A Mole in the CIA
February 21, 1994. The FBI arrests one of the deadliest double agents in CIA history. He received almost $2 Million from the KGB, selling CIA secrets and lethally betraying undercover agents. Who was this man and why does a spy turn on their own country?
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February 21, 1994. Early in the morning, FBI agents assemble near the home of Aldrich Ames. They wait for him to leave his house and then they pounce, arresting one of the deadliest double agents in CIA history. He received almost $2 million from the KGB, selling CIA secrets and lethally betraying undercover agents for years. Who is the real Aldrich Ames? And why does a spy turn on their own country?
Thank you to our guest, Pete Earley, author of "Confessions of a Spy: The Real Story of Aldrich Ames". Find it here: https://amzn.to/31SYUfd
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