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The Americans
The Americans debuted on FX on January 30, and I’ve got to say that I quite liked it. Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell play “Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings,” two officers from the Soviet KGB who have been sent to the … Continue reading
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How Realistic is Argo?
When it comes to spy fiction, the question inevitably gets asked “how realistic is it?” A leading scholar of intelligence, Professor Wesley Wark, has said that one can discern two different types of realism. The first type of realism involves … Continue reading
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Tagged agent, Argo, Ben Affleck, Canadians, CIA, declassified, hostage, Spy, Tony Mendez
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Two Notable Passings
The Washington Post of January 2 contained news of two notable passings that I thought I’d bring to your attention. First, Jeanne Vertefeuille, died on December 29, 2012 at age 80. Her passing was marked with just a simple death notice. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldrich Ames, Argo, CIA, Intelligence, Jeanne Vertefeuille, John Sheardown, Mark Lijek, Robert Wright, Sandy Grimes, Tony Mendez, Washington Post
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Intelligence is a Team Sport
The Washington Post ran a remarkable article on December 10 about “Maya,” as we now know the CIA targeter who played the central role in finding Bin Laden. Her big insight was to analyze Bin Laden’s courier networks, rather than, … Continue reading