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Read more about the article Unbreakable: 949 Days in a Cuban Prison
From left – Anderson, Christ, and Szuminski the day after their arrest in Havana.

Unbreakable: 949 Days in a Cuban Prison

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  • Post published:March 11, 2022
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Unbreakable: 949 Days in a Cuban Prison   The Mission In 1960, three technicians from the CIA’s Technical Services Division were dispatched to Havana, Cuba, to install surveillance equipment in…

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Read more about the article Hidden Rubles in a Hollow Brick

Hidden Rubles in a Hollow Brick

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  • Post published:September 29, 2021
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Disguised objects for use as dead drop containers required an incredible amount of research, experimentation, and testing before they could be used for high-risk operations in the field. The slightest imperfection could…

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Read more about the article D-21: The Ramjet-Powered Supersonic Spy Drone

D-21: The Ramjet-Powered Supersonic Spy Drone

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  • Post published:September 15, 2021
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Beginning in 1962, the legendary research & development powerhouse at Lockheed known as the Skunk Works started to develop a supersonic drone that could do the work of a CIA-flown A-12 or…

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Read more about the article Episode #16 – An NSA Agent Abroad with Dr. Eric Haseltine

Episode #16 – An NSA Agent Abroad with Dr. Eric Haseltine

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  • Post published:September 6, 2021
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxbEyuFPWqI Podcast Episode #16 - An NSA Agent Abroad with Dr. Eric Haseltine One of the most sophisticated technical operations of the Cold War was conducted by the KGB in…

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Read more about the article A Bumbling Traitor Caught in the Act

A Bumbling Traitor Caught in the Act

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  • Post published:August 27, 2021
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    A micro-SD card containing eight classified documents was found in the home of former CIA case officer Kevin Patrick Mallory III during the execution of a search warrant, along with…

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Read more about the article Episode #13 – From Forest Fires to CIA Resuppliers with Lee Gossett

Episode #13 – From Forest Fires to CIA Resuppliers with Lee Gossett

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bArxD-RHZk Lee Gossett is a legendary pilot with Air America who has served in nearly every hot spot around the globe over the second half of the 20th century. He…

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Read more about the article Face Off – A CIA Disguise in Action

Face Off – A CIA Disguise in Action

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  • Post published:August 11, 2021
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CIA disguise artist Jonna Mendez removes an elaborate mask and wig, revealing her true identity to President George H. W. Bush in the Oval Office in the early 1990s. The moment…

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Read more about the article Russian Stagecraft: The Ryan Fogle Debacle

Russian Stagecraft: The Ryan Fogle Debacle

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  In May 2013, the Central Intelligence Agency suffered one of its most embarrassing fiascoes in recent memory. Not embarrassing in the sense that illegal or immoral activities were brought…

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Read more about the article Episode #11 – The Sacrifices of Adolf Tolkachev with David E. Hoffman

Episode #11 – The Sacrifices of Adolf Tolkachev with David E. Hoffman

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIhN2fCK0rk Podcast Episode #11 - The Sacrifices of Adolf Tolkachev: A Soviet CIA Asset with David E. Hoffman Adolf Tolkachev was an avionics engineer who had volunteered to spy for…

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Read more about the article Episode #10 – An Ex-KGB Spy in America with Jack Barsky & Chelsea Dittrich

Episode #10 – An Ex-KGB Spy in America with Jack Barsky & Chelsea Dittrich

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDZla95yUsk An Ex-KGB Spy in America with Jack Barsky & Chelsea Dittrich Born in East Germany as Albrecht Dittrich, he was spotted and assessed for intelligence work while still in…

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