Posted on 16/02/08
'Spies, bribes and nuclear bombs'? Not really
COMRADE J The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in AmericaAfter the End of the Cold WarBy Pete EarleyPutnam, 337 pages, $28.50'Banned in Canada" is always a spur to curiosity. A subject of news stories in this country even as copies appeared on bookstore shelves, Comrade J has been quickly whisked away, withdrawn for "legal reasons." Media references to Canadians, including a former member of Parliament, supposedly spying for Russia were enough to flutter the publisher's confidence - especially after the same stories carried sharp denials of the charges. Could this be a case of truth suppressed?
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