Denis Donaldson shot dead

Denis Donaldson has been found dead in a house Glenties, Co. Donegal. He was a member of Sinn Fein for 20 years, but was in fact a double british 'double agent'. He was expeled from Sinnn Fein last december when this information was discovered.
The news available to date on his killing is meager but the facts seem to be that he was shot twice with a shot gun. He had been living in a run down cottage with no electricity or running water.
There will be a lot of speculation over his killing as no one has claimed responsibility. Gerry Adams from Sinn Fein had said Donaldson was under no threat from Sinn Fein and he has condemned the killing saying:
"We are living in a different era, and in the future in which everyone could share.
"This killing seems to have been carried out by those who have not accepted that."
The IRA has denighed any involvement. The Irish and British govenments have obviously condemned the murder.
But of course Ian Paisly, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, has his usual spin on events;
"If what I have heard is true that they cut his hand off, that would show that they were saying 'here is a hand that signed away, what we would say, his obligation to IRA/Sinn Fein and we will deal with him' - it looks like that sort of murder.
"There are serious talks that are going to take place and I would say that this has put a dark cloud over those talks.
"If this man has been murdered because of his connection with IRA/Sinn Fein and because of the past happenings, then it strikes a blow at what the two governments are trying to do - to say that the IRA has forsaken these ways and they are seeking peace."
I'm not a big fan of Mr Paisly as it seems to me that he always likes to put the worst possible spin on things. He for me is one of those people who refuses to move on.
Hopefully time will tell what has actually happened , but it seems to me that there was nothing to gain from this killing except for those who wish for the peace process to be stalled once more.