Recent Examples on the WebDuring the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.—Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019 This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.—Nicholas Reynolds, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018 Then there is the veteran Israeli espionage journalist Ronen Bergman, who has taken a slightly different angle into the shadow world of spies, counterspies and assassinations.—Jeff Stein, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2018 Spies fall in love with counterspies, Israelis with Palestinians, Prisoner Z with his guard.—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
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