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Robert Clayton Ames (March 6, 1934 – April 18, 1983) was an operations officer and Near East Director for the Central Intelligence Agency. He was killed in the 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut.
Apr 22, 2014 · The Secret Life of Robert Ames. The story of the American spy's contacts with the PLO underscores the necessity of talking to adversaries.
May 22, 2014 · Robert Ames was the CIA officer who created the first clandestine contacts with the Palestine Liberation Organization. He was among those killed in the April 1983 truck bomb attack that destroyed the U.S. Embassy in Beirut.
May 22, 2014 · Learn about Robert Ames, a CIA officer who established back-channel connections with the PLO and was killed in the 1983 Beirut embassy bombing. Author Kai Bird shares his biography and insights on Ames' approach to intelligence and foreign policy.
Kai Bird's book tells the story of Robert Ames, a CIA operative who built deep connections with Arab intelligence figures and was killed in the 1983 Beirut Embassy bombing. The book also explores the history of the Middle East conflict and the role of the CIA in shaping it.
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Oct 20, 2014 · Robert Ames was an influential CIA operative in the Middle East who was killed in the blast that leveled the U.S. embassy in Beirut in April 1983. Bird argues that for more than a decade, Ames was the sole U.S. conduit to Yasir Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization.
May 19, 2014 · Among his colleagues at the CIA, Robert Ames was considered the quintessential spy. Integral in the Oslo Peace Accords, the late secret agent is now the subject of Kai Bird's book, The Good...
