US EditionAldrich Ames, the Cold War's deadliest CIA mole, completes life sentence
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He compromised more than 100 covert operations and revealed the identities of more than 30 agents who were spying for the West.
Aldrich Ames, the Cold War's deadliest CIA mole, completes life sentence
The CIA knew Aldrich Ames was drinking excessively, was prone to extra-marital affairs, lived a lifestyle that was far above his pay as an intelligence officer, and even failed a lie detector test when he was suspected of being a mole. In spite of all the red flags, he was still placed in a position with the Soviet-East Europe Division that gave him access to all of the CIA’s operations against the KGB and GRU.Related: The 11 most damaging Ameri…
The KGB mole's activities led to the disruption of 100 intelligence operations and the death of 30 agents working in the West.
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