Het is maar televisie. Lees eens een boek (XXX) - Spy Thatcher

Ons boek van de dag is 'Spy Thatcher' (ISBN 1-85145-260-5) van William Rushton. Het gaat over de carrière van Jesmond Barker, die parallel liep aan die van Peter Wright, de schrijver van het veel bekendere Spycatcher. 'Spy Thatcher' is veel dunner en veel leuker. De achterflap zegt:
"JESMOND BARKER ON HIS FIRST DAYS IN MI5:
'I
didn't know then that all meetings between those engaged in the Great
Game take place in St James' Park amidst the pelicans and the muscovy
ducks. It has been estimated that at any one time 73% of those in the
Park are members of some branche of the Secret Service. I got that from
Deighton in Catering. They are easily spotted.'
JESMOND BARKER ON MEETING J.EDGAR HOOVER:
'How
foolish I felt sitting there while the old poof stood on a box,
squirting me with "Mr Sheen", and flicking at me with a feather duster.
Still, as they say over there, whatever turns you on, baby.'
THE HEAD OF MI5 ON JESMOND BARKER'S THEORY THAT LORD MOUNTBATTEN WAS KGB:
'Oh God, that's all we need. Military coup sponsored by the KGB. Bloody Red Army colonel marching on to News at Ten,
shooting Alistair Burnet through the hair, pointing his pistol at the
camera and shouting "Hands up Britain! We are the masters now!" Bang
goes the pension, Jesmond.'
THE HEAD OF MI5 TO JESMOND BARKER ON PETER WRIGHT'S ALLEGATION THAT HE WAS A SPY:
'The cheek of the man, and all the time I thought he was.'
JESMOND BARKER ON A CODED MESSAGE SENT BY HAROLD WILSON:
'This puzzle was solved within 30 minutes by 21% of the competitors at the 1987 Regional Final of The Times/London Rubber Company code-breaking championship.'
JESMOND BARKER ON PETER WRIGHT'S BOOK:
'This is not how I remember it at all.'
JESMOND BARKER ON MRS THATCHER:
'I
would be highly delighted if the silly bitch would drag me before the
Beak, slap injunctions all over the place, and make me a millionaire.'"
28-07-2005 20.15 | Door: Cpt. Iglo
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