talks to utilise new training college in Northern Ireland for future agents

Tyrone centre of excellence for anti-terrorism measures is under construction

CATHAL DERVAN,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Thursday, December 29, 2011, 7:54 AM

Updated Thursday, December 29, 2011, 7:54 AM

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Potential FBI agents are to be trained at a new emergency services college in Northern Ireland if talks prove successful.

The $200 million facilities at Desertcreat in County Tyrone, currently under construction, are regarded as the leading edge in agent training.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland hopes to open the facility in 2015 when it will host students from both sides of the border and all across the world.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is already in negotiations with their Northern Ireland counterparts on the possibility of using the Desertcreat centre.

Police Service of Northern Ireland Deputy Chief Constable Judith Gillespie is confident that the FBI and other enforcement agencies will use the new college for anti-terrorism and public order training.

“There are all sorts of opportunities opening up for us to have residential training for national and international colleagues, not just in policing, but fire and rescue and prisons as well,” said Gillespie.

“This will be truly a unique, state of the art, best-in-class facility.

“The FBI are already expressing an interest, as are our colleagues in An Garda Síochána in the Republic and other forces in the UK.”

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IrelandNorth | Jan 04, 2012, 08:42 AM EST

So now we know why Britain has held onto the north of Ireland for so long, and the Americans have been distinctly inert about prosecuting Irish-American interests in the old country. The security forces of both states need a simulator battle groound to train militias.

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CaptainCon | Dec 30, 2011, 06:31 PM EST

Murph- there are no 'friends' in international relations. Only interests. One of the most annoyingly naive things about Americans is the dumbed down Fox News notion that there are 'friends' and 'enemies' among nations. I blame Hollywood for the simple symbolism of putting the good guys in white stetsons all those years ago and the bad guys in black hats. These days I can't help noticing that anyone who disagrees with US foreign policy is an 'insurgent' or 'al quaeda'. Even John Wayne wouldn't have fallen for this stuff.

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cillowen | Dec 29, 2011, 04:51 PM EST

the natural spot to honor the heart of the colluding troika uk/us/KKK oranges. With business as usual, a most happy ending outcome - mother saxon can rest easy utilizing irish symbols at will. Many won't get the desperate clinging hold on of the six county sliver that's full of the mythology of the Irish Race. Seat of High Kings, Bards of Armagh and the rotten to the core RC Church.

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canadianirish | Dec 29, 2011, 04:19 PM EST

Brilliant idea. Perhaps the college could also utilize the services of former republican army personnel. After all, your (our) new enemy is Al Qaeda.

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msfreeh | Dec 29, 2011, 01:48 PM EST

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Murph46 | Dec 29, 2011, 11:05 AM EST

No Americans are not your friends -much.Without us you would all be speaking German or Russian.Who is your friend, Germany?

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CaptainCon | Dec 29, 2011, 10:27 AM EST

'Anti-terrorism and public order training'. Nice blend of the two activities there. Living in a world where politicians increasingly define dissent as 'terrorism' then it won't be long before this lot are training each other on the use of rendition flights, torture and in line with COIN tactics how to lie your head off in investigations. These people are not our friends.

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Springfield9 | Dec 29, 2011, 09:53 AM EST

Law Enforcement has, at every level, established themselves as a "warrior caste" above the people. I'm sure they would be delighted to get lessons i using the iron heel from the PSNI.

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