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The Protege — "Possibly the Worst Intelligence Disaster in U.S. History"

Hacked by Sticks & Stones

Feb 2, 202653:52Technology

Two FBI agents. One room. One of them is the most damaging spy in U.S. history. Robert Hanssen told a lot of lies — including a really weird one about booking the Beach Boys for the FBI. That lie didn’t matter all that m...

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