Tag Archives: Ben Macintyre

This guy reminds me of someone…gosh, who?

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Naomi

Finally, a “brusque ultimatum” arrived from SS Obergruppenführer Heinrich Müller demanding that Jebsen [a double agent working for the British] be handed over to the Gestapo at once. Among the murderous sycophants surrounding Hitler, Müller stood out for his brutality: … Continue reading →

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Impeachment hearings are all about non-fictional and fictional storytelling

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Naomi

A few months ago I first heard someone on TV talk about “the server in the Ukraine.” It was a Republican congressman talking, and he was behaving in a way I’ve now come to realize is the delivery system for … Continue reading →

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Part 2. Triple Cross: an eerie encounter with Russian spies

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Naomi

Somewhere in the middle of my tandem read and re-read of A Spy Among Friends and Tinker Tailor, I began to smell odors emitting from our immediate Russian spy situation in the United States. Which often reads more like fiction … Continue reading →

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