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    Just listened to an interview with Katharine Gunn, "The Spy Who Tried To Stop A War." A very impressive woman. Fro mthe page: "In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, a young British intelligence officer thought she had information that could halt the march to war. To leak that... more

    Reviewed by moritherapy Nov 10 2008, 09:32am ( 1 review ) p3books.com

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  • Rated by moritherapy on Nov 10 2008, 9:32am

    Just listened to an interview with Katharine Gunn, "The Spy Who Tried To Stop A War." A very impressive woman. Fro mthe page: "In the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, a young British intelligence officer thought she had information that could halt the march to war. To leak that information, however, would mean breaking her pledge to protect state secrets. In the end, Katherine Gun decided to reveal what she had discovered--an illegal plot to influence the UN's authorization of the invasion. Gun's decision led to her arrest and sparked a legal, political, and media firestorm."