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1337. A Latter-day Saint behind enemy lines: The untold story of the man who spied on East Germany By Heather Moore Aug 29, 2021, in the Deseret News.

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  I just read this story in the Deseret News that I get on the internet.  It brought tears to my eyes, as it will any of you who will read it.  The man in the story passed away this year on August 9, 2021, an 86 year old man! A Latter-day Saint behind enemy lines: The untold story of the man who spied on East Germany By  Heather Moore     Aug 29, 2021, 10:40pm MDT Share this story All sharing options Barbed wire and soldiers of the East German army block the border between East and West Berlin at Zimmerstrassen, Aug. 13, 1961.   Associated Press Several months into serving in West Germany, Bob Inama was called into Major Taggett’s office. “Sit down, Bob,” Taggett said. This was the red flag. Major Taggett, an officer, had addressed Bob by his first name. That never happened. Bob was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1959. He put his schooling and career plans of attending George Washington University, and becoming a lawyer, on hold. A returned missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ and

1336. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney calls Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal the biggest ‘mess up’ in his lifetime, from the Deseret News at Salt Lake City.

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  I don't pay a lot of attention to the changing political scene.  But this latest situation in Afghanistan is so appalling and unnecessary, and I agree with this! Utah Sen. Mitt Romney calls Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal the biggest ‘mess up’ in his lifetime By  Dennis Romboy @dennisromboy     Aug 24, 2021, 7:01pm MDT Share this on Facebook (opens in new window) Share this on Twitter (opens in new window) All sharing options Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, meets with Deseret News and KSL editorial boards in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. Romney says he can’t think of a bigger “mess up” than the way the Biden administration has handled the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies from Afghanistan — and that includes what happened at the end of the Vietnam War.   Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News   Purchase Photo Sen. Mitt Romney says he can’t think of a bigger “mess up” than the way the Biden administration has handled the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies from Afghani