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The Seriousness of America's Latest Homegrown Spy

Diplomat and former US Ambassador Manuel Rocha <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/12/04/1217055868/us-ambassador-cuba-spy">is facing charges </a>related to secretly serving as an agent of Cuba's government. Rocha is the latest in a long line of spies, who have worked for the federal government while spying for other countries. Some for decades at a time. <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/2780701/mary-louise-kelly">NPR's Mary Louise Kelly</a> talks to former CIA officer Robert Baer about the charges against Rocha and how he might have managed to go undetected for four decades. Email us at <a href="mailto:considerthis@npr.org">considerthis@npr.org</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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