counterspy
Example Sentences
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Critics blame the restructuring of CIA counterintelligence after the firing of CIA master counterspy James Angleton in 1975 for the security breaches.
From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2023
Mr. Warner said he has doubts about creating a separate counterspy agency but added that the committee is thoroughly investigating the possibility.
From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2022
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
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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
