Notorious Navy spy John Walker dies in NC federal prison

WTKR ^ | 8/29/2014 | Becca Mitchell

[fredhead]

The man responsible for what the military called the Navy’s biggest betrayal is dead.

John Anthony Walker, the former Senior Warrant Officer from Norfolk who supplied the Soviets with damaging tactical and military data, died in federal prison on Thursday in Butner, North Carolina.

29 years ago, Walker’s career as a spy came to an end in Norfolk Federal Court.

[pabianice]

>>Senior Warrant Officer

That's "Chief Warrant Officer," Becca.

[Red Badger]

Could be worse. You could be Old Crow.................

[Fightin Whitey]

My momma preferred a splash of Jim Beam now and then while daddy stayed steady with the Old Crow.

I’d be obliged if you’d ask your sister sometime if she might want to meet a new acquaintance of yours.

Gets kinda lonely sometimes.

Jim Crow

[rottndog]

He should have met his end at the gallows long ago.

A travesty he lived this long.

[DoughtyOne]

I'm not sure if the information he released cost some of our service member's lives or not.  What I do know for sure is that it could have, and as I understand it, civilian lives as well.

There's something that doesn't sit too well with me, when the perpetrator of a crime can outlive the people he killed or betrayed, especially if his actions reaulted in deaths.

This guy could have cost us plenty.  It's a shame he wasn't executed shortly after being convicted.


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[DPMD]

One suspects obama is saving the pardons for the end of his second term, having guessed that being re-elected in 2012 might not have been aided by such pardons. That is, of course, if he isn’t planning a third term, which he could easily achieve, constitutionality notwithstanding.

[minnesota_bound]

This is one funeral that obama wants to be at.
Fellow traveler and all.

[b4its2late]

Yeah. A long time ago, in front of a firing squad as most traitors were many moons ago.

[P-Marlowe]

Johnny Waker is dead?

I’m sure Jack Daniels will be pleased to know that.

[Red Badger]

So will Jim Beam.................

[zot]

Thanks for the good news ping.

[Vaquero]

[BulletBobCo]

Ironic that Powers Booth “Well Bye” also played the role of John Walker in the 1990 TV movie “Family of Spies”.