 WWII spy eyed for street honour in Winnipeg Winnipeg plans to name a street after a local man who became a legendary Second World War spy known as Intrepid — an inspiration for the fictional spy James Bond.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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While I'm all for honoring WWII vets and especially spies for the work they have done, lets face the facts, James Bond was not inspired by any 1 allied spy rather a collection of the best of them (Stephenson included) and Sir Ian's own wartime experiences in Naval Intelligence.
The US, British and Canadian Intelligence services still owe their creation to him. Not to mention his own philanthropic and cultural ventures. He was a very well off man before he dedicated himself to the safety of our three countries.
Why does the man deserving of a Knighthood not deserve a street in his hometown?
While I'm all for honoring WWII vets and especially spies for the work they have done, lets face the facts, James Bond was not inspired by any 1 allied spy rather a collection of the best of them (Stephenson included) and Sir Ian's own wartime experiences in Naval Intelligence.
The US, British and Canadian Intelligence services still owe their creation to him. Not to mention his own philanthropic and cultural ventures. He was a very well off man before he dedicated himself to the safety of our three countries.
Why does the man deserving of a Knighthood not deserve a street in his hometown?
You get me wrong Caleb, I'm not against the honor of a street name or anything else, he certainly deserves it!!
I mearly mention the James Bond reference and the egotism of the Canadian media in claiming he was the model for Bond when infact alot of very good allied spies were lumped together to create the super spy we know as Bond.
BTW the model for James Bond was a fellow named Sidney Reliiy a real live spy. Reading about his exploits is quite entertaining and I recommend it to anybody who likes spy stories and these are real.
While I'm all for honoring WWII vets and especially spies for the work they have done, lets face the facts, James Bond was not inspired by any 1 allied spy rather a collection of the best of them (Stephenson included) and Sir Ian's own wartime experiences in Naval Intelligence.
The US, British and Canadian Intelligence services still owe their creation to him. Not to mention his own philanthropic and cultural ventures. He was a very well off man before he dedicated himself to the safety of our three countries.
Why does the man deserving of a Knighthood not deserve a street in his hometown?
You get me wrong Caleb, I'm not against the honor of a street name or anything else, he certainly deserves it!!
I mearly mention the James Bond reference and the egotism of the Canadian media in claiming he was the model for Bond when infact alot of very good allied spies were lumped together to create the super spy we know as Bond.
OK, so long as you weren't dissing my buddy Bill.
It doesn't read inspiration.