He ran Russia's post-Cold War spy program in the US from 1997 to 2000, under the leadership of Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin. But few knew Sergei Tretyakov was also a double-agent, working for the FBI, before ultimately defecting to America. Kojo hears his fascinating story of espionage, and gets insights into the Russian government's mindset then and today.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2008-01-30/spymaster-defector-double-agent
Spymaster, Defector & Double Agent
Listen Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 at 1:32 p.m. in Politics, SocietyGuests
Sergei Tretyakov
former Deputy Rezident, SVR (post-soviet KGB)
Pete Earley
journalist; and author of "Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War" (Putnam)
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