If the idea of running your own ring of spies sounds more like “spy-fi" than real world, think again, Thanks to Jefferson Mack, a career spy master, you can now use all the tricks of the world’s best spies to get the goods on the other guys—and keep them from doing it to you. Whether you need to find out who has been stealing your company's marketing strategy or what your ex-spouse is, up to, this practical, hands-on manual explains it in clear, easy-to-follow steps. Running a Ring of Spies takes the reader on a wild ride through the treacherous world of spying, starting with a madam-turned-case agent in Bangkok who used her girls at the Easy Come Bar to extract secrots from U.S, Gis and officials and supplied the information to the Vietcong; to Aldrich Ames, the CIA employee who betrayed his country to the Soviet Union for money; to a passed-over employee in a fashion house, who got his revenge by selling top-secret designs to the competition. You'll learn how to recruit, train, handle, and terminate a spy for whatever purposes you see fit; set up a security apparatus to detect and catch spies working for the other side; tap into private and corporate computers to find out what the other side has on you; and much, much more. A PALADIN PRI ISBN 0-87364-902-8 Viet our Web Site at wun: paladin-press.com | \| BOOK i. F spycraft and black operations in the real world of espionage Jefferson Mack‘Also by Jefferson Mack: ‘The Safe House: ‘Setting Up and Running Your Own Sanctuary Underground Railroad: ‘Practical Advice for Finding Passengers, Getting Them t Safty, and Staying One Step Ahead ofthe Tyrants Running a Ring of Ses: ‘Spycraft and Black Operation in the Real Word of Expionage by lefferson Mack Copyight ©1996 by Jeferson Mack ISBN 0.87364-902-8 Printed i the United Sse of America Published by Plain Press, a division of Paladin Enereses Ine, ‘Gunbael Tech Center 7077 Winchester Cisle ‘Boulter, Colorado 80301 USA 1303468.7250 Direct ings andor odes othe above adres PALADIN, PALADIN PRESS, andthe “horse hea” design t2e demure belonging to Paladin Enterprises and registered in United States Patent and Trademark Oc, Alright reserved, Except for use in review, 0 pt f this book maybe reproduced in an frm ‘bout he express writen permission ofthe pusher. Nolte tbe autor aoe the publisher assumes ‘ny responsilty for the use ot misuse of Information contained in his bon. Contents Chapter One The Easy Come Bar Chapter Too Spying Has One Purpose Chapter Three The Basie Principles of Spying Chapter Four Who Is a Spy and Who Is Not Chapter Five ‘The Making of a Traitor Chapter Si ‘The Ar of Deception Chapter Seven Exercises in Deception and Intelligence Collection n 2B 38 9 65Chapter Eight I's More Than Telling Lies Chapter Nine ‘The Case Officer at Work Chapter Ten When a Private C fen Rectuits Chapter Elrven Surveillance Chapter Tovkve The Basie Steps: Phase One Chapter Thirteen The Basie Steps: Phase Two hapter Fourteen The Security Aspect Chapter Fifteen Case Studies Conclusion The Successful Spy RUNNING 4 RING OF Shes ” 105 9 15 143 181 201 Chapter One The Easy Come Bar hhe Easy Come bar wasn't the favorite spot of the | thousands of Gls who took their R&R in Bangkok in 1969. Most Vier vets who spent time in ‘Thailand will eemember such places as the Hollywood, Thai Heaven, the Moami, the Green Dragon, and the California ‘The Easy Come sat by itself, almost at the end of New Phetburi Road. For a GI bar in the R&R years, it was a small place, just a bat with six stools and four booths along one wall. 1 walked into the place one afternoon looking for possible spouts—the ster taps of information in the business of for- ciga intelligence collection. 1 was working for one of a dozen different agencies in the alphabet soup of spies and diplomats that stalked the streets of Bangkok while war raged a few hun- dred miles to the east T sat in a booth, ordered a beer, and pretended for the ‘moment that I didn't understand a word of Thai as three pret- ty gitls slid into che booth with me, one beside me and ewo on the seat across from me. I fended off questions about where T ‘was from end how many hours I had been in Bangkok while I slowly sipped a Singha beer. As the girls chattered on, 1 looked the place over while I listened to what they were telling each other whenever they spoke their own language.lnk tthe Mamaan-—the womun ¥0 mane She ite and ork the money when © conbmer aerate phar a al out for the evening. A cell proxy Fara oman