Check this story out. The Monopoly board game was instrumental is helping GIs and other Allied POWs escape to freedom in WWII.The greedy capitalist game is a symbol of and an active participant in FREEDOM.
Must drive the Moonbats crazy! Of course most of them probably don't know about it yet. Apparently this info was just de-classified in 2007.
This is a grin-inducing story on so many levels.
The Gunslinger
More gems of OSS/MI5 work during WW2 keep getting de-classified.I thought my research of self-same in the 90's was thorough (silly me).They were true geniuses in their sly-ness.There may come a time when we'll need such ingenuity in the near future,in different ways.Remarkable creativity!
ReplyDeleteI can't decide whether the digital age makes it harder or easier.
ReplyDeleteIf one needed seriously secret communication, I suppose anything BUT digital in this day and age, would be overlooked while they focused on ways to cleverly tap our phones, TVs, computers, satellites.
Maybe that's a really good idea...using the Pony Express model...and while the enemy is sweeping the skies to intercept radio secrets...we'll be passing notes on planet earth.
Oh...maybe I shouldn't have said that. I should not have said that...(tm Haggrid)