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TIL: In the 1980s, the DIA hired an American analyst named Ana Montes. She was deemed incredibly dependable and responsible, quickly becoming he most senior analyst on Cuba. She slipped through the cracks for over 15 years before the US found out she was a spy working for Cuba the entire time!

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