Originally posted by Baphomet79
At best this guy was some low level bureaucrat in one of the intelligence branches who is upset because he never got to be James Bond and thus makes
up outlandish stories to fulfill his need for attention. At worst this guy is a delusional and potentially dangerous and paranoid individual.
That's my opinion, take it or leave it.
I believe I'm going to leave it, thanks.
Buried on the net was the following piece from the UK's Sunday Times on-line:
MI6 tempts rebel ex-spy back home
THE renegade former MI6 spy Richard Tomlinson has finally come in from the cold.
After more than a decade in exile, where he lived in fear of arrest and extradition to face trial in the UK, Tomlinson has at last buried the hatchet
with Sir John Scarlett, chief of MI6.
The deal between the head of Britain’s overseas spies and the whistleblower who claimed MI6 had a secret “licence to kill” follows a decision to
send a mediator to negotiate with Tomlinson in Spain.
As a result, MI6 has agreed to let him return to Britain, unfreeze royalties from his book and drop the threat of charges. It has also apologised for
its unfair treatment of him.www.timesonline.co.uk...
It would be interesting to get a deeper sense of this development, and frankly, I'm a little surprised he has not been 'disappeared". I'm guessing
he is 'well-insured', shall we say.
Self edit to say that the piece is dated May/09 and to add the source.
[edit on 21-10-2009 by JohnnyCanuck]