The Team House Sr. CIA Officer in Charge of Taking Down the AQ Khan Network | James Lawler | Ep. 125
01:48:28
Accidental Entry
- James Lawler's entry into the CIA was accidental.
- He interviewed for a legal position but was recruited for the clandestine service.
Nature of the Job
- A CIA officer's role involves manipulating and convincing people to betray trusts.
- Lawler found he was skilled at and enjoyed this aspect of the job.
The Farm Experience
- Lawler's training at "the Farm" was about four to five months long.
- He enjoyed the training, describing it as "like a duck in water."
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
A Brief History of the C I A
01:35 • 5min
What a C I a Operations Officer Is Expected to Do
06:39 • 1min
Do You Have Sociopathic Tendences?
08:01 • 3min
You Make Your Own Luck
10:51 • 4min
A Divorce Is Like a Neon Sign That Says, Recruit Me
14:50 • 3min
Is There Patience in the Intelligence Service?
17:32 • 2min
Recruiting - The First Time It Clicked For
19:39 • 5min
I Don't Need You Now, but in 15 Years I'll Be College Age and Then Im Might Need You
24:19 • 2min
Then He Said, Jim, Don't Start. I Know It's Morally Wrong.
26:13 • 4min
Do You Have a Counter Intelligence Polygraph?
30:33 • 4min
Atak Fitness - A Great Way to Get Back Into Shape
34:05 • 2min
A Brief History of Counter Proliferation
35:42 • 4min
What Is Proliferation?
39:25 • 3min
How Do You Approach Such a Complex Problem?
42:27 • 4min
Where's the Smoking Gun?
45:58 • 4min
Libya - Will You Have to Give Up Your WMD Programms?
50:06 • 5min
Par Webber - A Very Nice Watch, a Swiss Parts
54:45 • 2min
YU N Offices Plus Neutral Nation Equals a Den Of
56:45 • 4min
How Do You Pick a Targeting Officer?
01:00:29 • 2min
What Is a Seating Operation?
01:02:25 • 3min
The Biggest Need for Knocks
01:05:46 • 3min
Is It Necessary to Get the Bomb?
01:09:07 • 3min
Do You Think the Moles Aren't Totally Off the Rockers on Some Stu?
01:12:21 • 5min
Is Grey, It's a Living Lise
01:17:16 • 2min
What Do You Think of the Havana Cyndrum?
01:18:59 • 4min
You've Recruited a Lot of People, You Know?
01:22:35 • 2min
Recruiting Mister Jack Mitchell Without Tainting My Asset
01:24:28 • 6min
The Blind Date - What She Looked Like
01:30:03 • 5min
A German Shepherd and the Rabies Vaccine
01:34:53 • 5min
The Good Guy, He's What I Wish I Could Be
01:40:09 • 5min
Okir - A Living Wise
01:44:56 • 3min
Mr. Lawler serves as a national security consultant and is the Senior Partner at MDO Group, which provides HUMINT training to the Intelligence Community and the commercial sector focused on WMD, CI, technical and cyber issues. Mr. Lawler is a noted speaker on the Insider Threat in government and industry. Prior to this, Mr. Lawler served for 25 years as a CIA operations officer in various international posts and as Chief of the Counterproliferation Division's Special Activities Unit. His overseas assignments include Bern (1982-1985), Paris (1985-1989), Oslo (1989-1991), and Zurich (1991-1994). Today's Sponsors: 👇 A-TAC FITNESS (Veteran owned and operated) https://www.ATACFITNESS.com Use the promo code "TEAM10" for 10% off! Selection Starts Here. PAR WEBER WATCHES https://parweber.com/teamhouse Through December 31st, get a free strap with your purchase of The Coefficient. Just go to parweber.com/teamhouse to activate the offer. Thanks for supporting the companies that support the show! Want 2 bonus episodes per month and access to the bonus segments? Subscribe to our Patreon!👇 https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Check out Ryan’s Channel: https://youtube.com/c/CombatStory Team House merch: https://teespring.com/stores/my-store-10474963 Social Media Links: The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Dave’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dave_parke?s=21 Team House Discord: https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 SubReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTeamHouse/ Jack Murphy's memoir "Murphy's Law" can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Murphys-Law-Journey-Investigative-Journalist/dp/1501191241 The Team Room Reading Room (Amazon Affiliate links): https://jackmurphywrites.com/the-team-room-reading-room/ Intro music by https://www.youtube.com/user/RemixSample Want to sponsor the show? Email: 👇 Deetakos@gmail.com #cia #covertops #espionage
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