US, China edging closer to war: Ex-MI6 operative – Asia Times

Legendary CIA agent James Jesus Angleton lived and thrived in what he called "the wilderness of mirrors," his favorite phrase for Soviet deception operations. Nothing is ever as it seems, but then again, it could be. Such is the dilemma of the intelligence operative. Case in point — a former UK MI6 operative, is warning that China is edging closer to war with the United States, Brinkwire.com reported. According to former MI6 deputy director Nigel Inkster, Xi Jinping is losing patience, and China is "edging closer" to confrontation with the US over Taiwan. Furthermore, he claims that Beijing has concluded…