A former British Army colonel, who was an intelligence officer during the Troubles, has alleged Gerry Adams had been on the ruling IRA army council when it sanctioned bomb attacks in Britain. The claim is contained in the witness statement of Richard Kemp, who was giving evidence in the civil trial against the former Sinn Féin leader. Three IRA bombing victims are seeking a ruling that Adams is personally liable for decisions to plant car bombs in London and Manchester in 1973 and 1996. Adams strenuously denies any involvement in those attacks and has denied ever being a member of the IRA or sitting on its ruling army council. On Wednesday, the court heard that Kemp was an intelligence officer between 1992 and 1994 and then again from 2002 until 2005. He served 30 years in the Army. Court documents state that in those years, Kemp was "privy" to detailed intelligence that spoke to Adams' historic and current activities in the IRA.…