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by Rachel Marsden
Given that no one is officially denying it, it's fairly safe to say that
When you're benefiting from official diplomatic cover and find yourself tucking your hair into a blond wig and heading
out with your compass and a written cash-for-treason offer for your target, perhaps you should revise your plan.
The asset you recruit should be the one getting his skirt blown up by sales at the
If Fogle had spent sufficient time immersing himself in the
It's a safe assumption that someone on an official mission to a foreign country, like Fogle, would have both the means and motive for gathering and transmitting intelligence. In
In his book, "The Human Factor," the pseudonymous
Seduction in spying -- that human factor -- has been replaced by technology. Just look at the photo of Fogle kissing the pavement after being apprehended by Russian agents. Is that sexy? Guys like Fogle have had the sexy sucked out of them by agencies that have focused on building massive data centers in an attempt to ascertain what's going on in the world.
The shift is out of proportion to reality. Even in
A person who wanted something important done in
Remember the 10 Russian "sleeper" agents who were rounded up in 2010 while working under deep cover in America for the SVR (the Russian CIA)? The most famous of those spies was my former
Another of those Russian agents, Lidiya Guryev (alias:
No blond wigs were involved.
Compare this level of persistence and infiltration with the recorded telephone conversation that Fogle allegedly had with his target: "We have to meet today -- it's impossible tomorrow, only today. ... As I said, you can make up to
Whoa, I think I need a cold shower. Next time, Fogle should get the CIA to foot the bill for a bro vacation where he can make his moves more discreetly.
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"Ryan Fogle Fiasco Underscores America's Intelligence Problem "