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A
mole (also called a
defector in place, an
informant and in the Mafia a
rat) is a
spy who works for an enemy
nation and works within his
nation's
government. In some usage, a mole differs from a
defector in that a mole is a spy before gaining access to classified information, while a defector only becomes a spy after gaining access. However, others use the term mole to describe any agent of a foreign power within a government organization.
Perhaps the most famous examples of moles are the
Cambridge Five, five men recruited as students at Cambridge University who later rose to high levels in various parts of the British government. Because of the long preparation time and the difficulty of inserting moles, they're quite rare in the top levels of espionage. For instance there's only evidence of one mole ever penetrating the
CIA:
Karl Koecher. By contrast,
Aldrich Ames became an intelligence officer and then Director of Counterintelligence before he offered his services to the
KGB. Moles are far more common in
police work, where they're known as
undercover officers. The mole in spying is mostly used as a last resort due to its value.
The term "mole" is also commonly used to describe anyone working in one organization, seeking access to confidential information that that'll pass to the organization for whom they really work. For example, a news reporter seeking information on a company's employment practices (such as its use of
illegal aliens) may obtain a job with the company to observe the practices first-hand.
The term "mole" first appeared in the
History of the Reign of King Henry VII (
1626) by
Francis Bacon. But in modern times it's to be found in the novels of
John le Carré. Le Carré said in a BBC television interview in
1976 that it was a
KGB term. Moles have also been featured in some
James Bond films and the TV series
Airwolf and the currently airing
24. A mole also appeared in Austin Powers in Goldmember who a mole in Doctor Evils organisation as number 2 and ironicly had a large mole on his face.
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