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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: Robert Baer: Putin, Russia and the Hunt for a KGB Spy
Description: The CIA beginning in the early 1980s made a series of stunning arrestsâthree high-profile Russian spies, Aldrich Ames, Edward Lee Howard, and Robert Hanssen, were uncovered as some of the most damaging leaks the agency had ever seen. Yet, as told by former CIA officer Robert Baer, the investigation for a âfourth manâ ensued shortly after, and now relates the never-before-told story about the hunt for what may very well be the greatest traitor in American history.Robert Baer is a New York Times bestselling author and former CIA case officer with 21 years of service. He is the intelligence columnis...