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CIA Officer Became ‘Formidable Foe’ of U.S. Government

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CIA Officer Became ‘Formidable Foe’ of U.S. Government

Janine Brookner took on the KGB, sexist rivals and Justice Department lawyers alike during a pioneering career as a spy and lawyer

Jeff Stein
May 14, 2021
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Janine Brookner, who battled communist spies and boorish male bureaucrats alike during a pioneering career as a CIA officer and later became a fierce advocate for women and whistleblowers in the intelligence community, died May 11 after a long struggle with kidney disease, “fueled at the end by a highly aggressive cancer,” according to her longtime comp…

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