Putin’s propaganda is infecting the US – and Trump’s team are lapping it up

Putin’s propaganda is infecting the US – and Trump’s team are lapping it up



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  1. Mark Wallace writes:

    Everyone loves a spy story. With all the peril and intrigue, blowing up secret research labs, smuggling hidden microdots, or taking out some villain, it isn’t hard to see the appeal of such tales of derring-do.

    Admittedly the reality of modern intelligence work also involves less glamorous sifting of vast quantities of digital communications data, meaning[ James Bond](https://inews.co.uk/news/entertainment/james-bond-is-being-rebooted-for-the-new-world-order-heres-everything-we-know-3580808?srsltid=AfmBOoqfW8pFS23vgj3k2q-n0oJx-NPL30TOsj0FIwZzyF4eJ0UuyDpg&ico=in-line_link) is now rather better at spreadsheets than Ian Fleming originally portrayed. But there’s plenty of genuine spook activity afoot that can set pulses racing.

    One day, I hope we’ll learn the true stories behind Israel’s stunning infiltration of [explosives into Hezbollah’s supply of supposedly secure pagers](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/mossad-assassinations-leave-middle-east-brink-3203271?ico=in-line_link). Or the way Ukraine’s secret services are bringing justice to war criminals, such as the commander of a submarine involved in the bombardment of Ukrainian cities, tracked via Strava and shot dead while out jogging in Krasnodar, Russia.

    The recent death of [Oleg Gordievsky](https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/what-on-tv-tonight-secrets-and-spies-3066872?srsltid=AfmBOoprpSfBEtJpMueURkvhrjjMgDAAF2cHJZuN6QdY3SW6cZ6x10kX&ico=in-line_link) – Britain’s highest-placed spy in the KGB during the Cold War – reminds us that heroes really do exist, and shines light on the nature of effective intelligence work.

    Assassination and sabotage do happen, and are important – but it’s information which is the most powerful intelligence weapon.

    Read more: [https://inews.co.uk/opinion/putins-propaganda-is-infecting-the-us-and-trumps-team-are-lapping-it-up-3602498](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/putins-propaganda-is-infecting-the-us-and-trumps-team-are-lapping-it-up-3602498)

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