A mole (also called a defector in place, an informant and in the Mafia a rat) is a spy who works for an enemy nation and works within his nation's government. A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered A nation is a Human Cultural and Social Community. In as much as most members never meet each other yet feel a common bond it may be considered For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. In some usage, a mole differs from a defector in that a mole is a spy before gaining access to classified information, while a defector only becomes a spy after gaining access. In Politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state or political entity in exchange for allegiance to another However, others use the term mole to describe any agent of a foreign power within a government organization.
Perhaps the most famous examples of moles are the Cambridge Five, five men recruited as students at Cambridge University who later rose to high levels in various parts of the British government. The Cambridge Five (also sometimes known as the Cambridge four) was a ring of Soviet spies in the UK who passed information to the Soviet Because of the long preparation time and the difficulty of inserting moles, they are quite rare in the top levels of espionage. For instance there is only evidence of one mole ever penetrating the CIA: Karl Koecher. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Karel František Koecher ( 21 September, 1934 in Bratislava) is the only mole known to have penetrated the CIA. By contrast, Aldrich Ames became an intelligence officer and then Director of Counterintelligence before he offered his services to the KGB. Aldrich Hazen Ames (born May 26 1941) is a former Central Intelligence Agency Counter-intelligence officer and analyst who in 1994 was convicted KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty Moles are far more common in police work, where they are known as undercover officers. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information The mole in spying is mostly used as a last resort due to its value.
The term "mole" is also commonly used to describe anyone working in one organization, seeking access to confidential information that they will pass to the organization for whom they really work. For example, a news reporter seeking information on a company's employment practices (such as its use of illegal aliens) may obtain a job with the company to observe the practices first-hand. Illegal immigration refers to Immigration across National Borders in a way that violates the Immigration laws of the destination Country
The term "mole" first appeared in the History of the Reign of King Henry VII (1626) by Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban KC QC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626 was an English Philosopher, Statesman, and author But in modern times it is to be found in the novels of John le Carré. John le Carré is the Pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell (born October 19, 1931 in Poole, Dorset, England Le Carré said in a BBC television interview in 1976 that it was a KGB term. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty Moles have also been featured in some James Bond films and the TV series Airwolf and the currently airing 24. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Airwolf is an American Television series that ran from 1984 through 1987 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American action Drama Television series. A mole also appeared in Austin Powers in Goldmember in Doctor Evil's organisation as number 2 and ironically had a large mole on his face. Austin Powers in Goldmember is the third Film of the Austin Powers series starring Mike Myers in the title role. Dr Evil (born Douglas "Dougie" Powers) is a fictional character played by Mike Myers, in the Austin Powers Film series
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- Why Do We Say . A split album featuring performances by bands The KGB and Alien Spy that was produced in 1997 Sleeper agents are spies who are placed in a target country or organization not to undertake an immediate mission but rather to act as potential assets if activated at In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. . . ?, Castle Books staff, 1987, ISBN 1-55521-010-4. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
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