counterspy
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A 1975 report to a presidential commission probing the agency’s domestic activities includes testimony by the former CIA counterspy chief who was forced out of his job in December 1974.
From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2023
Kenneth deGraffenreid, a former deputy national counterintelligence executive and a senior counterspy official, said cuts in the number of Chinese diplomats are justified to combat Beijing’s spying operations in the U.S.
From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 2020
It might have been something he led certain acolytes to believe after Philby’s defection, to maintain his reputation as all-knowing counterspy.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013
We’re still haunted by the legacy of these spectral figures, their legacy of doubling and doubt—and, yes, the shadowy counterspy linked to both.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013
To add insult to injury, she then turned out to be better at counterspy operations than the FBI was.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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