MI5’s failure to spot this KGB spy hiding in plain sight is jaw-dropping and very funny
Love this story from Ben MacIntyre’s book, The Spy and the Traitor, shared on Twitter by another Ben, Ben Jenkins.
Here’s how he tees it up.
Back in the 80s, MI5 discovered that someone from the organisation was leaking documents to the KGB. They established a secret taskforce to find the mole. In the end they decided it was probably this guy. pic.twitter.com/J420GYgU2i
— Ben Jenkins (@bencjenkins) April 10, 2019
And this is the tale.
We had to read it twice to make sure we’d got it.
If only there had been some warning signs.
— My Tweets Suck (@FunnyMalaise) April 10, 2019
But, let me guess, he went to a good school?
— gregclarke (@gregclarke) April 10, 2019
Pembroke College, Oxford, in fact.
— The Hopeful Monster (@SublightMonster) April 10, 2019
It’s always the person you least suspect…
— Bartacus (@Bartacus01) April 10, 2019
“You can’t arrest me, I’m a spy!” is like if Withnail were a KGB agent https://t.co/VHcoAewKsL
— Connor Wroe Southard (@ConnorSouthard) April 10, 2019
george smiley himself would have had trouble smoking out this guy
— mr grace mugabe (@mattvbrady) April 10, 2019
“This was an error.”
— katman (@minimalminute) April 10, 2019
Tinker
Tailor
Soldier
Cool Guy— Tom Crawford (@TomCrawfordUW) April 10, 2019
