作为间谍首脑,沃尔辛·海姆还引入了“非常规引渡”这一概念(他曾说服拉罗谢尔(一法国港口)的海盗去尝试绑架教宗派驻巴黎的大使)。
Walsingham was the spy-chief who introduced the concept of Extraordinary Rendition (he persuaded pirates in La Rochelle to attempt the kidnap of the papal legate to Paris).
在对一位能进入教宗密室的男仆敲诈了一番后,沃尔辛·海姆得知了一封西班牙国王菲利普二世的来信,里面详述了正在集结的西班牙无敌舰队的整个作战计划。
In blackmailing a groom to the chamber of the Pope, Walsingham gained access to a letter from King Philip II of Spain detailing the entire battle-plan of the gathering Spanish Armada.
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