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Gender Bias Shaped Early CIA Roles
- The CIA's training and HR funneled women into support roles regardless of skill or expertise.
- Rigby Asad found institutional gender bias limited career paths despite equal training.
Dinner With A Target Gone Awry
- Michele and her husband Joseph hosted targets to build trust and test their interest in becoming sources.
- One target left Michele alone while meeting his mistress, leaving her bored and incredulous at his behavior.
Ambush In Baghdad Sparks Investigation
- A 2007 ambush in Baghdad killed a U.S. democracy promoter and triggered a major investigation.
- Rigby Assad joined the probe as a collection manager to map sources who might know who ordered the attack.