CIA double agent arrested

Title

CIA double agent arrested

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

24 Feb 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:19

Description

CIA agent Aldrich Ames and his Columbian born wife Maria del Rosario have been accused of passing secrets to Moscow for over nine years. The story has prompted an angry response from the US Congress, with reaction here from Leader of the Republicans in the US Senate, Bob Dole; Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman; US President Bill Clinton. Report by Paul Woodley from New York.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Bill Clinton; Joseph Lieberman; Bob Dole; Joe Lieberman

Keywords

USA; Russia; International relations; Espionage; Spies; CIA; Intelligence service; Moscow; Aldrich Ames; Maria del Rosario Ames

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