Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Dealing With Double Agents

The Jordanian suicide bomber who killed seven high-ranking CIA officers and a Jordanian intelligence official in Afghanistan last month was a "double agent."

Peter Earnest, explains why foreign agents are still so valuable to intelligence agencies and the hazards of double agents. Before becoming executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, Earnest worked for the CIA for 36 years... And helped uncover one double agent, but was fooled by another.

Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now. Host: Robin Young.

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