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The Peanut Butter Spies, CIA’s China Initiative & Secret Service Burnout

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Management Shortcomings and Covert Communication Lapses

This chapter examines the management of operations officers in the CIA, highlighting concerns regarding the emphasis on asset recruitment for promotion and its impact on source protection and tradecraft. It also delves into failures in covert communications and the need for improved trade craft to prevent losses.

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