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Oct 22, 2022 · Simmons, the top Cuban spy-hunter at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), does a terrific job weaving together three stories about Havana spies – and timely work it is, as the powerful mole he helped uncover at DIA will soon be released after almost 25 years in a US federal lockup.
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- Mr Chris S. Simmons
- Spy Interrogation Techniques
- Mirror Imaging, Observation, and ‘Tells’
- The Puppetmaster & Spycatcher
So how does a professional spycatcher interrogate a suspect? Although Simmons served in Iraq, he doesn’t believe in so-called ‘enhanced interrogation’ techniques: “Going physical never works.” he said. “Interrogation doesn’t go on in a cell. It goes on in the mind.” “The idea is that it is human chess,” Simmons said, adding that the first rule of h...
So what do you do once you’re ‘in’? Observe the interviewee’s behavior, non-verbal body language, and speech to get a baseline for the type of person they are. Start mimicking their gestures occasionally. If they cross their legs or arms, copy their strategic gestures from time to time so they see themselves in you. “You’re a reflection of them.” P...
The ex-US Army paratrooper has crippled the careers of dozens of double agents throughout his time in the Army and DIA, along the way earning his nickname ‘The Puppetmaster’, the spycatcher with a knack for getting information from anyone. One of Simmons’ cases still haunts him, however - that of Ana Belén Montes, an American-Cuban double agent and...
Jan 6, 2023 · Former DIA investigator Chris Simmons said Montes was prolific and effective at giving the Cubans damaging intelligence, and they're suspected of selling that info to other enemies of the U.S.
Jan 16, 2023 · She wrangled an invitation to visit DIA headquarters, and there presented her packet of decrypted messages to a secure meeting with DIA counterintelligence official Chris Simmons, who...
Apr 18, 2013 · In September 2000, Carmichael got a hot lead. Veteran DIA counterintelligence analyst Chris Simmons had been approached by a female intelligence officer.
Jan 8, 2023 · Chris Simmons, a former investigator with the DIA, described Montes as "a very deadly woman, a very dangerous woman," NBC reported. "A lot of spies historically have given up information, but...
Jan 8, 2023 · Former DIA investigator Chris Simmons who helped investigate Montes said she was prolific and effective at giving the Cubans damaging intelligence, who are suspected of selling that information on to other enemies of the US.
