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United Kingdom intelligence historian Christopher Andrew (Michael Jones)
Christopher Andrew, United Kingdom intelligence historian takes a look at the history of the UK’s MI5, one of the world's biggest intelligence organizations He was hand picked by the agency, and had unprecedented access to MI5's files, to write Defend the Realm: An authorized history of MI5, a look at the history of the organization and a window into recent history, including its present roles in counterespionage and counterterrorism.
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Thanks to the Vassiliev notebooks and Venona cables, we now know that over 500 Americans (in some capacity) assisted Soviet Intelligence in the 1930s and 1940s, whether by passing government and industrial secrets or providing some sort of support for the espionage operation. How many people in Britain were covertly working for the SOviets at this time, beyond the usual suspects (Philby and company)?
We have the same problem with dual loyalty with Jews in this country. Numerous jews have been caught spying for Israel, in the past and very recently. Remember Mr. Pollard.
An appropriate question for 11/11: Did MI5 have any part in the efforts to "educate" the U.S. population to support England and France in WWI?
(The British propaganda effort transformed the U.S, public opinion from isolationist and anti-war in 1914 to a war fever in 1918 that let to discrimination against German Americans.)
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