Ever wonder about the guy or the gal sitting next to you on the Metro? After all, according to the International Spy Museum (ISM), of which Founding Fathers are notorious spies or members of the Intelligence community themselves, there are more spies in DC than anywhere in the world.
It was actually on the Metro that I first heard about the ISM. A fairly mature set of Russians were discussing how shocking it was that Oleg Kalugin, apparently a highly decorated and recognized general in the former KGB, turned traitor/defector, was now running around bad mouthing the very institution and country that made him rich and famous in the US. They went on and on about how Kalugin compromised many of his comrades for his own gain and how he can never step on Mother Russia’s soil ever again or he’ll be “dealt” with on the spot. Of course, this heated conversation took place in the span of approximately 15 minutes, with side stories here and there of the motherland and other KGB heroics. After all was said and done, the couple got off at Gallery Place, complaining how much the tickets would cost to get in the museum!
The lesson in this tale? It’s a small world, even smaller in DC. How many people do you think besides me understood those people in their language, while pretending to be reading the Express!
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