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2026-01-08 -Obits-

Infamous CIA Double-Agent Aldrich Ames Dies At 84

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Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-08 08:49|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1814 views ] Top

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Wow!
Haven't heard that name since my DOD-Civ years.

Reminder to some: There was a notable amount back-channel discussions on whether he was just the Face for a small group that uncovered & buried.

Posted by NN2N1 2026-01-08 09:32|| 2026-01-08 09:32|| Front Page Top

2 The inner circle of hell is reserved for those who betray.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-01-08 10:41|| 2026-01-08 10:41|| Front Page Top

3 Good riddance to bad rubbish - may G*D judge him with absolute justice.

Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2026-01-08 10:51|| 2026-01-08 10:51|| Front Page Top

4 Prison mess hall headcount just went down one name. That in itself is a good thing.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-08 11:06|| 2026-01-08 11:06|| Front Page Top

5 "These spy wars are a sideshow which have had no real impact on our significant security interests over the years.."

What a callous jerk. They should have left him alone in a cell with the surviving spouses for a night.

Posted by mossomo 2026-01-08 12:57|| 2026-01-08 12:57|| Front Page Top

6 Ames and Hanssen:
:He was spying at the same time as Aldrich Ames in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Both Ames and Hanssen compromised the names of KGB agents working secretly for the U.S., some of whom were executed for their betrayal and were run by the same NKVD officer, Victor Cherkashin.[4] Hanssen also revealed a multimillion-dollar eavesdropping tunnel built by the FBI under the Soviet Embassy. After Ames's arrest in 1994, some of these intelligence breaches remained unsolved, and the search for another spy continued. The FBI paid $7 million to a KGB agent to obtain a file on an anonymous mole, whom the FBI later identified as Hanssen through fingerprint and voice analysis."
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My understanding in the years before his death Hanssen had spent so much time in solitary at ADX Florence that he had lost the ability to speak or reason cogently. One can only hope Ames had suffered that same level of isolation.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-01-08 13:09|| 2026-01-08 13:09|| Front Page Top

7 I had forgotten totally about him.

Posted by 3dc 2026-01-08 16:51|| 2026-01-08 16:51|| Front Page Top

8 That's what an oubliette is for.
To put people in and forget about them.

Posted by Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2026-01-08 22:36|| 2026-01-08 22:36|| Front Page Top

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