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What do we do now? We go below the line
In every operation there is an above the line and a below the line. Above the line is what you do by the book. Below the line is how you do the job. –From David Cornwell’s A Perfect Spy
Posted in The Facts of Life, War on women
Tagged David Cornwell, John Le Carre. A Perfect Spy
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David Cornwell, George Smiley and Alec Guinness
A few days ago my cousin Ben Wittes devoted his podcast, In Lieu of Fun, to John le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell. Ben and his podner, Kate Klonick, had as their guest Pete Strzok; this was a certifiably … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged A Legacy of Spies, Alec Guinness, Ben Wittes, Bridge on the River Kwai, Call For The Dead, David Cornwell, Great Expectations, Honourable School Boy, In Lieu of Fun, John le Carre, Kate Klonick, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Lavender Hill Mob, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Peter Strzok, Pride and Prejudice, Smiley's People, spycraft, The Horse's Mouth, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tunes of Glory
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What is Trump to Putin? His “shithouse cleaner”
David Cornwell (John Le Carré), a man of supernal intelligence in deep state secrets and spies, inserts a slashing contemporary opinion in his latest novel, Agent Running In The Field. He places this opinion in the mouth of Arkady, a … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Crimea, David Cornwell, Donald Trump, John le Carre, NATO, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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