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"THE CIA TRIED TO SILENCE MY STORY!"

August 28, 2025 / 01:31

This episode covers a CIA operation involving a mole, intelligence gathering, and personal risks faced by agents. The discussion includes a firsthand account of a dangerous mission to identify a traitor within the CIA.

The guest shares his experience of being deployed with his wife to a foreign country to uncover a mole who was leaking sensitive information. They were given new identities to gather intelligence and track down the traitor.

As the operation progressed, the situation escalated when the guest's presence became known to the enemy, leading to a tense escape scenario. The narrative highlights the risks agents face and the complexities of intelligence work.

The episode reveals the challenges of maintaining secrecy and the potential consequences of being discovered in hostile territory.

This story has never been told before, providing a unique perspective on CIA operations and the personal stakes involved.

TL;DR

A CIA officer recounts a dangerous mission to expose a mole within the agency, revealing personal risks and challenges faced during the operation.

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When this story hits the airwaves, it's
00:00:02
going to transform people's opinion
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about the CIA and the depths to which
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CIA will dive to collect intelligence
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that protects Americans. So, one of its
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own officers became a spy reporting our
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secrets to a foreign adversary. My wife
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and I were included in an operation to
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bait the mole to make a mistake so that
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the mole could be found and disclosed.
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Your wife is here today and you've never
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told this story before, have you?
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No. And your curiosity right now is a
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major issue with CIA because they don't
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want the world to know who those people
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are. It's a dangerous game.
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Well, obviously my research team tried
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to figure out who it was.
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So, was this the mob?
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Andrew, what happened?
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A foreign ally contacted CIA and said,
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"You have somebody inside your
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organization sharing information on
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operations, officers, assets to an enemy
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country." They deployed us to the
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country and crafted it new identities,
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new aliases so that we could build new
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sources of intelligence and try to find
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the mole.
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And we were really successful in doing
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that.
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Nobody felt like they were in imminent
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danger. But then that changed. My
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presence in the enemy country became
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known. I called G and said, "I'm coming
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home early."
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And from that, I knew that something was
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wrong because it is very real that you
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can be disappeared by a foreign
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adversary
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or worse being captured and a president
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can plausibly deny that you're CIA. So,
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I had to try to escape this country, but
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everything went wrong.
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And what happens next?
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A horrible story.
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So,

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Episode Highlights

  • A Spy Within the CIA
    A CIA officer became a mole, leaking secrets to a foreign adversary. This story reveals the dangerous depths of espionage.
    “It's a dangerous game.”
    @ 00m 31s
    August 28, 2025
  • The Escape Plan
    As danger loomed, the agent realized he had to escape but everything went wrong.
    “I'm coming home early.”
    @ 01m 10s
    August 28, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • CIA Secrets00:03
  • Mole Discovery00:46
  • Imminent Danger01:04
  • Escape Attempt01:22

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