BSC planted anti-Nazi information in the American press, some of it false, through relationships with columnists like Walter Winchell. BSC staged protests at rallies for isolationist politicians and dug up dirt on their pasts. It used sex to steal information, sending gorgeous female spies to seduce enemy diplomats and swipe documents. And BSC also hoped to apply British radio expertise to catch enemy spies operating in the Western Hemisphere, which put BSC in direct conflict with the formidable American who had already claimed that ground and was not eager to give it up.
