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Gaining Our Trust ... Then Our Secrets:
Americans remember George Washington as the "father of our country." How many know him as the spymaster behind the "Culper Ring," gathering information on British troops? Readers celebrate Daniel Defoe as the author of Robinson Crusoe. Few recognize him as the founder of Britain's espionage network.
Spies, like magicians, deceive by diverting our attention, using public lives to conceal hidden deeds. They encourage doubt and uncertainty -- which sometimes can cast suspicion on the innocent, as in the 19th century's notorious Dreyfus Affair. |