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Aldrich Ames

Espionage, for the most part, involves finding a person who knows something or has something that you can induce them secretly to give to you. That almost always involves a betrayal of trust.

Aldrich Ames

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Espionage typically means identifying someone who possesses valuable information or items and convincing them to share these in secret. This process usually requires that the person breaks their loyalty or trust with others.

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