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| + | '''Espionage''' or spying is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information. It is often part of an institutional effort by a government or commercial concern. The term tends to be associated with state spying on potential or actual enemies for military purposes. Spying involving corporations is known as [[industrial espionage]]. | ||
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| + | In times of crisis, spies steal technology and sabotage the enemy in various ways. [[Counterintelligence]] is the practice of thwarting enemy espionage and intelligence-gathering. Almost all nations have strict laws concerning espionage and the penalty for being caught is often severe. However, the benefits gained through espionage are often so great that most governments and many large corporations make use of it. | ||
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| + | {{QB|{{t|Espionage involves peeking at the other fellow's hand, marking the cards, cooking the books, poisoning the well, breaking the rules, hitting below the belt, cheating, lying, deceiving, defaming, snooping, eavesdropping, prying, stealing, bribing, suborning, burglarizing, forging, misleading, conducting dirty tricks, dirty pool, skulduggery, blackmail, seduction, everything not sporting, not kosher, not cricket. In short, espionage stands virtue on its head and elevates vice instead. <ref>ISBN 0375502467 - Roosevelt's Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage, Joseph E. Persico, 2001</ref>}}}} | ||
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| The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain military or political information. | |
Espionage or spying is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information. It is often part of an institutional effort by a government or commercial concern. The term tends to be associated with state spying on potential or actual enemies for military purposes. Spying involving corporations is known as industrial espionage.
One of the most effective ways to gather data and information about a targeted organization is by infiltrating its ranks.
In times of crisis, spies steal technology and sabotage the enemy in various ways. Counterintelligence is the practice of thwarting enemy espionage and intelligence-gathering. Almost all nations have strict laws concerning espionage and the penalty for being caught is often severe. However, the benefits gained through espionage are often so great that most governments and many large corporations make use of it.
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Criticism
Espionage involves peeking at the other fellow's hand, marking the cards, cooking the books, poisoning the well, breaking the rules, hitting below the belt, cheating, lying, deceiving, defaming, snooping, eavesdropping, prying, stealing, bribing, suborning, burglarizing, forging, misleading, conducting dirty tricks, dirty pool, skulduggery, blackmail, seduction, everything not sporting, not kosher, not cricket. In short, espionage stands virtue on its head and elevates vice instead. [1]
Examples
| Page name | Description |
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| Russia/Espionage | |
| Tradecraft |
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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| Far West | “There are two kinds of businesses: those which flourish from peace and the strengthening of law and those which require the opposite - zones of incessant chaos like Chechnya Colombia Afghanistan where drugs can be grown or trafficked under the watch of PMCs.” | Peter Dale Scott | 26 February 2006 |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:The Happiest of Days | blog post | 25 June 2024 | Craig Murray | Craig Murray: "I should be plain I have always advised Julian and Stella to take a plea deal if offered and get out of jail. I have no doubt this was a life or death choice." |
| Document:Who Spies for Israel in Washington’s Nuclear Negotiations? | article | 1 April 2015 | James Petras | How Israel's interests are pursued in the corridors of US power in general and in the P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran in particular - with a credible list of suspects. |
| The Power of Unreason | paper | August 2010 | Jamie Bartlett Carl Miller | A critique and deconstruction of an 'Official Narrative'-type paper on 'Conspiracy Theory' from the 'think-tank' publisher Demos. It includes an exchange of correspondence between its authors and a Wikispooks editor which is continued on the discussion page. |
Convicted of Espionage
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
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| Ronald Pelton | 18 November 1941 | 6 September 2022 | US | Spook | National Security Agency intelligence analyst who was convicted in 1986 of spying for and selling secrets to the Soviet Union. Convicted to 30 years jail,released in 2015. |
References
- ↑ ISBN 0375502467 - Roosevelt's Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage, Joseph E. Persico, 2001
