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[…] by the British state rings a bell. Patrick Meehan claimed MI5 framed him for murder because he knew something potentially embarrassing about the British state ‘springing’ Soviet spy George Blake from prison;45 Colin Wallace was framed for manslaughter because he knew about MI5’s antiLabour psy-ops in 1974; and Peter Sanderson was framed for robbery […]

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[…] by the British state rings a bell. Patrick Meehan claimed MI5 framed him for murder because he knew something potentially embarrassing about the British state ‘springing’ Soviet spy George Blake from prison;28 Colin Wallace was framed for manslaughter because he knew about MI5’s antiLabour psy-ops in 1974; and Peter Sanderson was framed for robbery […]

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[…] MI5 claim. Of course, that doesn’t mean it is de-facto untrue, but it smacks of a developing, more desperate, story. 7 about the British state ‘springing’ Soviet spy George Blake from prison;17 Colin Wallace was framed for manslaughter because he knew about MI5’s antiLabour psy-ops in 1974; and Peter Sanderson was framed for robbery […]

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[…] by the British state rings a bell. Patrick Meehan claimed MI5 framed him for murder because he knew something potentially embarrassing about the British state ‘springing’ Soviet spy George Blake from prison;7 Colin Wallace was framed for manslaughter because he knew about MI5’s antiLabour psy-ops in 1974; and Peter Sanderson was framed for robbery […]

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[…] by the British state rings a bell. Patrick Meehan claimed MI5 framed him for murder because he knew something potentially embarrassing about the British state ‘springing’ Soviet spy George Blake from prison;7 Colin Wallace was framed for manslaughter because he knew about MI5’s antiLabour psy-ops in 1974; and Peter Sanderson was framed for robbery […]

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[…] by the British state rings a bell. Patrick Meehan claimed MI5 framed him for murder because he knew something potentially embarrassing about the British state ‘springing’ Soviet spy George Blake from prison;7 Colin Wallace was framed for manslaughter because he knew about MI5’s antiLabour psy-ops in 1974; and Peter Sanderson was framed for robbery […]

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[PDF file]: […] his story, headlined ‘MI6 covered up historic child sex abuse ring discovered during surveillance operation’, with this: ‘MI6 infiltrated the Kincora boys’ home in east Belfast to spy on William McGrath’.1 He continued: ‘The ex-intelligence officer said MI6 was ordered to watch the Kincora care home in Belfast in the 1970s because one of […]

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[…] The existence of two secret Main KGB Directorates: the 10th and the 14th. The job of the 10th was to protect Biopreparat and the 14th had to spy and check up on the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defence which was in charge of guarding nuclear weapons. “Who guards the guards?” … […]

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[…] The existence of two secret Main KGB Directorates: the 10th and the 14th. The job of the 10th was to protect Biopreparat and the 14th had to spy and check up on the 12th Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defence which was in charge of guarding nuclear weapons. “Who guards the guards?” … […]

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[PDF file]: […] not be spotted by the Americans? Apparently so.) Penkovsky’s information is one of the few instances in the Cold War I can think of where what a spy did really mattered.75 Most of the time the so-called ‘intelligence war’ was more akin to Mad Magazine’s Spy-vs-Spy.76 72 A study in Foreign Policy states that […]

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