in er en thes, dhe Matsa sa bind Berean chon with dak brown eves every dat MP Talue rook a pened around bet he Santen esc me looking 1 het and si 8 la. decided stunty thet wae ging co my of -duey dining seee ty Conte unl Igo eo Rnow her 2 whole Lor bec. Tyeureave had s thing fer emart competent, sons, 200 eee einncns diet eke essing in te Door and walkes (Seren she bar cating my Doe of Sigh Sh ecko up and cased on mee Tas her what es Connie, with 90 Ist name” she wld me and went back 1 working on he recount book Tema seether fout Maks before she seated ekg noni to tell me her father hud Been ¢ Dutchnan who had Sees ier He ha eaken Gonric® Thai mother a hes Tt a ont before the Jopancie captured and Kiled irs dasing World War IT Ske nad orn up po and med pee grass cae Lane a bright oung American silos oikion tak the. Defence Advineed Research Prosets MOISE DARPA) and wee ying 10 discret how the Tha {ation before the Comenies took ovet . wg to ars everything pesibe about ihe spy bask cee temas rfiemoone and evennes I satin ihe Easy aaa ance ona beer sn a back beet and wacching oh CaS of Gtr an R&R and hove well he gs handled them ot gaat sated ava ry vopeion burning nthe back tmp mind becatte ab ope Dave vhen T eau ight uf che sspiionanymere, Look a Het cenant clerel woking ia Miltary Avistane Commer tile (MACTHAD wich one ofthe wiry itllgence fervices nt te Bast Ceme fora beet one afta Tat fist Geonge centuded chete ws no way Cossic right he what wae afr she as. couple of weeks ther an ed Geege waed ino my afice and ld Be (4 spend Conste sting wth group 0 Ametiean aces td their wives she fics chiar the Chao Pras ote Wondering what un R&R bar Mamas 38 doing mixin ith dhe Avion mitary elite, George asked ane of chose Foor about the bevel That woman and larved that Gane was uxond Friend of sever miliary woves whom she hod met inane of the Chinn churches in Bangle. Nene ofthe ofc wives appeared t have any dex that Connie was a specail RE tina on New Photbue Rood wat Conn ely was 49 Thad boca. Hecouse he id chink, iL vise tht beg» back i the Fasy Came, he aed me © teen dropins nen Connie and playing the dari poveranen ‘ellan hoping fran npessible ve Tha as fine wich me {nd after ube Connie and 1 gue De Ver goed fenes—0 ie print where learned thst white al hose American wives ue Connie wise dewak Chieti: line bronas saa of Brn et on # pedestal one canner of ar besa, To rns day Geerze ean prove that Connic was doing 1 we bath ecsced she ha tobe ding ue she wa 0 thiponeclthemost lever iteligete case ofits wh ove hil he bese “teudan Con i squctoa fended and des 000 “The dave gs who worked in the Baty Come at any on the Easy Cine Bantime were all «bie pectien a er mone enthusestic at love Tiuking, anda whol lr smarter thee che sverge pr est off {he fur sesicing Gl i the hes plces along se Pheshun Sip. Comics gis all poke Engish, although sometines ily avented, Div alvays wel enough ross questions am iva carefully while 4247 fcah from + goed osm Brassed ot what a great soldier he was ‘The Foxy Come gir wete grea actors who could sell an ation of fovea auiekly as Houdini could lip out of hand SaEs Mowe me 2 unt who spent ight with one of TERETE dda go ting fare ayers ebe far ebe and ts of RAR te dd anda change of Herre tbeck othe Easy Come to fd it Ae eee erate In desert oe mene ft TST My of sem kepe wong Oe st Fer ome. The were #0600 US. smc eaoned in Tland SS Tene yea and ocupl of bowand member of he Stina Coup JUSMAG) sad NACTHAL co War Tcsted ache U3 Fanksy an Wels: Roxd. Mes Tyenem corded «vat tote RAR ba he wor kid S05 cet her bck ene an again ta of ‘Fhcrene ars tom the Esty Come who raried Banghok soeed Gls dng the yeas tached evens inthe bat, and 1cihattsdres eve who di tourdong shakeup ih US het penne Even tinea si fee ake up fall sine cee aeton Connie would fir stuther who Bethe special gevonaiey ofthe Eaey Come git Probab 99 percem of te grins whe found che Esey Come didn have mach woh Knowing locked up in their gorit-diven trains Bur ie was he-choup apy netwod with the US Gls paving formes ofthe cove ou of te money they tad saved for montis before gtng 1 seat on an RAR igh Connie wes aming dels about uc sie and lesion, pat rersbonal techniques. amibash mecha, nik morale prob ine, pending troop mrverocnts, beach defenses. vet Pauol foutes GI black market scthes, and dam pear anything Che Gl might kon aborg he America ws eee the War in the JUSMIAG compound, inelading planned boring er fer in Laon, nasa ek ony ne sehr