Betrayal from Within: The Aldrich Ames Espionage Scandal
In 1985, trusted CIA counterintelligence officer Aldrich Ames walked into the Soviet Embassy and offered to sell America’s secrets for cash. Over nine years, he betrayed dozens of U.S. assets — leading to at least ten executions and the collapse of more than 100 intelligence operations against the KGB. Host Alexander Lawson uncovers the greed-driven betrayal that nearly destroyed the CIA’s Soviet network, the years-long mole hunt, the dramatic 1994 arrest, and the shocking aftermath.
One of the most damaging spies in American history — a story of money, arrogance, and lives destroyed from the…
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