American spies outed, CIA suffers in Lebanon
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The CIA's operations in Lebanon have been badly damaged after Hezbollah identified and captured a number of U.S. spies recently, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The intelligence debacle is particularly troubling because the CIA saw it coming.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20111121/D9R53CD80.html
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"Espionage is a risky business," a U.S. official briefed on the developments told ABC News, confirming the loss of the unspecified number of spies over the last six months. "Many risks lead to wins, but some result in occasional setbacks," the official said.
http://gma.yahoo.com/exclusive-cia-s...233819159.html
CIA loses entire Lebanon Network
The CIA has lost most of it's network of spies and paid informants in Lebanon, after it appears it was discovered by Hezbollah counter-intelligence possibly aided by Iranian sources back over the summer. The Agency now fears that the network members are dead/or are going to be executed. In what is proving a disastrous setback for CIA operations in the country.
Information is still slowly developing on this though,
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS...0#.Tsqxs_LeIrV