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BBC illustration by Rebecca HendinIn the fall of 2021, the CIA sent a highly unusual top secret cable to its officers around the globe. The agency had been plagued by compromises and sloppy tradecraft, resulting in serious setbacks in some overseas missions, the cable explained. In an extraordinary admission, it even revealed the specific number of agen… Read more

<a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ttuE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3cf9ee72-1653-4213-9cae-1c97e0a4477b_1400x787.heic" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>BBC illustration by Rebecca Hendin<p>In the fall of 2021, the CIA sent a highly unusual top secret cable to its officers around the globe. The agency had been plagued by compromises and sloppy tradecraft, resulting in serious setbacks in some overseas missions, the cable explained.&nbsp;In an extraordinary admission, it even revealed the specific number of agen…</p>
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