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Aldrich Ames

"Historians don't really like to carry on speculative debates, but you could certainly argue that the likelihood of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe was extremely, extremely low."

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Akshay Vasu

"Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled main streets of Europe."

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Akshay Vasu

"Historians don't really like to carry on speculative debates, but you could certainly argue that the likelihood of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe was extremely, extremely low."

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Akshay Vasu

"Aside from rabid Islamists, no one who wishes to be taken seriously can publicly say anything bad about the old Jews of Europe without sounding like reactionary troglodytes."

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Akshay Vasu

"We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn't really sing live, but we did and would perform a cappella as well."

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Akshay Vasu

"Then, in 1983 I went on a very long concert tour all over Europe."

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Akshay Vasu

"King Crimson will soon be touring parts of Europe."

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Akshay Vasu

"Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind."

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Akshay Vasu

"If there was to be a new Europe, there not only had to be a common market, but also great mobility in labor."

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Akshay Vasu

"I was traveling in Europe with Paul and suddenly realized my passport still said I was Mrs. Sampson."

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Akshay Vasu

"I am busy touring all over Europe, Japan, and Australia."

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Aldrich Ames
"The use of the polygraph has done little more than create confusion, ambiguity and mistakes."

Ambiguity

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Aldrich Ames
"Historians don't really like to carry on speculative debates, but you could certainly argue that the likelihood of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe was extremely, extremely low."

Europe

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Aldrich Ames
"The difficulties of conducting espionage against the Soviet Union in the Soviet Union were such that historically the Agency had backed away from the task."

Difficulty

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Aldrich Ames
"There are so many things a large intelligence espionage organization can do to justify its existence, that people can get promotions for, because it could result in results."

Intelligence

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Aldrich Ames
"When I handed over the names and compromised so many CIA agents in the Soviet Union, I had come to the conclusion that the loss of these sources to the U.S. would not compromise significant national defense, political, diplomatic interests."

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Aldrich Ames
"You might as well ask why a middle-aged man with no criminal record might put a paper bag over his head and rob a bank. I acted out of personal desperation."

Desperation

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Aldrich Ames
"The U.S. is, so far as I know, the only nation which places such extensive reliance on the polygraph. It has gotten us into a lot of trouble."

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Aldrich Ames
"To the extent that I considered the personal burden of harming the people who had trusted me, plus the Agency, or the United States, I wasn't processing that."

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Aldrich Ames
"Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union."

Intelligence

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Aldrich Ames
"In my professional work with the Agency, by the late '70s, I had come to question the value of a great deal of what we were doing, in terms of the intelligence agency's impact on American policy."

Intelligence

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