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Apr 5, 2023

Billy Waugh (1929–2023), U.S. Army Special Forces veteran

Billy Waugh was a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran who served in Korea and Vietnam before going on to a career in the CIA.

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Jan 21, 2019

Tony Mendez (1940–2019), Ex-CIA spy inspired the movie “Argo”

Tony Mendez (1940–2019) was the ex-CIA agent who led the daring rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Iran in 1980. His story was immortalized in the 2012 movie “Argo,” in which he was portrayed by Ben Affleck. Iran took over the U.S. embassy after their revolution in 1979. Mendez masterminded the escape of the U.S. citizens from the homes of two Canadian diplomats by passing them off as members of a film crew.

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May 30, 2017

Manuel Noriega (1934 - 2017)

Former Dictator of Panama…

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Jul 12, 2015

Comrade J and the Cold War that Never Ended

When 10 alleged Russian spies were recently arrested before being deported in a spy swap arranged by the CIA, many found the events anachronistic, a throwback to a previous era. One person who would not have been surprised was Sergei Tretyakov.

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