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Adam Curtis has a piece, in the style of Adam Curtis, wondering if spies (well, in this particular case, mostly spy catchers) simply aren't very good at their j
by EliRivers 8y ago
Adam Curtis has a piece, in the style of Adam Curtis, wondering if spies (well, in this particular case, mostly spy catchers) simply aren't very good at their job; http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/entries/3662a707-0af9-3149-963f-47bea720b460 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/entries/3662a707-0af9-...
- gniv 8y agoWow. Thanks for posting this. It's a better read than anything currently on the front page of HN.
- Gibbon1 8y agoAlso possible corrupt, Aldrich Ames was living way beyond his means for a decade before he got caught. And the CIA knew it. My assumption has been the CIA turns a blind eye when it's high level agents pass information to 'friendly' governments and corporations, and so were gobsmacked when they found Ames was selling critical information to the Soviets. Which is itself deranged and stupid.