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007 honour for former KGB colonel
BBC ^
| Friday, 15 June 2007, 23:00 GMT 00:00 UK
Posted on 06/15/2007 6:11:52 PM PDT by james500
Former KGB colonel Oleg Gordievsky, who became the highest-ranking Soviet spy to defect to the west, has been honoured by the Queen.
He has been appointed a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; United Kingdom
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posted on
06/15/2007 6:11:53 PM PDT
by
james500
To: james500
With the way Putin has been acting, we may need this guy again.
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posted on
06/15/2007 6:14:45 PM PDT
by
SouthJrzReaganite18
("Mental institution, Michael, something you outta think about." - Fred Thompson to Michael Moore)
To: james500
I feel more importantly, there is also an article stating that Salman Rushdie knighted in honours list.That's hugh!
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posted on
06/15/2007 6:22:50 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
To: higgmeister
Rushdie got a Knight Bachelor, he’s a knight but not a member of a specific order.
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posted on
06/15/2007 9:12:06 PM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Thompson for President: 2008, 2012: Jindal for President 2016, 2020)
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