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A Bright CIA Light, Snuffed Out Too Soon

Zoë Moulton, a beloved CIA case officer afflicted by ‘Havana Syndrome,’ died at age 50

Jul 24 •

Cheatle: Gone But Not Forgotten

The Secret Service director was clueless to the end. Biden/Harris need to clean house with a respected outsider.

Jul 23 •

Red Knots: The Long Trail of Russian Disinformation

In 1918 Wilson operatives fell for fake documents portraying Bolsheviks as German puppets. Since then Moscow has wielded forgeries as a key tool of…

Jul 23 •

Henry R. Schlesinger

Biden's Out: Full Steam Ahead

Kamala Harris is a strong but measured supporter of CIA, FBI, Law Enforcement

Jul 21 •

New in SpyWeek: Seoul Sister? The Sue Mi Terry Fallout and More

Also: The Secret Service under fire, the DCIA's Gaza peace missions, more Russia disinfo ops, Cannon fire at DoJ, Windows' epic crash and empty chairs…

Jul 20 •

Jonathan Broder

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Secret Service Bumbling on Trump Security Fail is “Out of Control,” warns former top DHS Intel Chief

John Cohen says threat environment is the “most dangerous that I’ve experienced in 40-plus years in law enforcement and homeland security”

Jul 19 •

Michael Isikoff

Tonight: Mafia Spies

Thomas Maier's riveting book on the CIA-Mafia plots to kill Castro gets a masterful treatment on Paramount starting Tuesday

Jul 15 •

Fire Kimberly Cheatle (UPDATED)

Biden should have quickly dumped the Secret Service chief, if only as a message to MAGA-world

Jul 14 •

New in SpyWeek: Project 2025's Plan to Gut CIA

Also: More Putin skullduggery, insane U.S. security clearance delays, Iran's online mischief, an Australian case of "The Americans"—and more

Jul 13 •

Arrivederci Roma

The ruins of ancient Rome offer lessons for the present—but what are they?

Jul 12 •

Upon a Cold War Dreary

A Pulitzer Prize winning critic revisits Le Carré’s “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold”

Jul 8 •

New in SpyWeek: Would US Spy Agencies Bow to Trump?

Also, Chinese SIGINT bases in Cuba, shortwave spy messages, submarine posturing and a last word on Assange lead this week’s roundup

Jul 6 •

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