Robert Hanssen: The FBI Mole who Spied for the KGB

[@Biographics]

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[@steveshoemaker6347]

l just watched the movie.."breach" thanks to you...l have a place on the internet where l can watch any movie old or new....No sign up free....An in HD....Thanks man....It was a good movie...!

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One of our organizations uses Squarespace. We have another org we are considering launching with whitespace. Really easy to use. Thanks I do use the code for discount.

[@rawfusion45m]

Keep doing double agents

[@dannyp2970]

This guy was like a Beta James Bond

[@pandorasbox4238]

Definitely more double agents. They are fascinating creatures.

[@jakehansen3418]

My uncles name is Robert Hansen and he was in the navy when this all went down and my grandma thought it was him for a few hours and was so upset she started to clean out his room and all his stuff.

[@earlwright3613]

WOW!

[@treelight1707]

That's hilarious. He must 've been: "Moooom? WTF"

[@jakehansen3418]

@Maiahi nope she heard the name onnthe radio and flipped she's and was very anti communist so she was blinded with anger.

[@jakehansen3418]

@@chrisj197438 I wasn't born yet lol.

[@jakehansen3418]

@The Reverend Jim Jones Yah my uncle was like wtf mom when he heard and her reply was I didn't raise a commy if that was you you wouldn't be my son anymore lolol.

[@paulpreusser8193]

instructions unclear, tried to join squarespace, accidentally joined the KGB

[@dianeparr2483]

LOL 🤣

[@sh0ryualfa393]

Oh nooooo 😱😂

[@broplaybro01]

Same.

[@cucumber623]

haha that deserved a like

[@Volnas97]

It can happen to anyone comrade.

[@bscottb8]

"Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important." -- T. S. Eliot

[@jamesdragonforce]

Michael Scott anybody?

[@adamlee6435]

Then what's the other half?

[@winnifredforbes8712]

That pretty much sums it up. Look at Trump!

[@GHustle4]

@@adamlee6435 The other half is those who want to destroy the world...

[@GHustle4]

@norman bates not actually true....He actually is causing harm...anyone can't have that type of influence

[@MrEvanfriend]

More double agents would be cool. Dmitri Polyakov would be an interesting one.

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

Tophat

[@MrEvanfriend]

@Adolf Hitler Uh, no. Polyakov was real guy who provided the United States will real (and apparently quite valuable) information until he was betrayed, arrested, and executed after a show trial. One of the code names he was given by his American handlers was TOPHAT.

[@HardRockMark]

Oleg Penkovsky would be an interesting one.

[@roberttorres8477]

Aldrich Ames

[@samaddo372]

@@MrEvanfriend 0⁰⁰00000000000

[@michaelnagel2205]

Yes to more spy stories, please. Need a break from serial killers and Nazi war criminals.

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Nah do Franco. This guy doesn't recognise the majority

[@meloniejen8400]

😂

[@flynnlivescmd]

Ill watch every video on every nazi you can make a video of. Fascinating

[@samevans1672]

Flynn Lives cmd get your hand off it Heinrich

[@Sniperboy5551]

War criminals are fun though

[@raywollesenfortes7014]

A particularly damaging spy was one John Anthony Walker. He's from the US Navy and sold info to the Soviets. Subsequent Soviet submarines became up to par with US subs due to his undaunted transferring of technical data and later on the Navy people had come to refer to those Soviet subs as "Johnny Walker Red". It would be quite an interesting piece. And thanks for putting this one out. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@CMichael2276]

Johnny Walker 😂

[@trojanette8345]

This story is also equally sad when you think that he compromised the future of his family considering his wife did not work and was a stay-at-home mom, for their 6 kids.

[@brimonkmonk8212]

She should've got a job

[@YraxZovaldo]

@@brimonkmonk8212 Hanssen believed he should be the provider for his family and that his wife should stay at home.

[@jaimyjerchig5240]

I feel Bonnie was complicit in some ways.

[@giggityXlegit]

@Maddi Nelson technically it’s not job since there is no employer. Don’t get me wrong being a parent isn’t easy but, at the same time you don’t get paid for raising kids.

[@sandranorman5469]

Hanssen made a deal with the FBI That Bonnie would get his entire pension and he would talk and spend his life in jail. Glad you mentioned that he made sex tapes

[@maryjennings4913]

The crazy reason I remember this story, was that he was arrested the same afternoon Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in the Daytona 500. It was February 18, 2001.

