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Tag Archives: KGB
On This Day — U2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers Exchanged in Spy Swap for KGB Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (February 10 1962)
“Francis Gary Powers performed his duty in a very dangerous mission and he performed it well, and I think I know more about that than some of his detractors and critics know, and I am glad to say that to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridge of Spies, Cold War, Francis Gary Powers, KGB, Rudolf Ivanovich Abel, U2
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60 Years Ago — U2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers Exchanged in Spy Swap for KGB Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (February 10 1962)
“Francis Gary Powers performed his duty in a very dangerous mission and he performed it well, and I think I know more about that than some of his detractors and critics know, and I am glad to say that to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridge of Spies, Cold War, Francis Gary Powers, KGB, Rudolf Ivanovich Abel, U2
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Four Years Ago — Former Double Agent George Blake : “Self-destruction of humankind has been put back on the agenda” [UPDATE : In Conversation with Dr. Henry A. Kissinger]
“I believe that you will serve our common cause selflessly and courageously. I believe in the final victory over the treacherous enemy. This belief has given me strength. [The men and women of the SVR] must save the world in a … Continue reading
On This Day — U2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers Exchanged in Spy Swap for KGB Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (February 10 1962) [2021]
“Francis Gary Powers performed his duty in a very dangerous mission and he performed it well, and I think I know more about that than some of his detractors and critics know, and I am glad to say that to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridge of Spies, Cold War, Francis Gary Powers, KGB, Rudolf Ivanovich Abel, U2
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Three Years Ago — Former Double Agent George Blake : “Self-destruction of humankind has been put back on the agenda” [UPDATE : George Blake Dies in Moscow, aged 98.]
“I believe that you will serve our common cause selflessly and courageously. I believe in the final victory over the treacherous enemy. This belief has given me strength. [The men and women of the SVR] must save the world in a … Continue reading
Three Years Ago — Former Double Agent George Blake : “Self-destruction of humankind has been put back on the agenda”
“I believe that you will serve our common cause selflessly and courageously. I believe in the final victory over the treacherous enemy. This belief has given me strength. [The men and women of the SVR] must save the world in a … Continue reading
Two Years Ago — Belgian Diplomat Accused of Helping Russia : “Stirred, not Shaken”
“During one of the phone calls we listened to, he (Oswald Gantois) said himself that he had played too much James Bond but that every diplomat must be a bit of a spy.” Ann Fransen — Belgian federal prosecutor “I never … Continue reading
On This Day — U2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers Exchanged in Spy Swap for KGB Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (February 10 1962) [2020]
“He [Francis Gary Powers ] performed his duty in a very dangerous mission and he performed it well, and I think I know more about that than some of his detractors and critics know, and I am glad to say … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridge of Spies, Cold War, Francis Gary Powers, KGB, Rudolf Ivanovich Abel, U2
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Two Years Ago — Former Double Agent : “Self-destruction of humankind has been put back on the agenda”
“I believe that you will serve our common cause selflessly and courageously. I believe in the final victory over the treacherous enemy. This belief has given me strength. [The men and women of the SVR] must save the world in a … Continue reading
One Year Ago — Belgian Diplomat Accused of Helping Russia : “Stirred, not Shaken”
“During one of the phone calls we listened to, he (Oswald Gantois) said himself that he had played too much James Bond but that every diplomat must be a bit of a spy.” Ann Fransen — Belgian federal prosecutor ‘I never … Continue reading