steppe ithe sy Cone “Gonni=had dha: Kosch forspoting a poteaal prof eh makes 4 eae cfcer« macct ofthe ade: Once in 4 hil ne ofthe R&R customer woul let i ap chat be was work in sneplace important like maybe the Nilay Acsisance rami, Views" (MACY) componind in Seigoa ot ade headquarters up neh. Marks like tho wene bak to etna and nou! youn tercaficr meri ale Victgamese rch gio maybe even 2 Europea eae employee mith iecinctively jst exacly wut ike young man kod when i ie calving. None of he Americans had any teanon tous IRS and te ps hey Feit Being in Thala ‘Oneasionally someone wo pill something Dig. Gerge sa sue that one of Connie’ sustomess let slp the wig bi frmation tack in Suis to reach seeretary working er enethcr of Connie’ cutmers who Blew the inD(Ma about she surpeie atak ine Cambodia tat lowed the (Vctcong command sirasae € dvappearbefere the UDopsConnie wasn't ss working the RET ade sicher. Mesing her second role s€ the dewoie Chistian Ruri ‘Bog all sors of nena tings to help the US. cary and ‘rheny tes she mer et heh 9a Sunday sunive che expe Shue Ble im Bangkok. She aang up-counuy ips © old Tepes ast op cult! sight ahere the Americans could REL hei duecing, and even oxpurited & ThaicAmerican Busine cody eu ‘She sos helped toe Amerian laces fn household ely The Tha momen whom Connie sere round 0 8K 3 COO, ‘ius anel by ters eren equte a oungand precy asthe ih sang at hc bari ee Fasy Come, bat they were bb fer spoke pasate English, they wrked had they creed Ihe fatone Ganetean ot Enropeaa fads with I of love, anc they didnt sea. Aktough none af the wives eer figwed st thor pestaps didi win: to aie even 10 themscves, CConnice maxis vere ao ready and wilng co gve the man of fhe reese 9 quick ast of Thai love in he servant’ quarters Se he we es of stetving That coleue wih Connie. “eget matty spook never tld the Thai goverment shar they were ane Connie was dolng- They de bees ay tnary and wemingt the tonpe oc warm the gagale of Tbe wes that ter house Serenes were pic spying feethe Corumners ‘Sone inelignce officers do ares, made or etry the publ image of good spies The ether se dhem or new ibe them, bee hey always ey nor tlehe spies now thy ive Lag mae, ln che spy game, the devil you know is gua mes bet than she devil you don tS. DeiOY sepa you know about and anew Sp cng you Know noth ing Ihout wl seem be waecing Seu Alte Teleced George about my suspicion of Corrie and the Easy Come he st up «section in is oh onpniation {hat di nothing bue motor Connie and her acne. For the next tao Jexb, cvery OL who wandesed mee the Ea {Came was plotoztanicd and identified by someone werkin for Gemige. Those who were nothing But md grate wen ck to Nam, fought the wa, ad ied o hed whet ver ospceting how dose they bed come to a major tps ine There who did have aco 1 nforetin of pore ieee peace value went bach wo Vietnam to find that new dun rive thon hope dit ands of cacied cocoa Bd hot mes mach ewe to real combat The saan ‘hing happened with ke Bunghek offen! Winco apd daar husbands wo stcppd ines Connie's wc Mes if chen weve never told she cath about Connie, The wives ke fprg co upcunuy ups and sing dueugh culaal educadon lasses wile daar housenids aught et husbands te sable tiferencesheoween Asin and Ameren feminine asters ‘fem sy cid pet sudden tranifes. ihe one US. Ale Force embssey attache T peronally krew who sens fours hirset fying combat missions oot af Ucn wile Re Connie kepe enllesring 9 I of information, some of probaly ucha te those who rteved her pact. What ce Fem tappening wnt that George’ commerrecligence gue stating feeding Coaaie’s gic bite und picose of ue for. Inston Some ef dhe guts fitenng mee the Easy Come oF eetieibing Wek’ Gives to kc ont of Gomicb ep ecenty tips know exactly wha they were ving —partigpetiog it ‘char eventual baceme the single mex effective dnl "cimpsign we hed going in Southeast Asta ul the sme we pulled ont o Nat For cumple, nor once sally shed through the MAGTHAL compound ha sre companica in {expe mere rb vo chiro vat of ed Geet of sr ond talent nutaion of penili-esinant gonarhea spring tose he icp. Within days che oficen” wives were all hing abou tas they ook one of Consies up-ecuney wigs Aweck iat Vietcong Lactaliva launched series of supe cack 1 | Corps exposing «0 catch sok teegs bak Te combat They died on the wire ia droves.