[@juliemorrison8180]

I didnt know that. Great trivia question. Dale Earnhardt said "There is no Dale Sr. I am Dale Earnhardt. He is Dale Earnhardt Jr." He was a crabby old bastard, but it really hit me in the gut when he died.

[@marlonisaac1]

That's crazy and even crazier is he crashed in the same hour as Robert's arrest. He was arrested around 4:40ish and Dale crashed at 4:05ish.

[@westernslav8855]

Dale Sr. died on February 8th

[@maryjennings4913]

@@westernslav8855 it was February 18.

[@Bob-kk2vg]

a gift from god to our incompetent intelligence agencies. (Rip Dale Sr.)

[@Skinhead_Stan]

Cheers lads, the timing of this is impeccable. Doing Intelligence Studies in uni and Hanssen's coming up on a mid term exam in a couple of weeks.

[@befakin]

Good luck brother

[@audiosurfarchive]

@idoj654123 wat

[@MrScary-rz8od]

@idoj654123 To me it's like after you eat a heavy chorizo and scrambled egg breakfast and you rip ass in the shower, and the shower curtains lock the swampy egg fart into the shower and you know you can end the gas out really really fast, like instantly if you would just rip open the shower curtains and let the swampy ass fumes waft out into the bathroom, but you don't do it, because you kind of like it... Just joking, I don't like skinheads.... But everything else I said was true.

[@arch_6133]

@@MrScary-rz8od if you don't like skinheads because you think they're racist, do some reading on how the skinhead subculture came about.

[@marypoppins2044]

Just remember : textbook history often doesn't match true history. Your prof is looking for the textbook answer, which might be different.

[@Alex-ve1og]

He died in prison yesterday, rest in... well he probably doesn't deserve peace considering the agents he got killed in exchange for money.

[@StaticImage]

Of course we want more like this, are you freaking kidding me??! This channel is a serious addiction for a lot of people and we want as much as we can get.

[@jumpkickman1993]

The movie "Breach" they made about him was very under rated. I enjoyed it.

[@BlinkedAgain]

THAT'S what it's called. Every time I try to remember the name of the movie, I go blank for some reason. It's very underrated. Really, really good.

[@After9designNetwebdesign]

That was a great show!

[@ladymopar2024]

Great movie

[@Mrgop]

I agree.

[@jcason6295]

Love that movie

[@kknives36]

I’d be interested in more Double Agents.

[@tomservo5007]

they are all dead

[@pat442389]

@@tomservo5007 I bet we don't even know 10% of them. some are killed, some are arrested without anyone ever realizing it while others live on and seemingly get away with it.

[@stephanalbrecht7889]

Just check Donnie‘s twitter 😂

[@northbykenwest]

PRAISE "BOB" !

[@MiniM69]

Aldrich Ames

[@EyeDee98]

Robert Hanssen was a family friend of my grandparents and a member of their church, and my father actually briefly dated one of his daughters in high school! My dad said he knew Robert as just a normal guy when he was growing up, and was blown away to learn he was keeping so many secrets. My father has sent a letter or two to him in prison over the years and requested a visit (out of curiosity, I suppose, to see what it's like to visit an inmate in a maximum security prison) but has never gotten a response.

[@RehanSiddique]

He's in ADX right?

[@calebmcenroe3737]

@@RehanSiddique yeah one of the most secure prisons on the planet

[@RehanSiddique]

@@calebmcenroe3737 Bro, his story always fascinated me for some reason...that's crazy that he's in ADX

[@sandranorman5469]

Did you know that he sent out pictures of his wife and him having sex?

[@firesideshats]

Well he didn't get an answer because in his category in Florence he wouldn't get letters or anything from the outside. Also now he definitely won't get an answer unless he can talk to ghosts.

[@KingDayDayDay00]

Reasons why someone might be a RAT: MICE

[@2025-e4n]

Money- Ideology - Coercion - Ego

[@chalkboard2047]

That’s because Rats are outside and MICE are Inside.

[@morganmorse2086]

Chalk Board, that’s a Scary Movie 3 reference, right? Nice.

