The pun doesn't actually translate ("to swallow" is zaglatat', while the bird called "a swallow" is lastochka). The KGB did refer to several of their western agents as "Romeos," however, as their primary method of information gathering was banging secretaries. One of the British Romeos, when caught in the 1960s, was…

Yeah, I love Moonrise Kingdom, but for best montage I have to go with Up.

Miller/Liefeld - so a lot of homophobic ultra-violence, foot-level mist, and pouches. yay.

Miller/Liefeld - so a lot of homophobic ultra-violence, foot-level mist, and pouches. yay.

You're correct that the United States (though actually more so the U.K, as they'd been planning the overthrow for three years and only moved when Eisenhower came to office and gave his assent) are hardly free from blame for the current state of affairs in Iran. That said, plenty of Iranians wanted Mossadegh gone, too.…