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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Cyber War: Weapon of Mass Disruption
Dr. Thomas Boghardt, Historian Computer experts have repeatedly warned about our nation’s vulnerabilities to cyber attacks. These concerns are certainly not unwarranted, given the rising number of cyber incidents registered by U.S. networks, ranging from destructive viruses to spyware. … Continue reading
The Spy Who Got Away
Dr. Thomas Boghardt, Historian In the Pantheon of spies, George Blake deserves a special place. An SIS (British intelligence) officer recruited by the KGB in 1955, he provided Moscow with prodigious amounts of classified information at the height of the … Continue reading
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Q&A with a Real SPY: Debrief on the Walter and Gwendolyn Myers Cuba SPY Case
With over 30 years in the CIA, SpyGuy answers frequently asked questions on current issues in the SPY world. Q. What’s the story on this retired State Department officer and his wife who were arrested for spying in June, Walter … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Espionage, Gwendolyn Myers, Spy, State Department, Walter Myers
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Who Killed Georgi Markov?
Dr. Thomas Boghardt, Historian This week marks the 31st anniversary of the murder of Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian dissident killed in 1978 in London. And even though Markov died over thirty years ago, questions about the circumstances of his death … Continue reading
The Spy Who Started a War
Dr. Thomas Boghardt, Historian Seventy years ago, World War II began. Or, more precisely, a German spy created the pretext for Hitler’s premeditated invasion of Poland. To me, this story epitomizes not only the amorality of Nazi Germany; it also … Continue reading