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‘Never admit anything unless you have to’: Thatcher and Intelligence Secrecy
Legendary British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (October 1925 to April 2013), who would have turned 89 this month, was convinced that Britain’s intelligence services should remain absolutely secret, and tried repeatedly to protect them from the gaze of public scrutiny. … Continue reading
Posted in A Well-Read Spy, Ask A Spy, Cloak and Dagger Theater, History, In The News, Intellegence Briefing
Tagged Bletchley Park, Britain, British Intelligence Service, CIA, codebreakers, Cold War, Double Agent, Espionage, Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, Second World War, The Americans
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Heroes and Villains
Thomas Boghardt, SPY Historian It is tempting to label historical figures either as heroes or villains. But when you are dealing with intelligence history, you’ll find a lot more shades of gray than charcoal black and ivory white. A good … Continue reading