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Yes. I heard of them as a kid. I remember my father talking about them as part of the Cold War. I'm sure that is what some of this conspiracy was based on. I watched a JFK documentary this week on Netflix. It talks about a couple Russian women who were his mistresses and Hoover getting ready to leak the information.
Yes, there have been a few movies about them. Nikita with River Phoenix is one and isn't there a Netflix show called the Americans about this?
There are several movies and books based on this. It seemed to be around more when I was a teen. I haven't watched The Americans yet. I
Sharon wrote: "It seemed to be around more when I was a teen."Yes. I think it was a Cold War staple.
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Do you also recall those people who were arrested in New Jersey around 2017? They were determined to be Russian spies, living in neighborhoods as if they were normal Americans. There were about 18 people.
I love No Way Out. I knew about the arrest but I thought it was in the 90s for some reason. I didn't remember it was that recent.
Jonetta wrote: "Do any of you remember the movie No Way Out starring Kevin Costner? "I loved that movie! I remember being shocked at the big reveal at the end after everything that went on in the movie.
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Yes, I had heard of them. I loved No Way Out too. And we watched The Americans. Very enlightening.
Oh yes, there have been lots of stories about this type of conspiracy present in the US - sleeper cells. If you've seen the Marvel movie, Black Widow, her whole past was part of a planted family living a role in the US.
