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Ex-US Navy officer who spied for Soviets dies in prison
BBC ^
Posted on 08/29/2014 7:08:10 PM PDT by Perdogg
A former US navy sailor who led a spy ring for the Soviet Union has died in a prison medical centre at the age of 77.
Retired Navy Warrant Officer John Walker Jr was sentenced to life in prison in 1985 for passing codes and other sensitive data to the USSR.
He had recruited his son, his brother and friend to continue spying after he retired. All were convicted.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: coldwar; espionage; obituary; usnavy
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:08:10 PM PDT
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Perdogg
To: Perdogg
Well there’s one John Walker down and one to go.
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:09:05 PM PDT
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cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: Perdogg
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08/29/2014 7:10:06 PM PDT
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doc1019
To: Perdogg
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:17:45 PM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: Perdogg
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: Oliviaforever
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:28:55 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi MomÂ…)
To: al baby
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:29:38 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
To: Perdogg
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:34:47 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am)
To: Perdogg
Why do we hear this from foreign media?
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:34:54 PM PDT
by
jim-x
(9/11/2001 - Never forget, Never forgive.)
To: al baby
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:40:53 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi MomÂ…)
To: fieldmarshaldj
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:41:27 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi MomÂ…)
To: al baby
To: Perdogg
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:56:19 PM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: cripplecreek
Exactly.
And I remember this one well. Back then we didn’t coddle them. Heck, Caspar Weinberger wanted to bring back the firing squad for such traitors.
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posted on
08/29/2014 7:59:10 PM PDT
by
SueRae
(It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
Walker could not hold a candle to what clinton gave away to the red chinese.
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posted on
08/29/2014 8:33:23 PM PDT
by
Captain7seas
(Beware of "enviromentalist" spewing lies)
To: Perdogg
Tiny violin playing for him. Not shedding a tear for a traitor.
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posted on
08/29/2014 8:39:57 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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