John Walker who led the greatest espionage penetration in US Navy history, died yesterday in federal prison. Your room is ready now, Ed Snowden!
Walker did a lot of damage. Just one example: After he started spying for the Russians, in 1968, the North Koreans seized the USS Pueblo, an intelligence gathering ship. The NKs killed at least one crew member and imprisoned and tortured the rest. They wanted Pueblo so they could take advantage of the secrets Walker provided for them.
No ideological reasons for Walker's treason, just money. For years, we've assumed that Americans just committed treason for pecuniary reasons, but lately our spies, like Ana Montes and Snowden, seem more ideological.
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