"When a Russian colonel says he won't risk a life, you know something's screwy somewhere."

You now begin using your cover as a Russian colonel.

The Russian colonel sat down on the floor next to his American colleague and spoke from the heart.

Before this assignment was over, he might even have brought the big Russian colonel back down to earth, to life as a man.

Without waiting for my answer, a Russian colonel in combat fatigues came out of the shadows and walked into our office.

The Russian colonel nodded as the translation went on.

A visiting Russian colonel would like his comforts, wouldn't he?

The Russian colonel started to explain when her aide interrupted.

He found the Russian colonel in one of the rooms, on her knees beside a body.

The Russian colonel turned away before the body collapsed to the ground.