On Ken Taylor
The following is an extract from the concluding chapter of Mark Lijek’s The Houseguests: A Memoir of Canadian Courage and CIA Sorcery (pages 281-2). bout de papier thanks Mr. Lijek for permission to reprint.
Extract from Foreign Service
The revolutionary guards, or “Pasdaran”, were everywhere. Loosely organized, mainly self-appointed, they were zealous defenders of revolutionary ideals. They were like a wild card in the law enforcement system, setting up road blocks at will, patrolling the airport and other public buildings…
Sam’s Passports
At the time of the “Canadian Caper”, I was an analyst in the Intelligence and Security Liaison Division, responsible for covering Sub-Saharan Africa and the UN family of organizations. Louis Delvoie came into my office (he was not the sort of director…
John Sheardown Remembered
It was just after noon on Saturday, November 10, 1979. My wife Cora and were riding through north Tehran, suitcases on our knees, wondering about this latest move and what to expect from our new hosts. Several days earlier, Bob Anders, the…
The Washington Scene: Getting the Americans Interested in the Six
Note de la rédaction : Cette section spéciale marquant le décès de John Sheardown et célébrant l’aventure des « évadés d’Iran » fait appel à plusieurs intervenants clés. Gar Pardy était agent du renseignement à Washington à l’époque et il a joué…
Philippine Portraits
text and photos by Liza Linklater
Bill Barton in Profile
On December 10, 2012 Bill Barton, frail but full of spirit, celebrated with family and friends. It was his 95th birthday.
Montréal, ville internationale
En moins de vingt ans, Montréal est passée d’une vieille économie manufacturière à une économie moderne compétitive et est devenue une ville internationale. Cette affirmation vous surprend? Et pourtant. Avec son caractère cosmopolite et multiculturel, son multilinguisme, les quelque 60 organisations internationales…
Whose Man in Havana? Adventures from the Far Side of Diplomacy
At the suggestion of bout, I have selected excerpts from three chapters in my book of memoirs Whose Man in Havana: Adventures from the Far Side of Diplomacy to be published by Penumbra Press in 2013. The book ranges through Latin America,…
Prize, Paintings and Precedent in the War of 1812
Note de la rédaction : Faye Kert est l’une des premières autorités du Canada concernant un drôle de subterfuge de notre histoire : les vaisseaux corsaires. Pour le dire crûment, c’était de la piraterie légalisée. Par lettres patentes de la Couronne, des…
