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Extraction Summary
7
People
8
Organizations
5
Locations
2
Events
3
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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Book manuscript / draft page (house oversight committee production)
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Summary
This document is page 198 of a manuscript (labeled HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020350) titled 'Through the Looking Glass'. It details an interview in Moscow between the narrator and former KGB spy handler Victor Ivanovich Cherkashin. The text focuses on Cherkashin's recruitment of high-profile US intelligence officers (Ames, Hanssen, Pelton) and his philosophy that resentment, rather than greed or lust, is the primary vulnerability in recruiting spies.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Victor Ivanovich Cherkashin | Former KGB Spy Handler |
Interviewee; operated private security firm in Moscow; handled Ames, Hanssen, and Pelton.
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| Edward Snowden | Whistleblower/Defector |
Quoted at the start of the chapter; currently in Moscow.
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| Kucherena | Contact/Lawyer |
Narrator was waiting to hear back from his office.
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| Aldrich Ames | CIA Counterintelligence Officer / Russian Mole |
Recruited by KGB; worked as mole 1985-1994.
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| Robert Hanssen | FBI Agent |
Recruited by Cherkashin.
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| Ronald Pelton | NSA Employee |
Recruited by Cherkashin.
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| Narrator (Unidentified) | Author/Interviewer |
Conducting the interview with Cherkashin for a book or report.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| KGB |
Soviet intelligence agency; espionage branch.
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| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency; employer of Aldrich Ames.
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| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation; employer of Robert Hanssen.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency; employer of Ronald Pelton.
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| Soviet Embassy |
Located in Washington D.C.
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| Counterintelligence Center Analysis Group |
Highly-sensitive unit within the CIA.
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| Gusto |
Italian restaurant in Moscow.
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| Chekov Theater |
Landmark in central Moscow.
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Timeline (2 events)
April 1985 - January 1994
Locations (5)
Relationships (3)
Cherkashin handled the KGB recruitment of Aldrich Ames.
Text mentions his recruitment of Robert Hanssen.
Narrator invited Cherkashin to lunch for an interview.
Key Quotes (4)
"“There’s definitely a deep state. Trust me, I’ve been there” —Edward Snowden"Source
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Quote #1
"“Nothing so dramatic... What he looked for when assessing Ames’s potential was an intelligence officer who is both dissatisfied and antagonistic to the service for which he works.”"Source
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Quote #2
"“Any intelligence officer who strongly feels that his superiors are not listening to him, and that they are doing stupid things, is a candidate”"Source
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Quote #3
"“...the flaw in a prospect that could be most dependably exploited was not his greed, lust, or deviant behavior but his resentment over the way he was being treated.”"Source
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Quote #4
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