1. After reviewing the parameters surrounding the Prouty and Montes cases it is clear that as a counter intelligence officer one must balance information with both care and skepticism in order to accomplish the basic CI mission. This can be accomplished by having the innate ability to separate the actual credible information based on evidence, from that portrayed by mainstream media, or those with ulterior agendas or motives. The two cases differ significantly in terms of the threat to national security and the repercussions of the accused actions.
Drawing on information sects from the Prouty case it is evident based on the court documents and supporting evidence that she was not an agent of Hezbollah, and did not cooperate or engage in any…show more content… Moreover, the actions committed by Montes were characterized by intelligence professionals as inflicting irreparable damage to the United States (McCoy, 2001). It is likely that the information Montes passed along to her Cuban handlers and intelligence officials contributed to the death and injury of American and pro-American forces in Latin America as well as comprised the cover of American intelligence operatives in Cuba (Popkin, 2016). In summary, the Montes case can be seen as a classic case of espionage. The utilization of covert communication between Cuban intelligence agencies and Montes proved how counter intelligence officers must often balance care and skepticism of information in order to actively pursue and account for insider threats and double agents. The Montes case provides significant insights into the overall assessment, and evaluation of information as it pertains to counter intelligence constructs with regard to information recognition and
