Page 7 - Rick Ames News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

>> ames was trying to do what all of us did if only to get out of the retched bureaucracy and. >> sanctioned by the fbi and cia and rick reported each encounter through each organization. there was nothing unusual about it. >> ames can't talk to you, can't talk to you. can't talk to you. >> rick's attempt to get him out for drinks i think he had been turned down two or three towns. >> he gets him to agree to a meeting at a restaurant. >> he was a no show again. so rick after two or three vodkas said, well, i will just walk to the soviet embassy walk through the door and that's how i will volun...

>> every day washington career officials. >> he had been a carpool partner of mine in the mid 70s. a year or so carpooling with someone five days a week you do learn a lot about him. >> wisconsin native aldrich aims first passion was drama. when that didn't work out the failed actor joined the agency full-time in 1967. by the early 1980s sandy was close to her colleague. >> i liked rick. evidences a happy go lucky guy. he was an absolute perfect dirty fingernails shirt never tucked in he was late for anything whether it was driving or we were driving. >> he smoked all of the time. he had bad t...

Up. the old slop with the untucked shirt was mow more. >> he was beautifully clothed wonderful suit. he was extremely arrogant. it was just a different person. tot totally different person. >> it was the new rick that would come under scrutiny when the agency went looking for a

On your list? >> i had him number one. the change in rick the fact that he had so much money. something was wrong. >> was he aware of your task force? >> oh, yes. we didn't hide from any one the fact that we were searching for a trader in cia. >> asked ames what he thought of the task force? >> he said because i love sanding at my desk watching sandri grimes and paul redmond running around trying to catch this spy them thinking oh there's rick ames he's a nobody and i was pulling all of the strings. they had no clue and i loved that. >> you are following the money, you are putting all of this ...

>> every day washington career officials. >> he had been a carpool partner of mine in the mid 70s. a year or so carpooling with someone five days a week you do learn a lot about him. >> wisconsin native aldrich aims first passion was drama. when that didn't work out the failed actor joined the agency full-time in 1967. by the early 1980s sandy was close to her colleague. >> i liked rick. evidences a happy go lucky guy. he was an absolute perfect dirty fingernails shirt never tucked in he was late for anything whether it was driving or we were driving. >> he smoked all of the time. he had bad t...