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A tale of two spies

A tale of two spies

Nathan Hale, Harriet Tubman and the perils of an undercover life

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Sep 20, 2024
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Deception and secrecy are underlying themes that run through recent news about everything from covert funding of right-wing influencers in the US to the remotely programmed detonation of Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon.

The shadow world of spying may conceal the identities of people involved in operations like these for a time but eventual…

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