An operative is not an agent, i.e. case officer. The original articles in Pursuit Magazine (listed below) correctly describe her as a former agent. Whoever wrot

An operative is not an agent, i.e. case officer. The original articles in Pursuit Magazine (listed below) correctly describe her as a former agent. Whoever wrote this summary doesn't understand the distinction. http://pursuitmag.com/lindsay-moran-former-cia-agent-talks-spycraft/ http://pursuitmag.com/lindsay-moran-former-cia-agent-talks-s... http://pursuitmag.com/lindsay-moran-former-cia-operative-why-became-spy/ http://pursuitmag.com/lindsay-moran-former-cia-operative-why... In any case, you won't find anything published in the US that the CIA would not agree to. Everything written by current or former agents is screened by the CIA's Publications Review Board.