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Peter Wright exposed
Harold Wilson book_quoted
“internal to the intelligence community in basically an Operation Gladio sting. This has increased significance given Wright's friendship with Angleton. The two would play chess for hours on end, and Angleton, as we all know, ran both the Mo…”
▶ Operation Gladio - UK and Harold Wilson @ 22:08
Peter Wright book_quoted
William Stephenson book_quoted
“in the hands of government. Years later, when James Jesus Angleton and William Harvey, two legends of the counterintelligence, were searching for assassins to kill Cuban leader Fidel Castro, they sought the advice of Peter Wright, another B…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 2 @ 25:50
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▶ 21:37
which is why we're doing what we're doing. So MI5, Peter Wright, who was the former deputy director, would eventually write a book called Spycatcher, which exposed many problems internal to MI5. It was made wildly popular when Margaret That…
▶ 22:08
internal to the intelligence community in basically an Operation Gladio sting. This has increased significance given Wright's friendship with Angleton. The two would play chess for hours on end, and Angleton, as we all know, ran both the Mo…
▶ 1:23:07
The alleged MI6 plot to assassinate Egyptian president blah blah blah was a subject of intrigue and speculation. While Spycatcher, the memoir by former MI5 officer Peter Wright, mentions the existence of a plot, it doesn't provide detailed …
▶ 25:50
in the hands of government. Years later, when James Jesus Angleton and William Harvey, two legends of the counterintelligence, were searching for assassins to kill Cuban leader Fidel Castro, they sought the advice of Peter Wright, another B…