Apr 17, 2007 the 16year career of ana belen montes as an agent of cuban intelligence came to a prosaic end the morning of september 21, 2001. Inside the investigation and capture of ana montes, cubas master spy scott w. Jan 01, 2018 he didnt achieve political success and so he can be dismissed. Ana montes was a junior at the university of virginia when she met a handsome student during a studyabroad program in spain. The lenience was part of a plea whereby she agreed to tell the justice department about her espionage since 1985. Ana montes was an anomaly in the sense that she did not fit the mold of the standard american spy.
Her supervisor at the defense intelligence agency dia, where she was the top cuba analyst, directed her to a conference room to discuss a fictitious problem involving one of her subordinates. Just 10 days after the attacks of 911, the fbi arrested a 44yearold woman named ana belen montes. Ana belen montes, 44, was a spy engaged in one of the most devastating espionage operations in the history of the united states. Ana montes appeared to be a model employee of the defense intelligence agency dia, advancing quickly through the ranks to become its top analyst on cuban affairs. It would have been one that struck at the heart of the.
Two double agents, a prison swap and code from outer space. The obama administration has no intention of releasing or swapping jailed cuban spy ana belen montes, according to a letter sent by the u. He was from argentina and a leftist, friends recall, and helped open. Ana belen montes is a united states citizen born on february 28, 1957, on a u. Aug 11, 2016 alfonso torres ulloa comenta sobre ana belen montes. New revelations about cuban spy ana montes miami herald. This concept led to the recruitment of ana belen montes, one of the most successful spies of her time, in the league of aldrich ames and the cambridge five concerning effectiveness and longevity. Known to her coworkers as the queen of cuba, she was an overachiever who advanced quickly through the ranks of latin american specialists to become. Montes eventually pleaded guilty to spying and in october 2002, was sentenced to a 25year prison term followed. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Ana montes was the queen of cuba, an american who from 1985 to the september 11, 2001 attacks handed over u.
From the 1980s american ana montes supplied the communist cuban government with very valuable information. The residence of ana belen montes is located at 3039 macomb street, n. The writing is too close to stream of consciousness style, as if the author is talking to you and a transcription service is recording. Ana belen montes residence was a cooperative apartment located at 3039 macomb st, n. True believer by scott carmichael overdrive rakuten.
Inside the investigation and capture of ana montes, cubas master spy kindle edition by carmichael, scott. In 1979, when she was 22 years old, the university of virginia granted her a bachelors degree in international relations. Ana belen montes born february 28, 1957 is a former american senior analyst at the defense. Ana montes has 270 books on goodreads, and recently added at first sight by nicholas sparks, senseless by stona fitch, a long way down by nick hornby, th. Known to her coworkers as the queen of cuba, she was an overachiever who advanced quickly through the ranks of latin american specialists to become the intelligence communitys top analyst on cuban affairs. The former us intelligence officer ana belen montes, a longtime spy for cuba now serving time in a federal prison for espionage against her native america, caused the death of a us army special forces sergeant twenty years ago. Theyll say the same of ana belen montes, who completed her 16 th year in a us jail. Ana belen montes harsh prison conditions havana times. Ana belen montes born february 28, 1957 is a former american senior analyst at the defense intelligence agency in the united states and a convicted spy. Carmichael played a key role in the investigation of cuban spy ana belen montes, according to the, and authored a 2009 book about her case, true believer. Apartment 20 is on the second floor and is the first door on the left. Statement by ana belen montes, who received 25year sentence. The geek who helped track her down unleashed a treasure trove of data for the cia, nsa and fbi.
Several years ago, i informed the federal bureau of investigation. True believer leaves many questions unanswered lexington. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ana belen montes was on february 28th, 1957 in western germany, where her militaryofficer father was based as an army doctor. More cuban intelligence service espionage tradecraft the. Inside the investigation and capture of ana montes, cubas master spy kindle edition by scott carmichael author. Defense intelligence agency analyst who spied for cuba got a 25 years sentence two weeks ago. Im marz 2002 gestand ana belen montes, 16 jahre lang fur kuba informationen beschafft zu haben. She has already served 15 years in the psychiatric unit detention center at the federal medical center, carswell in fort worth, texas. Ann belens story is told by the very person who watched her as an internal affairs officer.
