Tag Archives: David Cornwell
Impeachment hearings are all about non-fictional and fictional storytelling
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
Posted in 2020 presidential campaign, Mueller investigation, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trump Stuff
Tagged A Spy Among Us, alternative facts, Ben Macintyre, David Cornwell, House Intelligence Committee hearings, impeachment, Jim Jordan, Kim Philby, Mueller report, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Trump
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A fictional Robert Mueller?
Last night I finished re-reading Call For The Dead, David Cornwell’s first spy novel. I don’t know how many times I’ve read it. This, and a few other great crime novels, are collectively my security blanket while I am in … Continue reading
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Tagged Call For The Dead, David Cornwell, Dieter Frey, George Smiley, John le Carre
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NYT headline reminds me: I’m waiting for the next indictment
Have you read the Times special section, “The Plot To Subvert An Election”, written by Scott Shane and Mark Mazzetti? I’m sure you have. I’m reading it now, with the same concentration I have when reading (and re-reading) David Cornwell’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge Analytica, David Cornwell, email hacks, email leaks, John le Carre, Mark Mazzetti, Mueller indictments, Robert Mercer, social media fakes, Soctt Shane, Steve Bannon, subvert election, Trump
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