[@FrostedSeagull]

@@chalkboard2047 yet interestingly enough, its snakes AND in particular, venomous ones that are rat catchers and killers.

[@heytheremogwai]

This is a true traitor, unlike Edward Snowden.

[@juliemorrison8180]

They aren't in the same ballpark. I believe the leaking of classified info is one of the most serious crimes one can commit. However, there are rare occasions when the public needs to know. I believe this was Snowdon's primary motivation. Our government probably does a ton of shady stuff that I dont want to know about.

[@storm7792]

@@juliemorrison8180 probably ?

[@laa0fa502]

@DownsviewD I don't see your point

[@nonameslb]

Traitor to you,to me he is a hero.

[@maddog7795]

Edward Snowden is an American hero and patriot of the highest degree.

[@registeelix]

Can you do a biography of yourself at 1 million subscribers?

[@Craigdan85]

That is a great idea! Even a short version

[@Tiberon098]

Draco lord I agree completely

[@roymartin500]

I think there's some confused people to exactly what Simon does at Biographics. He's the narrator, that's all(not that narrator is an easy job but Biographics is a team effort). Look in the description or the end credits. They use a pool or 4 or 5 different authors to work on them but one author per Biographic, a producer and executive producer(Shell Harris: Executive Producer, sorry; I forget the regular producers' name). Simon DOES NOT want to be a subject. And, I don't blame him. He's still relatively young into his career so even if he wanted to do one it would be short. Ask again in twenty years when he has a full body of work. BtW, Simon is my favorite narrator on KZbin and Im not downing his work but he's been very clear about NOT doing one.

[@lagitanavderoscio]

This is at least fair.

[@sethdickey5218]

People who profit from being a public figure forfeit certain rights to privacy. Not saying he has to do one on himself, I probably wouldn't watch, but just that the logic behind what you all are saying is highly flawed. You cant pander to the masses then be upset that they take interest. Having said this I do very much enjoy Simon's work. Night.

[@TraddyGirl62]

It wasn’t a confession if someone else was in the room. That was a conversation/counseling session where husband and wife seek direction. The seal of the confessional does not apply there.

[@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou]

still blackmail

[@ninjaked1265]

It can still be a confession if it’s under the Seal, the wife would be under the Seal too

[@alexgallagher4594]

"father of 6" yeah he needed some serious cash

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

"Hanssen tried to convert the strippers to Catholism...." Dude, just because strippers dress like Catholic school girls and even nuns, that doesnt mean they actually want to be them, Bob.... lmao

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

Lmao

[@roberteaston6413]

Roman Catholics say that bad Catholics become Protestants and good Protestants become Catholic. Not this time.

[@roberteaston6413]

@Alain Cabigon I have to concede John Newman, G.K. Chesterton, and Henry Manning were pretty heavyweight converts.

[@roberteaston6413]

@Alain Cabigon Three Englishmen who were Church of England. From the 19th and early 20th century. They were men of great minds and had a great effect on the English speaking world.

[@northbykenwest]

"*Guitar intro* WELL...Catholic girls..." -Frank Zappa

[@Tina06019]

I heard about Hanssen at least a dozen times in US Army training sessions on security, but as often happens, Simon Whisler adds quite a bit to my knowledge. I never knew that Robert Hanssen was part of Opus Dei. I had a friend who joined Opus Dei and became quite fanatical; she certainly never told me about Hanssen’s membership in that movement.

[@ArisFilms]

Do Aldrich Ames; he's sort of connected to Hanssen because the arrest of Ames took originally took the heat off Hansenn since they were privy to a lot of the same intel.

[@malcolmbattle7530]

allo thanks for commenting. i just learned what privy means.

[@dx1450]

@@malcolmbattle7530 A privy is an outhouse.

[@malcolmbattle7530]

Joe Mama lol

[@r3h0l3s7]

if i remember correctly, i read the book about him a while back, when he was finally captured he was reported to say "i've been expecting you" or maybe "what took you so long" something along those lines. he despised what he saw as laziness in the bureau, and the fact that he did what he did for so long just proved this idea to himself

[@williamm374]

That was Newman the dog napper you're thinking about.

[@RaptorsVideos]

that was son of sam

[@Mr_EastLansing]

Robert Hansen said what took you guys so long.

[@NiuhiNui]

Ahh. The GRU. Now Minions make more sense.

[@wawazaza1785]

Shalashaska worked for them

[@nessmess500]

Lol

[@sh0ryualfa393]

@@wawazaza1785 You're pretty good

[@wawazaza1785]

@@sh0ryualfa393 till we meet again ...jack

[@prudencesidecafe2572]

I've ceased being amazed at people who forever decide to play with fire, actually believing that they'll never be burned.

[@WB_Mel]

Still can't wrap my head around why people continue having children when they can't afford it..

[@flint-cut-stunner9196]

XDD geeeeeeeee not like accidents exist i guess, might as well make a more generic statement and ask why people have kids at all.

[@WB_Mel]

@@flint-cut-stunner9196 If you had cared to read, I implied multiple children. To bog it down, look up the term plural and why 'children' is different to 'child'. If that's a little too complicated for you, try reading '... why people CONTINUE having children' thus implying they already had some. If you consider not having contraception as a mistake; I'd contemplate your birth as being one.

[@roxyroxelle]

it's not like a condom is expensive, but people are driven by their genitals and are uneducated in matters of sex and protection.

[@kevanbaconofficial]

Ultra devout Catholics like him believe that condoms and other means of contraception are sins, almost on par with abortion. So in short, they continue to have children because they follow a medieval belief system..

[@shindari]

@@kevanbaconofficial Unfortunately, to a Catholic, simply jerking off is a sin as well. Masturbation would solve so many problems, while still enabling a gentleman to feel like he actually had some sex. The problem is when idiots do it in public...

[@pepelemoko01]

Hansen said the KGB scheduled their meetings on Sundays because they knew the FBI would be at each outers houses watching college football games. He also said promotion was not based on ability but on who you carpooled with, in the mornings.

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

The movie, which stars Chris Cooper as Hanssen, and Ryan Phillipe as an FBI agent assigned to spy on him and get evidence while pretending to admire him and work for him, is pretty good. Chris cooper does a great job as Hanssen - a very strange guy (Hansen that is) It’s called “Breach” (2007)

[@darkchocolate1083]

Can you do a video on Park Chung-Hee(3rd South Korean President). I think you mentioned him in the “Top 10 dictators you’ve never heard of” video.

[@harryjang3408]

Also the father of the impeached president a few years ago

[@Katiieemma]

I've read lots of comments about inaccuracies in videos and tbh I think these videos are an excellent way to introduce the general population about different historical personalities on an entry lever. Not all of these people are taught about or even mentioned during mainstream education. There are so many resources online to further educate yourselves when a personality peaks your interest. No one's whole life can be packed into 15-22 minutes, so yeah some things may need to be cut out. My point is this: These videos are awesome and Simon is cute as a button. Xo

[@TelliBands]

3.

[@RupaniJuvell]

More please! Then again, I'd say that about every category... I've LOVED every video on this channel.

[@johnsinth8261]

Tried to convert strippers to Catholicism, you gotta be kidding XD

[@uyuman1]

Sounds like an excuse a priest gives if caught in a strip club.

[@cyborgchicken3502]

On that note though why does American media have to take it that extra step further and dig up people's sexual fantasies and interests when they commit a crime? I understand if the criminal was a rapist or pedophile, but if they're guilty of any other crime and perhaps they have a foot fetish or enjoy having multiple partners or going to strip clubs then who gives a damn, that has nothing to do with the fact that this dude was a double agent and nor was it his motivation to become one.

[@uyuman1]

@@cyborgchicken3502 Maybe it has to do with the puritanical nature of the USA, they seem to blame everything on sex Eg Harvey Kellog created the corn flakes to prevent masturbation, the reaction to Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction and how violence in movies gets you a PG13 but anything remotely nude can get an R rating.

[@carlrayson3104]

@@uyuman1 Yes, I am just here trying to convert the strippers... Funny It's the first time I have heard it called that!

[@dx1450]

Maybe he had a fetish for Catholic school girl outfits...

[@JoaoSilva-sq3wi]

I would like to suggest the biography of a poet from my country, named Fernando Pessoa. His work is very known, no only in Portugal or portuguese speaking countries, and had great talent for poetry, he also got famous for having heteronyms, but he also wrote using as himself and some of his work and ideas are still very present in portuguese culture to this day. Bonus fact: I believe he was a big friend of Crowley, whom you made a biography off. Best regards from Portugal, keep up the good work!

[@randomglobetrotter8311]

Good choice guys and the video was well put together just like always. This channel is great!

[@ki-adi-mundi6421]

Justinian of the Byzantine Empire please!

[@b.griffin317]

yes! seconded!

[@b.griffin317]

@A A oh really?

[@ilkkarautio2449]

No, it wasnt ethnicity it was just area. They called themselves romans.

[@orlandolopezdevictoria243]

Roman Empire. There never was a Byzantine Empire. You don’t call Americans as New Englanders. Justinian and his people referred to themselves as Romanoi.

[@Afrimusican]

@SkRuS gUs Fourtheth

[@Larpy1933]

Nicely done. I thank you for not pulling punches and not glossing over the sordid details. It’s an interesting look into a facet of human nature. Surely, your examination of Kim Philby is in the works. Thanks; this one was stranger than fiction!

[@justinweber4977]

Sounds like Hanssen was getting to be a sort of Sherlock or Mycroft type, but he wanted to be Bond, like you'd said.

[@patrarus6097]

Excellent commentary. Thank you so much for posting it!

[@polemius01]

Did Hanssen actually give info to the priest under the Seal of Confession? If not, the priest would have had the right to turn in Hanssen.

[@chrismc410]

Depending on the priest, if even comes close to the confessional, it's close enough

[@polemius01]

@@chrismc410 If Hanssen & the priest had officially begun the sacramental ritual, then the Seal would have been in place. Otherwise, no. It doesn't "(depend) upon the priest." The priest "making a deal" with the individual concerns the Absolution. That might include requiring a thief to return the goods they stole, or a killer to turn her/himself into the authorities to obtain forgiveness. Priests are not allowed even to threaten to go to the police. But, then, this is Opus Dei, a secret organization with its own agenda, so who knows?

[@Mrgunsngear]

good info

[@TheJoeSwanon]

This guy definitely should’ve got the death penalty for the amount of damage he had done to the country. It would at least be a Deterrent for others

[@iwritechecksatthegrocerystore]

jonathan lavezzi yes. Because the death penalty is such a deterrent for people now....

[@teogonzalez7957]

The only reason he didn't get it was because he confessed. If not he probably would have been executed.

[@tiberiusafricanus2604]

nah they did him much worse then the death penalty. they sent him to florence colorado supermax. way worse then death.

[@sebastianriemer1777]

@@iwritechecksatthegrocerystore Not as a deterrent but as a ultimate punishment. People who wanted to help his fatherland died because of him.

[@TheJoeSwanon]

tiberius africanus I may have to agree with you on that.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:55 - Chapter 1 - The accountant 3:05 - Chapter 2 - The agent 5:25 - Chapter 3 - The double agent 7:00 - Chapter 4 - The remorseful spy 9:55 - Mid roll ads 11:40 - Chapter 5 - The unrepentant spy 16:40 - Chapter 6 - Hanssen's demon 20:15 - Chapter 7 - MICE ?

[@kyleclark4449]

Maybe you can do a biography of the king of technothrillers, Tom Clancy. His novels fascinated me in my early years, and even encouraged me to write my own novels. Cheers

[@brimonkmonk8212]

What kind of books have u written

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

I'm not sure if you guys take suggestions for but if you do I have a few names for future videos: Domition Patrice Lamubaba Warren G. Harding Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Orson Welles Leni Riefenstahl Harold Lloyd Rudolf Hess

[@dx1450]

Fatty Arbuckle would be an interesting one for sure.

[@patrickkobolt3069]

I do believe there is one on Fatty Arbuckle.

[@dx1450]

Warren G. Hardening? Isn't that the name of a porn star?

[@juliemorrison8180]

Googling Leni

[@revdr13]

Haha! Favorite line. Unfortunately for Hanssen 007 would remain nothing more than a number on one of his spreadsheets.

[@nickvella3973]

Definitely need to do one on Eli Cohen! I just watched the spy and am extremely intrigued.

[@amandaramsey7105]

With the popularity of The Crown, it would be interesting to see a documentary on Anthony Blunt.

[@kingmaddog2]

Thank you for this awesome video!

[@joansmith3296]

The movie "Breach" about Hansen was excellent. Chris Cooper plays Hansen, it also stars Laura Linney and Ryan Phillipe. Excellent film.

[@Rob71085]

Yes please more double agents especially Aldrich Ames

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

They're all fun but John walker was my favorite. Mostly because he dressed like a pimp.

[@dx1450]

I read a book about Aldrich Ames called "Killer Spy" which was pretty decent. Also somewhere I own a DVD of the movie "Family of Spies" which was about John Walker. Going to have to dig it out and watch it again.

[@jackhartzell6074]

Priest: give me the money and I won't snitch!

[@Tina06019]

Jack Hartzell I know, right? I thought that priests were supposed to respect a seal of privacy.

[@samhudson8836]

They probably extort money all the time

[@htxtaj]

6 kids? He couldn’t pull out of his driveway..

[@HowardMSchulze]

Very interesting and informative. Can you do a biographic on Aldrich Ames.

[@DonWan47]

Love this video. Watched it a dozen times. Cheers Simon.

[@bermby]

Talk about Amerigo Vespucci.. Ooo! Or do a little series about the Carloman, Pepin, Charlemagne, and all his sons!

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

Good story Simon! I really liked the way you presented this one. Please do more like this.

[@M.M0709]

Could you guys do more episodes on women, please? There's a long list of women who deserve an episode. P.s thanks for another great episode Simon & the team.

[@Krepo4]

Name wrong, they make our sandwiches

[@Krepo4]

Name ahhh your right but the best thing they can do is being annoying

[@themcp]

@Name Well, one gave birth to you

[@jesseradler888]

You both sound like women have laughed at you and your shortcomings for a very long time.

[@coltonwhittle7510]

Great video Simon

[@dylanharris5719]

Can you do Richard Sorge, the Soviet spy who infiltrated Japan in WW2??

[@paulvanbuggenum5733]

Yes and was ignored by Stalin when he warned about Barbarossa

[@tomascoronado9502]

I loved that square space ad in the middle. Perfect timing

[@Snufflegrunt]

Whenever I hear the word "squarespace" on a YT video, I immediately press L a couple of times.

[@unc54]

What a clown. Not only did he betray his country for monetary gain the payout was pathetic. $1.4 million over 22 years is just pathetic.

[@JFDA5458]

Could you do a biographic on Aldrich Ames please. It would complete the ungodly trio of John walker and Robert Hansen.

[@golddustwoman4993]

Is there any major movie about Aldrich Ames? I know there's a movie about Hanssen.

[@beaudure01]

Bonnie continued to live in the same house for several years. It went on the market in 2011 but was later withdrawn. It was finally sold in 2014.

[@golddustwoman4993]

She retired from teaching theology in 2020.

[@garyholbrook4698]

love your work..you skills at telling the story is very good keep up great work..very informative'entertaining

[@Raul_Menendez]

I became a Navy SEAL, SAS, GIGN and Spetsnaz soldier because of Square space.

[@thebluefox6494]

I respect you for your service cpt. Price

[@goneutt]

MICE is also used for writing science fiction. Milieu, invention/item, character, event.

[@EmoBearRights]

Just a note the consensus now is that Philby was actually more motivated by Ego than Idealogy.

[@T4SelNiNO]

Comrade Hanssen. What a guy

[@smartyjonez5470]

And these days you have Adam Schiff, fbi, CIA and the Clinton camp paying for the Steele dossier which was entirely filled with unverified Russian propaganda aka actively soliciting information from our enemies in order to get an illegal wairetap against an American citizen Carter Paige and effect an American election. Thank god Trump still won. These people should all be in jail

[@JorgeLopez-ix2zi]

Yesss! An Ames video would be great!

[@juliemorrison8180]

Have you profiled Christopher Lee? He was an Intelligence Officer with the RAF, then joined the SOE, an early version of the SAS.

[@geico1975]

Great show and I would like to see more on spying and espionage. Thanks:)

[@ChaosStar16]

Simon hands down has the smoothest ad transitions on KZbin if you are not following all his channels you're missing out

[@calendarpage]

Yay! If a person can have a 'favorite spy,' he is mine. What a story.

[@johnfrei9057]

My brother knew this guy and taught his kids at The Heights School in Potomac, Maryland.

[@johnfrei9057]

Dominic What an absurd, ignorant reply from someone who knows nothing about my brother and has absolutely nothing to do with the factual statement I made.

[@jurgen-fritz]

Not even 8.5-mins in and just wanted to give you props on these two quotes made by you (below)... CLASSIC & WELL PLAYED - LMAO!! “If Robert gave them money from the Soviets to charity. And promise not to spy again. The priest committed to not reporting the matter to the FBI. Now in theory he shouldn’t have done this anyway as confessions are protected by an oath of secrecy. But I guess... whatever?!” “It seems to me at this point the FBI would’ve maybe considered hiring Bonnie Hanssen”

[@jchenot27]

One of my favorite bios

[@Tomorrison28]

As usual the "mental illness excuse" It was greed and ego. Nothing more.

[@ivansalamon7028]

Oh, you know him personally?

[@mechadonia]

Ivan Šalamon Apt response. Have a like

[@FrostedSeagull]

You're actually misinformed re:Hannsen's reasons for serious betrayal. Yes . . . Robert Hannsen initially cited Greed as a reason to get the CIA and FBI to leave him alone. However, that nerdy but supercool psychiatrist ( I can't remember his name off hand) who works for the FBI by debriefing traitors, discovered the real reason for Hannsen's betrayal. He hated his abusive, authoritarian father and his 'boys club attitude & mates.' He hated the m a le Anglo-Saxon club that ran the FBI. He would quote "show them" . . . and he did. The most shocking aspect of Hannsen's betrayal was that it was NOT for money, politics and ideology it was for deep rooted psychological problems t hat were above the simple money and e go excuse.

[@Pan_Blazej]

You should talk about Aldrich Ames. Would totally listen.

[@humbertocobian4740]

This is a great video. Great suggestion would be Rodrigo Diaz aka el Cid.

[@starslikedust]

the drop zone was in my neighborhood. kinda strange.

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

OH yeah, I'd love to hear about other double agents or spy's, be they American, Russian, or other Nationalities like Canada, China, France, British, ETC

[@irispark1381]

Of them canadians spies sound the most......uninteresting

[@kerriwilson7732]

@@irispark1381 sorry

[@arthurmartinson4370]

I had a security clearance from 1982 to 2012. When I informed the DIA that I donated to my church's high school in India and that I did, in fact, correspond with the sponsored student, they asked me, "Why are you a traitor?"

[@rednecktruthspouter3485]

Wow man I'm catholic married in the church but this really sucks to hear another priest breaking clergy vows and duties.

[@leechristy7003]

Corruption is everywhere

[@rednecktruthspouter3485]

@@leechristy7003 unfortunately that is an inevitable fact

[@rednecktruthspouter3485]

@Kaiser Wilhelm yea I damn sure know it but everytime I hear another one down it's like are there any good ones left

[@richardoranger8774]

Catholic “Church” is a cult

[@1981dlambert]

Very informative.

[@BraapPacker]

Please do a Video on Grace Omally the pirate queen of Ireland her life is amazing

[@Seamus322]

While we're at it, Hugh O'Neill..

[@joemontes3398]

Great video and would like to watch more videos like that. Keep up the great job!

[@davidchisholm7190]

What a piece of work. I feel sorry for his family.

[@DonDon45-i5h]

HE'S A HERO! GLORY TO HIM!

[@jmanj3917]

I love the new sales pitch: *Don't join the KGB; Join SquareSpace!* Lmfao...

[@sl64642]

Yes..love this sort of life story. More double agents /espionage please

[@alexwest2573]

Here after watching traitors on Netflix, great show Emma Appleton was great as feef

[@justiron2999]

"You've done nothing to hurt me but I will hurt you for no real reason. " -Badly written villains or this guy.

[@ZeroaccessMusic]

Please more this was an awesome topic

[@joeygonz4480]

The Ted Kajinski has an intense story I would love to see one of these about!

[@emas5306]

Indeed another mole vid would be interesting. Thank you. Really love all your channels.

[@sheriffpablo]

The rosenbergs are a pretty dang cool story

[@jaida728]

More on double agents would be fantastic, I would definitely watch a video on Philby or Ames

[@snow24121]

Shouldn’t the thumbnail show the soviet flag and not the russian federation one?

[@FozzQuaker]

Hanssen spied for The Russian Federation as well...He was not caught till '01