Agent, whose problems with alcohol and general ineptness had kept him from rising further in the ranks of the agency. Ames was convicted of espionage and sentenced to life in prison, and his wife received a fiveyear sentence for tax evasion and conspiracy to commit espionage. A cia account of traitor aldrich ames and the men he betrayed by sandra grimes and jeanne vertefeuille. The traitor within, 1998, directed by john mackenzie, with timothy hutton, elizabeth pena, joan plowright, at turner classic movies.
Jan 03, 2014 a rendezvous with a valuable asset goes awry. Jan 26, 2018 aldrich rick ames was desperate for money. A cia account of traitor aldrich ames and the men he. Macintyre touches only briefly on the unprecedented download of information given by gordievsky to the west. I tried for a long time to find this, and finally did. Ames was also included as a character in the 1997 frederick forsyth novel icon, in which he betrays several soviet agents recruited by the united states. Traitor within online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The true story of traitor aldrich ames who sold out his country to the soviets. Find link is a tool written by edward betts searching for aldrich ames 18 found 257 total alternate case. He used his work computer to electronically download onto floppy disks cia operational cables and. Traitor within 1998 when a cia bureaucrat timothy hutton and his wife elizabeth pena amass huge debts, he decides to sell information to the kgb.
Jul 28, 1994 on a night in rome in october 1986, aldrich h. Meanwhile, ames was flunking lie detector tests, plunking down a halfmillion dollars in cash for a new house and idling in a. Ames was formerly a 31year cia counterintelligence analyst who committed espionage against. If there was a choice to be made for historical accuracy and dramatic value, we. This way youll be able to quickly find the movie that is perfect for you. Bbc world service witness history, aldrich ames cia traitor. Cia officer sandy grimes investigation into the situation reveals more than she expected. He is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in the federal correctional institution in terre haute, indiana, united states. Cia traitor aldrich ames and the men he betrayed ebook written by sandra v. Ames of the central intelligence agency knocked back a stiff drink, pulled a baseball cap low over his face and went to meet his case officer from. A fascinating look inside the world of the cia and the actual day to day life within the agency. Traitor aldrich crossword clue answer crossword heaven. Ive been watching movies for threequarters of a century and in several languages and this is near the top of my.
It was the mid1980s, and the cias senior counterintelligence officer in the soviet division had also grown disillusioned with his employer and. A cia account of traitor aldrich ames and the men he betrayed by sandra grimes and jeanne vertefeuille, two of the investigators who uncovered ames espionage. Jan 01, 2012 the mole is an insidious exotic creature, a betrayer of trust and indirect slayer of his victims. What type of incentive did aldrich ames have to be a traitor to the us. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. But within two years vertefeuille was summoned back to washington for a far more important job.
Meanwhile, ames was flunking lie detector tests, plunking down a halfmillion. With timothy hutton, joan plowright, elizabeth pena, c. Aldrich ames cia spy this replacement mailbox is ident. Aldrich ames cia spy this replacement mailbox is identical to the one, and in the same location that convicted spy aldrich ames used to signal his russian counterparts. Factbased story about a 90s espionage case that was chronicled as the worst case of espionage in us history.
The national security archive has an eight page interview with ames. Ames s story is dramatized in the 1998 movie aldrich ames. Weve carefully organized all the movies on our website not only based on genre, but also based on language, format, quality, production land, and the date of release. More chilling than fiction, this taut drama chronicles the cias search to prove that one of its agents has succumbed to greed and is exchanging highly classified government secrets for money. Aldrich ames senate select committee on intelligence us senate. The nowretired authors focus on the cias crucial soviet and east. Aldrich ames was a cia employee for 31 years, mainly in the directorate of operations. Traitor within szenenbild d1jh30 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. He is billed as the most notorious american spy ever. He helped the kgb nab the cias many soviet spies who operated from moscow and many other european capitals. Traitor within timothy hutton joan plowright elizabeth pena 1998 when a cia bureaucrat timothy hutton and his wife elizabeth pena amass huge debts, he decides to sell information to the kgb. His story was the topic of the 1998 film aldrich ames.
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Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. An obvious small screen product showtime, the film does a good job of showing the pressures on ames. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read circle of treason. Circle of treason navy general library program downloadable.
Yet ames took routine lie detector tests andeach time passed them. Amess story is dramatized in the 1998 movie aldrich ames. Traitor within tells the tale of the cias most infamous mole who was arrested in 1994 after causing inestimable damage to national security. The failed abc mini series the assets comes to netflix. Former central intelligence agency cia officer sandra grimes gave a talk at the frederick s. Even so, he was promoted to lead the counterintelligence branch of the cias central soviet division, and there, in 1983, he began calling for the files on every important cia operation involving soviet spies in every corner. Aldrich ames was the oldest of three children and the only son. Such officers are known within the cia as operations officers or case officers. The spy and the traitor ben macintyre the celebrated author of a spy among friends and rogue heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling cold warera tale of oleg gordievsky, the russian whose secret work helped hasten the collapse of the soviet union. If anyone could be considered a russian counterpart to the infamous british doubleagent kim philby, it was oleg gordievsky. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Below theres also the cold war spies episode on ames. Ames would place a horizontal chalk mark about 3 long above the usps logo to let his russian handlers know he needed a meeting.
