* George Blake died aged 98 in Moscow, Russian foreign intelligence revealed
* Blake claimed to have betrayed 600 agents to the Russians as a double agent
* He had been living in Moscow since his escape from Wormwood Scrubs in 1966
Notorious British traitor George Blake has died aged 98 half a century after he claimed to have betrayed 600 agents to the Russians as a double agent during the Cold War, Russian foreign intelligence announced today.
The 98-year-old spy had been living in Moscow since he escaped from Wormwood Scrubs in 1966.
'The bitter news has come - the legendary George Blake is gone,' said Sergey Ivanov, spokesman for the SVR foreign intelligence agency, formerly the KGB. 'He died of old age, his heart stopped.'
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WNU Editor: The damage this double agent caused to British intelligence is incalculable.
More News On The Passing Of Former MI6 Officer George Blake
George Blake, famous Soviet double agent who fled to Russia after London prison break, dies at 98 -- RT
George Blake, notorious cold war double agent, dies aged 98 -- The Guardian
George Blake, Cold War spy who betrayed Britain, dies at 98 -- ABC News (Australia)
Gone but not forgotten.
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered if his treachery was by his own free will or was he brain washed into performing as a spy in a commie POW camp as in The Manchurian Candidate. Keep ducking 🙉
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ReplyDeleteI've read his wiki biography. He said he was influenced by his Egyptian cousin. There was his Manchurian captivity. SO, I still don't know.
Britain took his family in and he screwed the country over. He should have remained Dutch or Egyptian, if Britain was so bad. Ungrateful. So a British girl could not marry him, because he was Jewish. Boo hoo. You are going to find that in every country. You'll find it in Japan against white people of any creed.
What is interesting is this spy did not discuss what happened to his Jewish cousin in Egypt. It would have spoiled the theoretical constructs in his small mind.