[Spooks] Numbers Station Movie

[Les Rayburn]

My wife and I caught "Numbers Station" while on a camping trip recently. 
The film stars John Cusack <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cusack> 
and Malin Åkerman <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malin_%C3%85kerman>, 
about a burned-out CIA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA> black ops 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_ops> agent assigned to protect the 
code operator at a secret American numbers station 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station>. Certainly the film 
receives a film treatment (actual events at numbers stations would be 
quite boring to audiences, I think) but it's a taunt thriller and great 
fun for anyone who regularly monitors these stations.

The film correctly illustrates the use of a on-time pad, and uses some 
actual numbers stations audio in it's soundtrack.

I had a lot of fun watching the film with my wife, and then letting her 
listen to some actual numbers station transmissions on shortwave. 
Something really nice when fiction and reality intersect. Highly 
recommended for anyone who enjoys these stations. It's available now on 
DVD and Blu Ray.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Numbers_Station
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