Former CIA Agent Reveals the Key to Life as a Spy
American culture has always had a strong fascination with spies. Often the notion of undercover agents often conjures images of famous spies like Sherlock Homes, James Bonds or characters from the...
View ArticleAn Inside Look at the Life of a Young CIA Agent
Douglas Laux was studying to become an eye doctor when 9/11 happened. Like many Americans, the terrorist attack changed Doug’s life, but for him, it was much more than a shift in perspective....
View ArticleFormer CIA Agent Brings Spy Training to Vegas
Though the name “Spy Escape & Evasion” hints at learning to be the next 007, former CIA Agent Jason Hanson’s seminar is more than fun and games. Hanson, who boasts a six-year career within the CIA,...
View ArticleFormer CIA Director Speaks of Importance of Culture Immersion
Staff and faculty of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, CA were recently visited by former director of the Central Intelligence Agency National Clandestine Service,...
View ArticleGroundbreaking Female CIA Agent Remembered for Her Extraordinary Service
Doris Bohrer, a former CIA agent died this past August at the age of 93 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She spent 27 years working at what was then known as the Office of Strategic Services, a World War...
View ArticleCIA-Backed Weapons Program Remains Tabled Despite Growing Violence in Syria
A plan by the Obama administration to provide additional firepower to Syrian units backed by the CIA remains in limbo after the proposal was introduced during a national security meeting with the...
View ArticleJeanne Vertefeuille—the Former CIA Typist Who Led the Efforts to Catch a...
Despite a steady disappearance of assets against the Soviet Union, many in the CIA refused to believe there was a traitor. However, the Chief of the Soviet/East European Division, cabled the CIA...
View ArticleFamous Ex-CIA Agent, Victoria Plame, Speaks at Western New Mexico University
Victoria Plame, former CIA Agent and author of “Fair Game,” spoke at Western New Mexico University in October. Plame told the crowd about her CIA career and how it came to a sudden end in 2003 after...
View ArticleThe CIA Calendar that the Agency’s Gift Shop Won’t Sell
You would think that you would be able to buy a high quality calendar that replicates the paintings in the halls of the CIA’s headquarters at its gift shop, but strangely you cannot. The CIA’s loss is...
View ArticleFive Times CIA Conspiracy Theories Turned Out to Be True
Car chases, double agents, and a hidden gun in an ankle holster are more likely to be plot devices for a thriller than something most agents in the CIA encounter on assignment. Anyone interested in a...
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