Little talk of politics on streets of loyalist Belfast
For experienced watchers of Belfast's loyalist underbelly, these were the emotions of a crocodile. They have seen this particular individual in action before and fully expected him to bite. Adair is a power-hungry, drug-dealing, gangster. So too are his former pals in the UDA. To many, that is what the feud is all about, power, money and drugs.
The 39-year-old was sentenced to 16 years in prison for directing terrorism during a time when scores of Catholics were murdered in north Belfast. Adair was returned to prison a year after his release after the then Secretary of State Peter Mandelson was advised the Brigadier of C Co West Belfast was up to his neck in a feud with the Ulster Volunteer Force. Seven people died.
