Tag Archives: David Cornwell
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 American fascism, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged Crimea, David Cornwell, Donald Trump, John le Carre, NATO, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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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 Mueller investigation, political campaigns, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
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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