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Michele Rigby Assad spent 10 years as a CIA officer specializing in counterterrorism and counterintelligence, with assignments in Iraq and other locations across the Middle East.
Assad breaks down how CIA officers collect intelligence, debrief sources, and turn human behavior into operational knowledge. She also reflects on the dangers of working in Iraq during the war on terror and a post-CIA mission that helped rescue nearly 150 Iraqi Christians threatened by ISIS.
She discusses the sexism she faced inside the agency. Assad tells Business Insider that despite having studied Arabic and Middle Eastern culture, she still had to fight for operational roles in the field.
After leaving the CIA, Assad wrote "Breaking Cover" and "Get Off the X." Today, she uses her CIA training as a keynote speaker and in corporate and international security consulting.
For more: https://michelerigbyassad.com/
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00:00 - Intro
00:41 - The Roles
03:27 - Critical Information
04:46 - Escaping Ambush
08:11 - The Motivations
11:50 - The Extraction
15:12 - The Vetting
19:08 - Counterintelligence
21:55 - The Recruitment
24:27 - The Training
28:10 - The Danger
31:57 - The Perception
34:24 - The Aftermath
36:54 - The Final Mission
43:10 - The Future
47:04 - Comment Card
47:11 - Credits
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How CIA Terrorist Hunters Actually Work | Authorized Account | Insider
Assad breaks down how CIA officers collect intelligence, debrief sources, and turn human behavior into operational knowledge. She also reflects on the dangers of working in Iraq during the war on terror and a post-CIA mission that helped rescue nearly 150 Iraqi Christians threatened by ISIS.
She discusses the sexism she faced inside the agency. Assad tells Business Insider that despite having studied Arabic and Middle Eastern culture, she still had to fight for operational roles in the field.
After leaving the CIA, Assad wrote "Breaking Cover" and "Get Off the X." Today, she uses her CIA training as a keynote speaker and in corporate and international security consulting.
For more: https://michelerigbyassad.com/
Watch our complete collection of Authorized Account videos: https://www.youtube.com/show/VLPLKfWL8IXgKBv-bvwscBRvLD_RcMOyw3HX?sbp=QAE%3D
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - The Roles
03:27 - Critical Information
04:46 - Escaping Ambush
08:11 - The Motivations
11:50 - The Extraction
15:12 - The Vetting
19:08 - Counterintelligence
21:55 - The Recruitment
24:27 - The Training
28:10 - The Danger
31:57 - The Perception
34:24 - The Aftermath
36:54 - The Final Mission
43:10 - The Future
47:04 - Comment Card
47:11 - Credits
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#CIA #spies #covertops #counterintelligence #terroristhunt #authorizedaccount
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https://youtu.be/q3c9zIFpKqY
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