Jeanne vertefeuille 23 december 1932 29 december 2012 was a cia officer who participated in a small team that investigated and uncovered the actions of aldrich ames, a notorious cold war spy. Pardee school of global studies at boston university on september 28, 2016 on her role in the investigation of aldrich ames, a counterintelligence officer who was convicted of spying for the soviet union. Robertson, graysuit, b robert philip hanssen born april 18, 1944 is a former federal bureau of investigation fbi agent who spied for soviet and russian intelligence services against the united states from 1979 to 2001. Factbased story about a 1990s espionage case that was chronicled as the worst case of espionage in u. Betrayal the story of aldrich ames, an american spy. Aldrich ames is a convicted traitor who leaked american secretsto a foreign power.
Ames story is dramatized in the 1998 movie aldrich ames. Cia employee, aldrich hazen ames, and his wife, maria del. The editors of encyclopaedia britannica this article was most recently revised and updated by brian duignan, senior. En this service does not allow download watch movies online, only offers information about movies around the world text and poster for tv and internet users. Betrayal eventually came from a venal cia officer, aldrich ames, who. Ames had spied for the soviets for over 9 years in return for 2. The 2014 abc miniseries the assets is based on the book circle of treason. In february 1994, cia officer aldrich ames was arrested for spying for the russians. It illustrates psychological characteristics that have been found in many american spies. The two cia officers, who initially did not get on, were involved in tracking down the source of the internal leak within the organization and are portrayed by jodie whittaker and harriet. The inside story of the biggest molehunt in the history of american intelligence. Report on the background of robert benedettis showtime film, aldrich ames. Traitor within 3 parts, which depicts pretty well why and how ames became a traitor, and how the mole hunt brought him to a stop.
Deutsch eesti espanol francais italiano nederlands. If there was a choice to be made for historical accuracy and dramatic value, we chose dramatic value. Aldrich hazen rick ames is a former central intelligence agency cia officer turned kgb. Traitor within with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Aldrich ames, according to this account by a team of new york times reporters, was an incompetent, officebound, alcoholic spy in the middle of an undistinguished career. December 3, 2012 in a brutally frank account of cia traitor aldrich ames s career, grimes, a 26year veteran of the cias clandestine service, and vertefeuille, a longtime cia counterintelligence officer, pull back the curtain on the hunt for an american who spent years working for the kgb without being discovered. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1998 movies 1998. Senate select committee on intelligence 01 november 1994 part one. Aldrich ames himself participated in the production, so its very authentic.
He is currently serving 15 consecutive life sentences at adx florence, a. Agent, whose problems with alcohol and general ineptness had kept him from rising further in the ranks of the. While there have been other books about aldrich ames, circle of treason is the first account written by cia agents who were key members of the cia team that. After a destructive molehunt in the 1960s, cia liked to boast that it had never had a penetration at the staff level, fobbing off the few penetrations that hit the news in the 1970s and 1980s as low level employees, former agents, subcontractors or other misfits. Even so, he was promoted to lead the counterintelligence branch of the cias central soviet division, and there, in 1983, he began calling for the files on every important cia operation involving soviet spies in every. Vertefeuille applied to the cia after studying german and french at university. The true story of the man who recruited robert hanssen and aldrich ames, the adjoining chistyi prudy clean ponds is also part of an old. The treason of aldrich rick ames, the selfless investigators who tracked him down, and the ups and downs of how they did it are well and ably described in this long awaited book. How aldrich ames betrayed the cia by selling secrets to the. Traitor within movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily.
David johnson, eugene lipinski, robert benedetti, patricia. Aug 25, 2016 the office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Enter a word or two above and youll get back a bunch of portmanteaux created by jamming. The celebrated author ofa spy among friendsandrogue heroesreturns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling cold warera tale of oleg gordievsky, the russian whose secret work helped hasten the collapse of the soviet union. Amess espionage and the governments attempts to catch a spy. Traitor within 1998 english cinema, trailer, video clips, aldrich ames. A cia account of traitor aldrich ames and the men he betrayed by sandra grimes and jeanne vertefeuille, two of the investigators who uncovered ames s espionage. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Nov 16, 2016 reminder that the moles are always busy.
Full text of both parts and appendices can be obtained from the superintendent of documents, u. Cia traitor aldrich ames and the men he betrayed by sandra v. Robert philip hanssen born april 18, 1944 is a former federal bureau of investigation fbi agent who spied for soviet and russian intelligence services against the united states from 1979 to 2001. Aldrich hazen ames reportage on the case to 1999 the place to begin in trying to understand the ames case is arthur s. Circle of treason circle of treason details the authors personal. The greatest espionage story of the cold war ebook. Aldrich ames is a convicted traitor who leaked ame. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. Video with tags john mackenzie browse through avaxhome video category and choose a movie that suits your mood. Aldrich ames was a middle class cia agent, whose problems with alcohol and general ineptness had kept him from rising further in the ranks of the agency.
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