Everyone that visits IST regularly knows that do enjoy my history and dropping a bit of historical perspective from time to time.
So how can I change that in this New Year.
Since the “hacking” by the Russians there seems to be a bit of interests in the spy game as they say…..so let me drop some more history on you guys about the spying by the Russians over the decades…..
From sleeper agents in suburban America to an assassination in London and hacking of the US presidential election, the list of alleged activities by Soviet and Russian spies abroad is long.
Following US accusations that Russian spies tipped the vote in President-elect Donald Trump’s favour — by stealing Democratic Party information — here are some of the most brazen operations in the West.
Source: Flash – From dead drops to hacking: Moscow spies on world stage – France 24
Come on…..a beautiful redhead…..make me write bad checks….
I would love to see a history of the spying that American Agents have done in the same time span.
That will not happen…most of the situations are still classified like the Beirut bomb in the 1980’s that we totally screwed up…
Convenience at its best! Hide it from view! Shit on the carpet and sweep it under! The American Way!
Yep…we do it better than most…
Once again you and I find ourselves in a moment of agreement. 🙂
*smile*
Fun… I’m reminded of this one, from an arch-conservative: “It had all the earmarks of a CIA operation; the bomb killed everyone in the room but the target.” — William F. Buckley
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That sounds a lot like the bomb that killed everyone but the target in Beirut in 1980’s….chuq
That’s probably what he was referring to…He was often asked to comment on the news back then…
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Too bad the idiots these days do not embrace Buckley…he was by far one of their better thinkers….chuq
He sat on the curve at the lip of the bell, for sure… Helps to have some basic smarts… even for a conservative…
True that….chuq