counterspy

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Angleton, who died in 1987, remains a towering figure in intelligence circles among both supporters and detractors, a shadowy master counterspy who became the subject of both novels and nonfiction for decades.

From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2023

“Local G.I. acts as counterspy at a POW camp,” he said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2017

If Philby was, as many have called him, the spy of the century, James Angleton was the counterspy of the century.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

We’re still haunted by the legacy of these spectral figures, their legacy of doubling and doubt—and, yes, the shadowy counterspy linked to both.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

To add insult to injury, she then turned out to be better at counterspy operations than the FBI was.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield