Spy Hunters - The Women Who Caught Aldrich Ames

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10 жыл бұрын

Meet Sandy Grimes, a former CIA Operative in the Agency's Clandestine Service, and hear how she and her fellow operative Jeanne Vertefeuille used their determination, hard work, and cunning to enable the capture and conviction of their former colleague and infamous CIA officer-turned traitor: Aldrich Ames.
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@markoneill9064 10 ай бұрын

How Ames maintained his position within the company and how he was perceived to be fit to operate is quite astounding. The guy was treachery personified, the unfortunate operator’s that were compromised, caught and summarily executed because of his treason and selfishness is the same as if he executed each one himself. Secrets are one thing, lives are another matter altogether.

@AlvaSudden 3 жыл бұрын

Acc. to his Wikipedia page, Ames drank heavily and had numerous extra-marital affairs. You would think the CIA would have fired him or at least demoted him. Substance abuse and affairs make a person vulnerable to blackmail and manipulation in just about any job.

@evasivefox7287 3 жыл бұрын

That's because he passed their polygraphs with ease

@jamespfitz 3 жыл бұрын

In the last two years of the Obama administration the number of federal employees who were fired equaled 0

@deoglemnaco7025 2 жыл бұрын

You should have told them this first. Instead of now when it doesn’t matter.

@williamsherman1942 2 жыл бұрын

CIA employees rarely if ever get fired because the risk of them leaking still classified stuff is still high and very risky

@Indytelevision Жыл бұрын

Because they are all drinking and having affairs also. Saw this in the navy. You can have a guy who’s cheating on his wife and as long as it’s not a big problem the brass won’t bother him. They only do it when a person usually the spouse presses the right buttons or they where gunning for the guy or gal any way. So even though it’s against the rules most of the people are drinking and banging peoples wives also. So if they are cheating on their wives and having girlfriends on the side why would they get him? The problem is it’s a sign in hindsight but it’s plenty agents who have affairs also who don’t pull an Aldrich Ames

@ranjandasgupta2995 Жыл бұрын

From my childhood one thing that never left my life is that people in charge of a operation are also responsible for the security , welfare of their subordinates/ workers. Hearing Sandy's version of the mole & Jeans & Sandy's joint effort to catch the mole within them, upholds the spirit of security of people among us. Here I may quote Three Musketeers : "all for one, one for all". This Jeans had,as she was deeply intrested before her retirement to unearth who betrayed the K.G.B. & G.R.U. fellows, who were known to her by name.

@dougearnest7590 Жыл бұрын

Regarding that "name six people who bother you" thing, it may be more "scientific" than some people believe. I have a friend retired from the CIA who worked for Ames, and she told me she always got that creepy feeling around him. That "sixth sense" isn't necessarily a mystical thing, but comes from lots of little clues which the person isn't necessarily conscious of, but which add up to a "feeling". I've experienced this on a number of occasions. When I was a police officer there was a former employee of my agency who had left on good terms, and was considering coming back. I told a coworker (who passed it on to the chief) that if this guy came back, I would resign - but I couldn't give a reason. I just didn't want to work with him. (Even though everyone thought he was a great guy and a good officer.) So he wasn't rehired, and a few weeks later he and his father were caught trying to flee the country to avoid being arrested for molesting children. (That's one you owe me, chief.)

@schwingedeshaehers Жыл бұрын

In another sense, it is also, that the person may try to get more information to sell/give away, an bother other to get them, but not to much, to allerte to many red flag, but in sum, it is better visibile

@dougearnest7590 Жыл бұрын

@@topherthe11th23 - Are you really this clueless? If so, tell me and I'll be all too happy to elighten you and address whatever specific concerns you have about the relationships between God, morality, the Bill of Rights, and American exceptionalism. Otherwise, I'll just presume you're some loser hiding behind the keyboard knowing you can say anything you want without being held accountable.

@suzeauster2223 11 ай бұрын

I, believe that " feeling " You felt was God ✨ leading You 🙏 My nephew is a NYC Detective and I, Continue to Pray ❤ for All ✨💕 God Bless You!

@laughattack1204 Ай бұрын

🤣 I found out my old boss is really gay and reckless. My old therapist is a prostitute too. They seemed off.

@cuchuloholic Ай бұрын

Officer Diddy and Diddy Daddy

@robinhoodhimself Жыл бұрын

It's refreshing to hear a clever and humble person. You have to remember that at this time Robert Hansen was at the FBI and was torpedoing investigations.

@Laura-Lee 7 жыл бұрын

I'm a Canadian & I had never heard of this lady or her book or the man who is the object of her book (a CIA Mole). But I stumbled onto this as a "KZbin Recommendation". Interesting talk verging on fascinating. I always say, "Nothing beats the unedited talk of someone telling their story". So now I recommend it to you.

@lisamaria1972 5 жыл бұрын

I am sure there are women with such stories in the CSIS

@-danR 4 жыл бұрын

@@lisamaria1972 No Ames in CSIS. CSIS would never dream of hiring -someone like me- a slob.

@dasboot5903 4 жыл бұрын

@@lisamaria1972 >> I am a naturalized Canadian citizen, and I was born and lived half of my life on the communist side of so-called the "Iron Curtain" .... So, I can assure you, that after purely theoretical disappearance of the USSR from the maps, Canada as a country has absorbed so many commie agents from former CCCP (KGB, GRU) and any other former socialist countries like DDR (Stasi), too!! It was a perfect time for Soviets and for whole socialist block, to fool the World and to implant so many of spies into the Western World population. They are already implanted these days in so many levels of the different governments' agencies and in any other important and sensitive places, where the possibility exists for them to collect very important and sensitive data. If these people are not active now, they are so-called "Sleeping Beauties", but they will gonna be awake when the time will come for them !! Canadian agencies like CSIS & RCMP ... they are not excluded from this undercovered wave and present influence of the Russian agents. from the late 90's KGB=FSB/STASI invasion !! > AMEN.

@goniberat2406 4 жыл бұрын

How com you never hear Aldrich Ames the biggest traitor in us history

@richardmatta3071 3 жыл бұрын

@@goniberat2406 Because that infamy is reserved for Benedict Arnold

@georgemarklow4683 3 жыл бұрын

Very well presented story that kept me hooked all the way through

@PrinceKoopa Жыл бұрын

What part stuck with you the most?

@shirleykathan-sayess5764 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Fascinating story. I am so grateful to these agents who help keep us safe. They are truly unsung hero’s! ❤ Shirley

@augustmoser7834 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sandy, I tried to be an employee of at the Farm a long time ago, I just didn't have what it takes at the time when I was still at KSU. I still talk about the CIA and its fellow depts in the best and most respectful and honorable manner that is possible, even to the point sometimes some in the conversation look at me in "wonder"; whether or not I am "pitching" them some type of line; if someone does and it has happened I just tell them why don't they try out and see how good they are in qualifying and getting hired; the conversation comes to a respectable close and a sense of silence and reverence. My prayers and thoughts go out to all the heroes and their families. And yes, I say Amen.

@99gypsies 4 жыл бұрын

She says that Ames was a slob, but that when he came back from Italy, he was all cleaned up, he stood up straight, and he was a different person. But then, at the end, answering a question she says again that Ames was a slob and drove an old car, and showed no signed of having money, etc. Can anyone clear this up? Was his transformation just short-lived and did he return to his slovenly ways? Also, I realize that the CIA cannot access bank accounts without evidence to get a search warrant; BUT agents were dying and this guy has access to all the information that could lead to their deaths -- and he returns from Italy as a different person, with $700 shoes and expensive suits that he could never afford on a government salary. So, isn't that reason enough to look into him? Why didn't they bring him in for questioning and ask him where he got the money and why he was acting like a different person? If he said he inherited the money, couldn't they ask, "Who died?" Then look into that? It looks to me like they could have figured out that he was up to no good at that point -- I don't know how many agents had died yet. Then when the other woman said he was spending all kinds of money in Colombia, and she was very suspicious -- if you combined the two things -- he is already looking HIGHLY suspicious -- but it looks like no one did anything, even though agents were dropping like flies. Am I wrong, or does this look like gross negligence on the CIA's part?

@puppylove2493 4 жыл бұрын

Negligent and incompetent.

@akingold2467 3 жыл бұрын

Most of them were probably double agents. That's what's reported in another video about a Russian spy that detected to the UK.

@Mrclean431 3 жыл бұрын

Didnt stand up straight till 89. Shes speaking previous to that.

@32582657 3 жыл бұрын

There’s not a conflict. At the end she says that Ames was still not showing any signs of having a lot of money BEFORE he left for Rome in 1986. The Russian contacts started to disappear in 1985. Ames appeared different after he came back in 1989. But it is true that they took another 4 years to arrest him.

@pinklady7184 2 жыл бұрын

So when Armes went from a slob to the opposite, he likely had hired people to clean his home, do laundry and ironing, etc.

@freeforall6562 3 жыл бұрын

It’s strange that his obvious change to a more expensive lifestyle didn’t stir any suspicion within the agency !

@rweisele 3 жыл бұрын

As Ms. Grimes stated at the end of the talk, there was no visible change in his appearance until he returned from his last assignment, with fancy clothes and an arrogant attitude that he hadn't had even in 1989 when he had already had a lot of money paid to him, still drove a Volvo that the windows wouldn't go up and down.

@WJack97224 3 жыл бұрын

@@rweisele, It would be interesting to know how much time and money was spent on watching the CIA's own people and the frequency of such observations. Clearly in the Ames case there was not anywhere near enough time spent on regularly checking him out.

@antoniodigasparro-eldorado3830 Жыл бұрын

Un racconto avvincente! Grazie!

@josephdowney6816 5 жыл бұрын

After 1.11, she explains that she just kept going on with it FOR YEARS despite her JUSTIFIED suspicions that he was ridiculously well off on a limited government salary, and she knew from friends that a rich wife would not explain it, because his wife wasn't rich! And she confidently explains herself, on and on, as though her lapse was completely normal!

@mjrowden 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It was a dead giveaway and should have raised great suspicion worthy of investigating further. The CIA knew money was always a primary motive, so if 1 person is suddenly wealthier than their same level piers, and living a life out of line with his salary, how can you not immediately look at that and think that money must be coming from somewhere outside of CIA. I’m staggered they were kept on this assignment for so long with no answers.

@bernieburawski1446 Жыл бұрын

@@mjrowden That was the problem. CIA Officers couldn't accept or believe that one of their own could be a mole. There was rationalization and it was easier to just deny (and not a river in Egypt).

@dr.barrycohn5461 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation.

@dougearnest7590 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that was incredibly interesting. I read the book a while back, but had forgotten many of these details. It was quite moving when Ms Grimes would start to get emotional while recalling some of those details, and especially recalling Ames' victims, and watching her keep those emotions in check. Then the Q&A session at the end, she handled it incredibly well.

@AndrewBlacker-wr2ve Жыл бұрын

I didn't breathe most of the presentation. The horror unfolding for months and years had to be unbearable.

@ronaldmcdonald3965 3 жыл бұрын

I studied Aldrich Ames to build a secure computer. But we could not defend against Aldrich Ames because he was authorized and authenticated.

@mryan2010 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating story well told. Thank you Sandy and Jeanne.

@jaykay1053 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful presentation.

@Themed-Journals Жыл бұрын

Lol! I knew it was Ames 20 years before Ames was caught because Ames framed a Army private who got life in Leavenworth and the big tip off was that no Private would have access to the information that was allegedly passed.

@briancunningham5584 6 жыл бұрын

Having not determined the problems in the 80's resulting in missing agents and assets, the problems remain albeit covered.

@garydavidson6917 Жыл бұрын

wow, wow, thank you all for your service!

@jcortese3300 4 жыл бұрын

It galls me that this individual is still alive, but it also highlights the difference between the Soviet system and ours: there were tales of the KGB feeding their moles into crematoria feet first and still alive. Meanwhile, our most heinous mole was not killed but imprisoned for life. Let's not forget that that difference in ideology was a big part of why the Soviet agents decided to turn mole in the first place. Ours turned for money and ego. Theirs tended to turn for ideological reasons. To treat Ames the way the Soviets treated their moles would put us on a par with the KGB and make a lie out of the reasons the Soviet assets turned in the first place. As nice as it would be to see Ames executed, that matters more. These people got killed on the whole because they thought our system was better. Are we going to make their sacrifice a lie? And again, don't forget -- our moles turned for money or ego. Theirs turned for ideology. And while they execute theirs in awful ways, we imprison ours. There IS a difference here. Any attempts at false parallels just don't hold water. And I might ask people not to out-cynic me. I'm a bitter middle-aged broad with a rock for a heart and ZERO hope in human nature. If you want a cynicism competition, I'll bury you. :-)

@joshualittle877 Жыл бұрын

I don't disagree with you. As much as Ames certainly may have deserved execution. So why didn't it happen? Well first death penalty CAN BE imposed for Trason, Espianoge, Murder, large scale drug trafficking, attempted murder of a witness, juror, or court officer. There are basically 4 options for a Prosecutor actually 5 technically through that 5th is unthinkable that being a Prosecutor is never legally obligated to prosecute anyone he could simply dismiss charges at will it their discretion. Thank got that didn't happen. The other option is Treason, yeh not happened. While Treason might indeed fit no Prosecutor is even going to attempt Treason unless they have a rock solid case. While they have plenty of witnesses that Ames did what he is accused of. Unfortunately for Treason that's not good enough.Very much like Murder Treason requires the culpable mental state of Intentionally, knowingly and without coercion. To be convicted of Treason the Prosecutor needs to either at least to witnesses to both the act and intent to commit that act. A person accused need only assert they were coerced and unless the government can prove otherwise than its case closed. In order to get a needed confession a Prosecutor can be forced to take death off the table. Death is not the only available penalty. Who decides? In an Espianoge case the Judge decides. Sentencing for Treason however is passed by Congress and they have many options. In 230 years of US History only about 25 people have even been charged with Treason. Those few that were actually convicted and executed 5 were for collaboration with the enemy during WWII either with the Nazis or Japanese, 2 were for Espianoge of the kind Ames was guilty of but Ethal Rosenberg and her husband leaked the The Manhatten Project( Nuclea Weaoons Creation) to the Soviet Union a crime so serious it warranted death but they were charged with Espianoge not Treason so again why? Simple Espianoge which includes the lesser included offense of Mishandling Classified Info doesn't require intent weather you meant to not is irrelevant. You can violate the Espianoge Act without even knowing you did it and completely by accident and be just as guilty. It's something you either did or didnt do, there is no mitigation. This is why The Espianoge Act has been used to frequently over the years and Treason is avoided. John Walker Lindh the American caught red handed fighting along side the Taliban certainly deserved Treason and the Espianoge Act didn't apply. He asserted he only went to Afghanistan to study Quaran and was forced to fight. I don't remember what he was ultimately charged with but he did nineteen years and got out on good behavior. Before WWII all those charged with Treason were before during and after the Civil War. None of those were charged under the US Constitution. They were charged and prosecuted either by Military tribunal or under State Treason Statutes that no longer exist. The first person executed for Treason in the US was John Brown for his attack on Harper's Ferry he was convicted of Treason against the State of Virginia not the US. So it's sort of irrelevant wether the charge is Treason, Espianoge Mishandling or Murder you can be executed for all of them. Espianoge is simply easier to prosecute but the sentencing is up to the Judge..They tend to prioritize the death penalty for where it's not any other option. Aldrich Ames doesn't pose a threat

@gammaraygem Жыл бұрын

Earlier this week, I saw your former president T side with WACO suicidal child rapists to try get Americans to vote for him for his next term. And none of your news outlets, from FOX to MSNBC even mentions that. Your traitors are out in the open and act with impunity. So, did I miss something?

@operationschief562 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes a basic task leads to a huge problem solved which makes it genius. Asking operatives to rank who "bothers them" had me chuckling and shocked thats how easy you got #1 suspect on a list. I think I would have came up w something that simple also because I have learned through WISDOM that some of the hardest,toughest,challenging things in life are solved by the easiest of tasks and ideas. WHen I heard of this ranking I was so freaking happy it was something that small that got the ball rolling. Congratulation to ALL who caught this bastard traitor who should have suffered unthinkable torture (sure he did but not for public consumption). I am sure this makes people rethink if women have an important place in the Agency although not a real issue today.

@myriaddsystems Жыл бұрын

Oh don't worry, the CIA now has it's own MAGA traitors at home

@philipcobbin3172 Жыл бұрын

Very Excellent, thanks for the first person accounts.

@brianbelton3605 2 ай бұрын

Ames had been living beyond his salary for years. These people should not pat themselves on the back. It went on for way too long.

@dikismakineleri2202 7 жыл бұрын

Aylin Akhenaten explained this Spy Hunters subjects very well. You should see.

@mikeofallon 3 жыл бұрын

Ames and his wife were living well above their means for years -- very telling that capture took so long.

@Tomm9y 3 жыл бұрын

Sandy mentions that they don't investigate finances unless there is adequate cause. I would have thought that nowadays that would be much easier.

@karlstreed3698 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tomm9y nine years ago when I worked for the USAF with a security clearance I was called into conference with two counter intel agents to explain certain transactions in my bank accounts. They had noticed large transactions coming in and large cash withdrawals going out each month. I had to explain that I was in the process of adding onto a house I owned and was paying cash for work done each month (cash discount). I could show stock sales putting money into my account and invoices from my contractor for the cash withdrawals so they were happy I was not being blackmailed or selling information. I was surprised they were monitoring my account since each withdrawal was less than the amount for reporting to the IRS.

@WJack97224 3 жыл бұрын

@@karlstreed3698, Thanks for the anecdote, "Big Brother" is watching us; it is a sad commentary on the nature of manmade, commie/socialist, anti-Christian, political government.

@karlstreed3698 3 жыл бұрын

@@WJack97224 In my case I had high enough security clearances that they had authority to monitor my finances because of the Ames case and other traitors. They missed several accounts I had because they were in trust and LLC names so big brother is not infallible.

@WJack97224 3 жыл бұрын

@@karlstreed3698, My guess is that with the aid of modern computers, the agency has people writing code that allows programs to crack almost any "paper trail." Years ago I came across CARINVORE, PROMIS and ECHELON that could track just about anyone and anything and so I suspect those "spy" devices have been improved. Not sure if they were used on Ames but doubt it.

@brianrajala7671 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thank you Sandy. From earlier reading, his Italian Suits, shows, capped teeth seemed to be an important missed clue. But, I think you explained that.

@agoogleuser3942 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for both of your services. God bless

@Swampgift 3 жыл бұрын

Great video.

@uayfb1 7 жыл бұрын

I feel there is nothing more despicable than someone who betrays for money, no matter which side they're on. I can understand if someone does it in the belief that what they do will lead to a better word, even if misguided; at least they have humanity at heart. But someone who does it for money or an ego trip simply is worthy only of either being locked away forever or executed. It's really hard to think of anything good to say about them.

@cheesecakesmellsgood 7 жыл бұрын

uayfb1 but so you know how little they earn at CIA? You would trade for 7millions, too..

@jupru220 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@michellesullivan9800 Жыл бұрын

@@cheesecakesmellsgood pm P

@PrinceKoopa Жыл бұрын

Who are we to judge? This is why it's best to understand human behavior and the mind

@ppumpkin3282 Жыл бұрын

@@cheesecakesmellsgood I am sure they do very well at the CIA, I'm sure even the lowest operative makes six figures, plus they can retire early at 80% pay. Not bad, their retirement program alone is worth millions. I am sure you can get nice bribes, but this guy sold out for a few bribes under $10,000. If you sell out for millions, it will be hard to use it without being noticed.

@BERNARDO712 Жыл бұрын

Why is Ames at a medium security facility... but Robert Hanssen is at ADX Florence SuperMax? Their crimes and impact were similar.

@journeyforFairTrade 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your dedicated and honorable service

@s31720 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment.

@jorgepadilla888 8 жыл бұрын

Definitively the atraction that George Washinton's AND Benjamin Frankling's faces exert over the human greed is more powerfull than anything else !.

@8digitPDX 8 жыл бұрын

No, the money was just how he kept score. Ames did this as a game of betrayal, not because he really needed the money.

@andrewsalmon100 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy watching "Tinker Taylor...." enormously. Now it has even more meaning but this recounting is exceptional. What impressive CIA people!

@operationschief562 2 жыл бұрын

Im not fully done watching but I hope you explain to people how tough it is and the constant strain of a mole puts on the Agency and the paranoia which is horrendous daily when you dont know who or if its a communications issue. Must have been dark days during that time w extreme stress for many wondering if the person u r talking too,working with, or are friends with daily is actually trying to get u killed or tortured and its your OWN co-worker. UGH! Tough business much RESPECT to ALL of you in the field.🇺🇸

@PrinceKoopa Жыл бұрын

What kind of paranoia do you get?

@philipharris-smith5889 Жыл бұрын

History from the primary sources on this youtube channel.

@olabodeadeleye4771 Жыл бұрын

I love the character of Americas to turn every situation no matter how painful to an opportunity to educate others.

@Orson2u Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s true about Americans.

@ratterrierdogma 3 жыл бұрын

Much better than the two relics who spoke about Robert Hansen.

@danielt.3152 Жыл бұрын

If I was in the CIA, I would run continuous mole search operations including bank monitoring, grading scales research as referenced in this talk, clothing analysis, random tails, random monitoring, I would assume at any given moment that we had 2-3 moles to catch, on an ongoing basis. Every time something unusual happened with a source I would definitely dig deep.

@PrinceKoopa Жыл бұрын

This is probably why youre not in the CIA 😅

@halburtonwarrington-minge3434 Жыл бұрын

That would be great for company morale. eh?

@PrinceKoopa Жыл бұрын

@@halburtonwarrington-minge3434 I agree. I read that Paranoia can tough on mental health among some agents.

@CasperLCat Жыл бұрын

Why would the CIA would even employ Ames if he was a slob, always late, disorganized, etc. ? How could you trust such a person with secrets and human lives, even he were totally loyal ?

@Aquilla256 10 ай бұрын

Women need to be appointed Directors of FBI & CIA...

@mot3139 Жыл бұрын

I find it simply amazing that they took 8 years to catch this guy when it looks like an investigation might of first looked at bank records. Her statement about that they are not actually an investigative agency was quite telling and the fact that the fbi probably did not have access to cia information. More to this as usual if he did this someone else within the agency let him.

@dwainseppala4469 3 жыл бұрын

Aldrich Ames, tip of an iceberg? What say you about Diana West’s book, American Betrayal?

@chrisekstrom4614 Жыл бұрын

The FBI nearly screwed it up; as usual! 🖤🖤🖤

@orangequant 10 жыл бұрын

Ms. Grimes, I have got to get this book. Excellent talk, THANK YOU. You mention the KGB view that women CoS in Africa made excellent targets "because there were no men for them", but did not elaborate. The point may be obvious to you, but just to clarify, are you saying KGB believed that no white woman would want a black man? This seems consistent with the idea that, until the mid-80s, KGB (largely thanks to RFE and VoA) did not believe CIA would field black American men as agents.

@coiledsteel8344 6 жыл бұрын

orangequant Good point! Stupid CIA needs to "GET SMART" the goofy TV show with goofy agents - At least Maxwell SMART was "smart enough" to win!

@deoglemnaco7025 2 жыл бұрын

Did she reply to you?

@orangequant 2 жыл бұрын

@@deoglemnaco7025 Nope.

@brunopadovani7347 3 жыл бұрын

Seems like they could have narrowed the list to people who in 1986 moved out of positions where they had access. Ames was in Rome from '86 to '89.

@yehudafinkelstein7504 3 жыл бұрын

The CIA was dumb then and has since become progressively stupider over time.

@shalomccs 3 жыл бұрын

When you have people working as a double agent or working as an under cover selling fake classified information is a double-razor blade if that agent can access the real thing and become a traitor just for the money.

@philbyd 5 жыл бұрын

Hell’s not hot enough for that guy,thanks for the upload

@philbyd 4 жыл бұрын

Nobby Barnes a bit but I’m not American,I would have respected him if he showed more concern about pollution.the us is in a position to lead the world,my dad fought with Americans from DDay they helped save the free world.i guess I don’t like traitors is my point here,cheers

@SquirrelFromGradLife 7 жыл бұрын

The most scary thing is how incompetent the CIA really is not being able to pinpoint a fumbling amateur like Ames... Imagine if they had to catch someone really good and intelligent? oh wait they never did...

@petermurray2414 6 жыл бұрын

You obviously have no experience in the Intelligence world. Nothing is easy, no one is stupid, Ames was not a bumbling amateur and the CIA has caught spies who were good. Back to school.

@doktortutankamazon31 5 жыл бұрын

@SquirrelFromGradLife Obviously an uneducated comment. This occurred simultaneously with Robert Hanssen being discovered in the FBI.

@chrisgar1722 4 жыл бұрын

Really good video & content. (I've watched parts of it before) I'm commenting because there are 777 "thumbs up" and 77 "thumbs down" for this video. I almost feel like the numbers are being manipulated. It would be interesting to watch a good video on youtube/internet espionage during the modern day.

@henrygarciga 10 жыл бұрын

Ames failed several lie detector tests, yet was still promoted. The FBI suspected his activities, CIA ignored them. He gave up double agents for many years. He was sloppy as well while in Italy. Doesn't sound like such a good job when over 30 people are executed.

@MrPetkotel 4 жыл бұрын

Found this channel few days ago,it's fucking amazing.

@s31720 3 жыл бұрын

It's not that good.

@deoglemnaco7025 3 жыл бұрын

My daughter just saw this post and asked me what that word meant. I had to explain about making love and how that is a good thing. My daughter was born with HIV and soon I was going to tell her how this “fucking” was what is going to make her life short.

@wickedcabinboy Жыл бұрын

I knew this was an old video the moment he asked the audience to turn off their PDAs

@touchofgrey5372 2 жыл бұрын

That friggin' cameraman is asleep! And when he finally does show the picture, he shows it from far away so we can't see a dang thing! Must be a KGB agent!

@RobertLewis-el9ub 2 жыл бұрын

Always fascinated how these agencies seem surprised when a double agent is found in their organization. 140 people knew of these foreign sources: you want to keep a secret - don't share it.

@rocketman48 7 жыл бұрын

great video,but to say he was our friend is totally wrong,they knew he would be shot when found out .

@riffraff8020 4 жыл бұрын

COMMENDABLE, THANK U FOR UR EFFORTS TO PROTECT US

@ninirema4532 Жыл бұрын

very great lecture🌎🌏🌍🌍🌎🏝🏕⛱🐷🐂🐃🐐🗻

@cjk6736 Жыл бұрын

She and others were responsible for those deaths by allowing Ames to go on for years when everyone had concerns about him.

@pathaigis3765 6 жыл бұрын

Like they say, follow the money,!!

@s31720 3 жыл бұрын

Like who says? I've never heard anyone say that ever.

@evasivefox7287 3 жыл бұрын

@@s31720 It's a pretty widely used phrase.

@AMMOForAM.U.U.R 3 жыл бұрын

5,000 5,000, 8,000 for all those agents? Follow the 18,000 dollars? This all seems too neat🧐

@mathewclark1407 10 жыл бұрын

Bravo

@greenpoint2012 10 жыл бұрын

The spy game. We recruit and they recruit and they do the same job. It will continue.

@CharleyVCU1988 3 жыл бұрын

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. But that would require cooperation from both sides.

@WJack97224 3 жыл бұрын

@@CharleyVCU1988, I dislike the term "game" where people are causing murders.

@CharleyVCU1988 3 жыл бұрын

@@WJack97224 of course it’s not a game. The post I said is a quote from the Matt Broderick movie “War Games” where the rogue computer WOPR gets forced to play games of tic tac toe to realize the futility of nuclear war. You win 100% of fights you do not get intoX

@WJack97224 3 жыл бұрын

@@CharleyVCU1988, Thanks for the reminder. I vaguely remember the movie. I had to check Wikipedia: WOPR = War Operation Plan Response

@jasonwiley798 Жыл бұрын

Second oldest profession is the great game

@jemthomas7915 Жыл бұрын

55:48 Rebrand investigation to Survey?

@Lupinthe3rd. 8 жыл бұрын

The Best spies are the ones who are never known or caught and believe me there are guys who are long dead now that were traitors but never got found out and are thought of as heros i will never know thier agency or department will never know because they where lucky or that good

@hoosierdaddy2308 2 жыл бұрын

Great story. A 140 or however many people it was that knew all the assets that we lost is too many. I don't understand why so many people need to know?

@jimmyrhoades650 2 жыл бұрын

I believe it was 160 and if I recall correctly I believe she phrased it to say that 160 people were involved with at least one of them

@johnhebenton1525 Жыл бұрын

It seems that some assets had been with the agency, if inactive, for decades. In that timescale new people come into any organisation, move about, get promoted, move sideways, and so on. The CIA was, and probably is, no different. People come in, work at Langley, go to Europe, come back, go to Africa, Eastern Europe, and so on. It's how people get experience, and presumably with each new post comes a new set of (maybe historical) case files.

@tomdixon1213 Жыл бұрын

Love, (or the lack of it), and money, (or the lack of it), almost always explain puzzling, (and in this case deadly), human behavior. I want to think that the CIA has become better at heading off the potential for weasels in their midst to betray and cause the death of human beings. As for the test of ‘who bothers you the most’, that impresses me as still useful. Private businesses always go after the big fish. This government agency may still be inept at preventing this stuff from happening.

@brandoncriner5480 2 жыл бұрын

Great lecture. She speaks well, owned. her mistakes, and I'm glad she showed the victims families. However, I am disappointed my tax dollars are spent to keep Aimes well fed prison with free health care. No better candidate for the death penalty. Or at least trade him with the Russians for another double spy(s).

@kurtvonfricken6829 2 жыл бұрын

It’s actually cheaper to keep him alive. However I think life in prison is not a very good deterrent. The Soviets even figured that one out.

@lallen4999 3 жыл бұрын

Complaining about 9 years,The British refused to arrest the "soon to retire" infiltrators in the highest ranks,afraid of bad PR.

@dr.johnnyfever9194 2 жыл бұрын

Read the book Legacy of Ashes.

@danw331 Жыл бұрын

That was gripping. I do wish Ames had faced the chair though. That would have put things right. Heartbreaking seeing those assets with their little kiddies. The death certificate in the post was classic KGB. Leave the cause of death blank so his family's imaginations can run wild about how he died.

@vatafakman Жыл бұрын

You act like a child. Both sides used spies, her job was to do the same to russians asets.. Job as every other. They all knew ,what they were getting into. She knew also the risks for her asets.. They wanted the money, greed.. Dont feel sorry for them. The fact, that Ames is not killed is the only diference between two sides. If there is any at all An the guy drove them for 10 years. Spending , enjoying life.. He should have been exchanged for some other guy caught in Russia and thats it.. Showing their pictures is hipocricy, if she cared for them, shw should have tell them, not to do what they did.. Because they all knew the outcome...

@danw331 Жыл бұрын

@@vatafakman you look like a child 😂

@toddshaw2554 Ай бұрын

Wasnt the movie called Spys like us ?

@neil03152 7 жыл бұрын

It's a small thing but I can"t understand why she doesn't at least refer to calling the bastard as Ames, and not keep giving him the courtesy of calling him by his abbreviated nickname.

@atmosrepair 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder why Rick Ames deposited those cash payments?

@BixLives32 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo Ms. Grimes!

@yehudafinkelstein7504 3 жыл бұрын

As Ames said, he gave up people who also gave up names. It was a game.

@WJack97224 3 жыл бұрын

Calling it a "game" points out the utter evil of the spying activities.

@marionlacebal9498 2 жыл бұрын

It's a game they're mad at Ames for being a traitor., but what about the people they recruited, they were also commmiting treason! So USA is the good guy. ? Hahaha

@yehudafinkelstein7504 2 жыл бұрын

@@marionlacebal9498 Exactly. The CIA also does evil stuff like the innocent guy in Afghanistan they just murdered with a drone.

@deoglemnaco7025 2 жыл бұрын

Aren’t they all friends now that the Cold War is over?

@antonioacevedo5200 Жыл бұрын

He gave up names of people that were friendly to the USA. That is a major difference.