Posted on 01/14/2023 11:54:16 AM PST by karpov
When Ana Belén Montes was arrested as a Cuban spy 10 days after Sept. 11, 2001, the people who knew her best couldn’t believe it. One college friend said such treachery didn’t seem true to Ana’s character. During their time at the University of Virginia, the pal wrote in a newspaper op-ed, “The only secret she ever gave us was her mother’s luscious flan recipe.” But not only was Montes a Cuban spy, she was “one of the most damaging spies in US history,” author Jim Popkin writes in “Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America’s Most Famous Female Spy — and the Sister She Betrayed” (Hanover Square Press). (The book title refers to the FBI’s randomly generated code name for Ana.)
During her illustrious two-decade Washington career, Ana Montes shined at both her real job and her shadowy side hustle.
As an analyst for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), she won citations and cash awards for her impeccable work in charge of the agency’s Cuba desk — colleagues even called her the “Queen of Cuba.”
But outside office hours, Montes shared her knowledge about American plans for Cuba — gleaned from classified US government documents — with the DGI, Castro’s intelligence agency. From 1984 to 2001, Ana would memorize secret documents on American policy before sharing the information over casual dinners with her Cuban handlers. Montes was literally given medals by the Cuban government for her undercover work (which they would take back for “safekeeping”), but as Montes regularly “dazzled” her US superiors with the quality of her work, no one was the wiser.
The Montes family had Puerto Rican roots, but Ana was born an American citizen in 1957 in Nuremberg, Germany, where her Army father was stationed.
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It’s both. Agreed on Old Sparky.
“the most damaging spy in US history”
Ya, not even close....Hanssen and Aldrich Ames were much worse.
Maybe the Awan brothers, but we’ll never know for sure as it was all covered up. The Walker family spy ring is another contender.
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I’ll get banned.
Yes, you would, and deservedly so. Because many of us are thinking the same thoughts, and we wouldn’t have each other to speak to.
Decorum. Generally lacking in much of Sheeple Society.
a quick trip with a knotted rope.
That’s because it’s very old school, and in today’s age , “RACISS !”
(Yes, Ebonics spells it that way)
I doubled the other day due to a new mouse...
Generally, a double post is reflective of Sometimer’s Disease. The other frequent symptom is having an erudite appropriate post and neglecting to actually hit the POST button, and discovering hours later when no longer current nor appropriate.
how Cuba was, after the revolution, transformed
Of necessity, of course. The country ran out of ‘57 Chevy parts….
Mega Dittoes, that.
Now to my Adult Beverage.
Old Sparky.
Raiford could handle that, and Starke would hold a celebration.
Yes. It’s hard to believe it would be most damaging giving it to Cuba.
Incarceration
FMC Carswell, where Montes was incarcerated
Montes was incarcerated at FMC Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas.[4] FMC Carswell is listed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a facility located in the northeast corner of the Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, which provides specialized medical and mental health services to female offenders.
Montes is listed as FMC Register #25037-016. She was released on January 6, 2023.[11] Having been released, she will be monitored, including her internet usage, for five years. Montes will not be allowed to contact “foreign agents” or work for the US government “without permission”.[12]
She is currently living in Puerto Rico and continues to speak out against the US sanctions against Cuba.[13]
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Many family members of Cuban’s who populated Castro’s firing squads would love to get their hands on Ana.
The difference between have and have nots is far greater in Cuba than here.
The real Juneteenth!
Lol, I have had both multiple times…
““the most damaging spy in US history”
Ya, not even close....Hanssen and Aldrich Ames were much worse.
Maybe the Awan brothers, but we’ll never know for sure as it was all covered up. The Walker family spy ring is another contender.”
Every democrat in the house, senate, and white house over the past 40 years should be high on the list..... Especially the Clintons.
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