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WASP

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 Wasp is a 1957 Science Fiction spy thriller novel by Eric Frank Russell.In the future, Earth is engaged in a war with the alien Sirian Empire. The Terrans have the advantage of superior technology, but the Sirians have vastly greater resources and manpower. With the war at an impasse, Terrans need a way to tip the scales way into their favor, and bring the Sirians down for good.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })Enter James Mowry, who is given an offer he can't refuse: he will lend his skills and talents to the Terran cause and become a "wasp", a lone saboteur whose task is to bring one of the many Sirian planetary governments into chaos and give the Terrans an opportunity to attack. Mowry is given extensive training, disguised as a Sirian and sent to the planet Jaimec. With ample resources at his disposal, he proceeds with the plan, a great part of which is faking the existence of a revolutionary organization, the Dirac Angestun Gesept ("Sirian Freedom Party") to tie up the army and the Sirian State Sec, Kaitempi, with defending themselves against an imaginary enemy. But while the plan is going well, the government of Jaimec is slowly homing in on Mowry's person, and things are getting increasingly riskier.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })
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 2018-12-31T07:06:57Z
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 Agent Provocateur
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 Agent Provocateur: James Mowry's role.
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 Bavarian Fire Drill: Used by Mowry to great effect. Half of his schemes work on the basis "act as if you were in charge, and nobody will question you". For example, he gets past a military cordon without an exit permit and without being asked too many questions by virtue of being disguised as a Military Intelligence officer and speaking with complete confidence. In another case he manages to plant fake wire-tapping devices on rooftops in full view of numerous bystanders, simply by doing so "openly and with quiet confidence."
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 Black-and-Gray Morality
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 Black and Gray Morality: Some characters are deeply immoral, but certain of Mowry's actions are morally gray, such as when he booby-traps two civilian merchant ships, implicitly causing their crews' deaths.
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 Asshole Victim: Mowry kills two agents of the Kaitempi, the Sirian State Sec known for their sadism and brutality.
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 Bad-Guy Bar: The Café Susun.
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