Quote by Aldrich Ames
We had periodic crises in this country when the technical intellig

We had periodic crises in this country when the technical intelligence didnt support the policy. We had the bomber gap, the missile gap. – Aldrich Ames

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Foreign Ministry guys dont become agents. Party officials, the Foreign Ministry nerds, tend not to volunteer to Western intelligence agencies. – Aldrich Ames

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There are so many things a large intelligence espionage organization can do to justify its existence, that people can get promotions for, because it could result in results. – Aldrich Ames

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The Soviet Union did not achieve victory over the West, so was my information inadequate to help them to victory, or did it play no particular role in their failure to achieve victory? – Aldrich Ames

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