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philby: sweet little lies
The cult of the secret agent. Their activity has always posed a deadly threat to the open society… In the netherworld of espionage, a particular odium, and with it a particular fascination, attaches to that distorted mirror image of the … Continue reading
looking glass warrior
…In the nether world of espionage, a particular odium- and with it a particular fascination- attaches to that distorted mirror image of the patriotic spy known as the double agent. One notorious exemplar of the breed was Colonel Alfred Redl, … Continue reading
the secret agent: the clubby attitude
…The myth of espionage as an essentially patrician sport, like polo, had some slight foundation. In the early twentieth century secret service budgets, except possibly in Russia, were still modest, and to stretch them as far as possible the professionals … Continue reading
the cult of the spy: broken english
…It was in the Afro-Asian colonies of the leading European powers, however, that the secret service tradition and myth grew most rapidly. The British metropolitan secret services-MI6 and MI5- were largely staffed at the beginning by old professionals from India, … Continue reading
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