Here he tells the story of that long and ultimately successful spy hunt. Room c6146a, 200 macdill boulevard, washington, dc was the officework space assigned to ana belen montes, at the defense intelligence analysis center, located on bolling air force base. Dia official warns about cuban spies washington times. Just 10 days after the attacks of 911, the fbi arrested. Jul 02, 2017 just 10 days after the attacks of 911, the fbi arrested a 44yearold woman named ana belen montes. Currently, she may read books sent from bookstores or publishers and magazines. Ana montes appeared to be a model employee of the defense intelligenc. Ana belen montes, who pled guilty to spying for the cubans in 2002 following an. This book contains good information about the montes case, yet its a slog to get through it due to the horrible grammar. She graduated from the university of virginia in 1979 and obtained a masters degree from the johns hopkins university school of advanced international studies in 1988. Ana montes was arrested as a spy for cuba six years ago.
Statement by ana belen montes, who received 25year sentence for spying for cuba. Jun, 2009 the residence of ana belen montes is located at 3039 macomb street, n. Inside the investigation and capture of ana montes, cubas master spy. The chronicle of an american spy for the cuban government accused spy for cuba may cut plea deal affidavit in support of criminal. May 23, 2017 the most dangerous spy youve never heard of. Now, the cuban regime and their sympathizers are taking similar actions on behalf of ana belen montes. Montes was charged with conspiracy to commit espionage. She is, in the end, a hero just because of what she believed, because she has believed it, and because. But for sixteen years montes sent castro some of americas most closely.
The article below was published in the spring 2019 edition of active measures, iwps student journal this paper discusses the unique motivations of spy ana belen montes, former military analyst for the dia who spied on behalf of the cuban government for over 16 years. Herald staff report this is the statement read in federal court wednesday by ana belen montes, who received a 25year jail sentence for a lengthy spying career for cuba. On september 21, 2001, she was arrested and subsequently charged with conspiracy to. For her, the question would have been more than simply one of domestic politics, national security, or economic benefit. Jun 03, 2016 cuba wants convicted spy released in u. Dia analyst ana belen montes, convicted of espionage in 2002, told cuban intelligence officers about a secret u. Inside the investigation and capture of ana montes, cubas master spy naval institute press, annapolis, 2007, 179 pages puts the reader inside the disquieted mind of the professional counterintelligence officer, someone paid to. Cold war cuban spies in the usa in the 1980s the case of. The campaign to gain freedom for 60yearold prisoner ana belen montes is in need of a boost.
In one of the paragraphs dealing with this heroic woman, who has been imprisoned under the most trying conditions one can imagine, i promised to broaden on the subject in a future post. For 16 years, ana belen montes spied for cuba from increasingly responsible positions at the defense intelligence agency. Ana montes appeared to be a model employee of the defense intelligence. The ana belen montes case index the new york times jan. Guess which one the white house just called a hero. Inside the investigation and capture of ana montes. Press reports suggest washington and havana are thinking about another spy trade, but this. Although montes did not fit the fbis profile of a spy and easily managed to defeat the agencys polygraph exams, carmichael became suspicious of her activities and with the fbi over a period of several years developed a solid case against her. The 16year career of ana belen montes as an agent of cuban intelligence came to a prosaic end the morning of september 21, 2001. Ana belen montes by susan babbitt ana belen montes gave classified information to cuba for 17 years before her arrest in 2001 for espionage. She had nothing to do with the terrorist strikes, but her arrest had everything to do with protecting the country at a time when national security was of paramount importance. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Ana montes appeared to be a model employee of the defense intelligence agency dia. Some weeks ago, i wrote and havana times published an article titled ana belen montes.
Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Among the names floated by cuban leaders, officials say, is ana montes, convicted in 2002 of spying for the cuban government for nearly. That news has just surfaced in a new book by defense intelligence agency counterspy scott carmichael. Ana belen montes, former pentagon intelligence analyst, convicted to 25. Montes, whose family origins are puerto rican, is serving a 25year prison sentence for the crime of. Ana belen montes is a puerto rican woman facing a 25year prison sentence for passing information to cuban intelligence agencies. If havana has ever run a higher level or more valuable mole inside the. Ana belen montes ebook ana belen montes descargar libro. Mar 14, 2007 dia analyst ana belen montes, convicted of espionage in 2002, told cuban intelligence officers about a secret u. Woman indicted in cuba spy case is in sweden and out of u. Army installation in germany, to alberto and emilia montes. She had nothing to do with the terrorist strikes, but her arrest had. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading true believer. On september 21, 2001, she was arrested and subsequently charged with conspiracy to commit espionage for the government of cuba.
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