How fate, and Stalin, finally dealt the 'ace of spies' a losing hand The order to kill Sidney Reilly - the "ace of spies" whose exploits supposedly provided inspiration for James Bond - came directly from Stalin, according to the author of a new biography of the MI6 agent.....( Guardian Unlimited, 6 Sep 02) "To the best of my knowledge Reilly never killed anyone in the course of his spying. The only killings he carried out were with a view to lining his own pocket. He was a good spy but also a criminal who perfected confidence stings. He was a scoundrel who spoke seven languages and exactly the type of person SIS needed." --Andrew Cook, author of the new book, On His Majesty's Secret Service - Sidney Reilly ST1 Subject of teleseries a decade or so ago starring Sam Neil. Zambia's ex-spy boss arrested - again Zambia's former intelligence boss Xavier Chungu has been arrested for the fourth time in three months, and charged with stealing a motor bike, police said on Friday....(SAPA/AFP, 6 Sep 02) One of au's ASIS chief's was assaulted twice during his term of office.SEE Oyster,by brian Toohey. http://www.cicentre.com/