This document is page 276 from a book, presenting endnotes for a chapter titled "Through the Looking Glass." The notes cite sources related to espionage and intelligence, including an interview with Snowden, a Chicago Tribune article about spy Pelton, and an author's interview with Victor Cherkashin. A key entry describes the author, Edward Jay Epstein, giving his book on James Jesus Angleton to Russian intelligence officer Victor Cherkashin, noting that Cherkashin's recruitment of moles Ames and Hanssen validated Angleton's theories.
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| Edward Jay Epstein | Author |
Author of the book 'James Jesus Angleton: Was He Right.' He gave a copy of this book to Victor Cherkashin and is like...
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| Katrina vanden Heuval | Author/Journalist |
Co-author of an article in The Nation titled "Snowden Speaks: A Sneak Peek an Exclusive Interview."
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| Stephen F. Cohen | Author/Journalist |
Co-author of an article in The Nation titled "Snowden Speaks: A Sneak Peek an Exclusive Interview."
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| Snowden | Interview Subject |
The subject of an exclusive interview published in The Nation.
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| Victor Cherkashin | Intelligence Officer |
Interviewed by the author. Recipient of a book from Edward Jay Epstein. Mentioned as having recruited Ames and Hanssen.
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| Ames | Mole/Recruit |
Mentioned as a recruitment of Victor Cherkashin.
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| Morell | Cited Author |
Cited in note 3, referencing page 297 of a previously cited work (op.cit.).
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| Pelton | Former Intelligence Employee/Spy |
Subject of a Chicago Tribune article about espionage after leaving the NSA. Also mentioned in 'Appendix A'.
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| George E. Curry | Journalist |
Author of a Chicago Tribune article about Pelton's espionage case.
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| James Jesus Angleton | Intelligence Figure |
Subject of Edward Jay Epstein's book. His theory about long-term moles in U.S. intelligence was validated by the recr...
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| Hanssen | Mole/Recruit |
Mentioned as a recruitment of Victor Cherkashin.
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| The Nation |
A publication (website) that published an interview with Snowden.
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| NSA |
National Security Agency. Pelton had left this agency before being found guilty of espionage.
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| Chicago Tribune |
Newspaper that published an article by George E. Curry on June 6, 1986.
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| KGN |
Mentioned as the intelligence service capable of sustaining long-term moles. This is likely a typo for KGB.
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| U.S. intelligence |
The entity in which the KGN (KGB) was capable of sustaining long-term moles.
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| HOUSE_OVERSIGHT |
Bates stamp at the bottom of the page, indicating the document is part of a collection, possibly from a US House of R...
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"There's definitely a deep state..."Source
"According to Cherkashin, Ames..."Source
"Pelton had left the NSA..."Source
"Signed a copy of my book..."Source
"In handing Cherkashin my book, I told him that his recruitments of Ames and Hanssen had validated Angleton's theory that the KGN was capable of sustaining long-term moles in U.S. intelligence."Source
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