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Nigel West
Nigel West is the author of over twenty books and is a lecturer at the Center for Counterintelligence and Security Studies in Washington, DC.
Pardoning Alan Turing
The proposition that more than half a century later an administration should apologise for the past conduct seems illogical.
Undone by 9/11 Truth
Jones might have disclosed he had signed up to a petition which called for an investigation into the Bush administration’s complicity in the 9/11 attacks.
Attacking the ATM thieves
Prior to the 9/11 atrocity there was a reluctance in many UK police forces to investigate crime where there were “community sensitivities” at stake.
Lockerbie's secrets
There should not be any confusion about the evidence that indicated Libyan responsibility, but al-Megrahi may be one player in a larger game.
Spooking the spooks
A group of retirees had penetrated the state’s own intelligence agency, and was acting as a secret service within a secret service.
Blunt blamed
Blunt would remain deeply ashamed of the way he had manipulated him and abused his trust. That was probably the only remorse he ever showed.
Bitter honeytraps
A British diplomat was required to resign after a video of him in a brothel accompanied by two hookers in their underwear was posted on the internet.
Arresting the decline at SIS
Whether Sawers can reverse the decline in SIS’s fortunes managed by Scarlett remains to be seen
Impotent in Iran
The dilemma for western intelligence centres on the impotence of any outsiders to influence events inside the theocracy.
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