(Om anvtheroccsion, on af she US. Army bes snipers and hissporcr suk ats RAP at he same ge in Bangkok anc ‘went suai fam thet hotel to the Easy Come. Five dave Inter onthe ls night ofa glorious time de eo of them 2 Sure drink wit two of Conai’s gis snd seed king 0 took other abot their pags for taking out a hey Nec YVestasinste beralion commande the two ten had realy dae what they caked abou doing tha niga on Banghok,ehey weld have walked suai ince an ambush Ineead, 882s cxpet-bumbed the ack harning iro hmborger to companies ofthe crack north ttoopscermited co the amish This wor an speclly cacceslul councerineience on Fecease George dauted Connie’ entre SOF AME persion ‘Mahou making any dtcee coneace with «single member of The enc actor. 2 ral coup in the intelligence game Wile es almomt iesposile wo eee che seal mper oF fe clever oe of humaa covouress in any spe chert ‘Ghanie ankacwinely pase cn enough fle information tha She probably did mre forthe US war lfc ham any ofthe intelligence csc offices working on our side Like ll good things ie due’ Ise forever. Evenly some gencitin Hanoi mun have bop to suspect tht the ‘nomuion supplied hy Cunni’s spy eg was ne longer as hnbie 3 chad uae Been and that much of ic net only proved wobe iterate but someximes bachfaed. The more hoehanened he es Chey Could une amy information she Tn late 19711 ef Rank fo cour in another par of he week. “The las teve I droppes by to 2 Conn: she loked encase Hke she me ightened about something: Thad fone inthe Eney Came for a ast appd-bye and to tell et Eercrato that] wes gutting ny governs conde job and fing home to gets low ogee. Weeks before tht she bad Boned hinting fat mayise we soul gets Lt Wendie han Ihe seeady wee, abich wa pee dan fend Jase befre (got up fem her bel 0 love, he wed me vehy I dida'mazryeeandsake her with ene so whores Las going Twas stious ff and mghr have shen her yp on Mifchere hadnt been «wallet lia etwcen us thet athe ot could ever bcah don I sew Cons once move in 1984 whes I spate het ina shopping cateria Cys Ci, fhe Pentagon. She was basing on che sleeve of guy Te ognized as somcoxe who had teen esigned to MACTHAL Dnch inthe ar yeas as aa army major he visa cone fie. Two kids ust shor ef their teens were raging lor, behina Mans an¢ Dyas they lnk st new ox Figereoe Tes aot hint te figire ot aw Cisnie snded up ine Lente Stres, mained with childron Gouspe's countess Tonige opczaion was en highly cloned tar Connie’ nme Jpould nave never been put at anys lockout fies nor he Teco is of ther agencier Tho guy she mared had po Fees what hi wife had cene during the war yout cx uw bs fw grvernrcat war ating her wthow her owing i AS Isic watching her that day in Gre City caved he gay jure bi. Then she twmed and sen me sanding Where. She eocourized me, bur she avther wniled not Howes. The ran suid someting, ad abe ee wave it Debi smile, reached up, and hosed him oa te eek. When Bho Tin socd the his, sho exned und loked back x me fot Gpst s second. making aoe I had soca the hiss Then she Burned and walked anas, hee ar locked with the arm of ber Paincricun husbend a Norman Rockwell pict of the perfect Like all gud intelligence case officers, Connie ould iia great Musca and rahe i seem 80 reil that i eal Beis The Son of bitch boked a toy ae any mare man Bsc verscea who as aking te family cn sheng npChapter Spying Has One Purpose the secre of real sate of heiromn ekzene ‘The P81 fa and Gozens of other ornied rina nd examines the finan1S NOT JUST GOVERNMENTS "THAT HAVE REASON TO SPY Amos al of ws will a some time know something hat wiltgvcusanadeantage aver someone ese, Justa Kel. 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He rere a spice eines, sire asiciansand jit who wo for profesional aed elege Spon esr His rca epee pride bite and pieces ot informaiton en tears mote injures pevscnity ashen, drug abuse iing raise and any oder infmeton ti The Amencan Cancer Secerytxcny decor i ot te papers dating o Octobe: 199%, in hip Meats dc ments unveiled by The New York Tina and acevcd the tobacco industry of spring wn the society in che 1970s learn how it planned i sdres thc ies of seferCagnetes Tom White is» successful lawyer who has spies wering for hrm in dee oF the najr insurance companies tht Innate sean of dhe cans of inared partes Tom epee ser in cout, As test of the msider Rnoledge spics provide: Tom almost never eves th coure When Re does, he wins became he knee the sic gine and weak, marker using nser information he celles fom a ball WHAT GOVERNMENT SECKETS SHOULD YOU KNOW? Bib Juss as aminsoive government pies at sen ct Pipes. 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