What can you tell us about what you actually did in the field? No, it really doesn’t work because there’s too many emotions involved. and most other Western intelligence services do not use the so-called "honeypot" (strategy of) seduction. She spoke about her book, her experience and the media portrayals of spy work with "To The Best Of Our Knowledge" producer and host Anne Strainchamps:Īnne Strainchamps: In many popular depictions of female spies, they’re seen seducing somebody for intelligence. Last year, she released her second spy-thriller novel, "Burned," written in part to combat popular myths about female spies. Wilson spent years recruiting and developing a network of intelligence agents before she was publicly outed by senior members of the second Bush administration in 2003.Īnd although she no longer jetsets around the world for the CIA, she hasn’t left the spy game entirely. It’s an image popular culture has reinforced for decades in James Bond films and in shows like "Covert Affairs" or "Alias." But it turns out that actual female spies are nothing like their on-screen counterparts.Īccording to former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson, real spy work is far more mundane, comprised mostly of research and other tasks that require time and patience. For a lot of people, the idea of a female spy resembles something akin to Mata Hari or La Femme Nikita - a beautiful seductress who uses her sexuality to acquire state secrets and beguile men.
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