Philip Burnett Franklin Agee (born 1936) is a former CIA agent and author who published a controversial book, , detailing his experiences in, and the operation of, the eponymous agency.
Agee joined the CIA in 1957 and worked as a case officer in several Latin American countries, notably Ecuador and Uruguay. By the 1960s, he had become disillusioned with the CIA and the governments it supported.
Resigning in 1969, Agee decided to work against the agency that had employed him by writing a book that gave an extensive description of the way the CIA was run. The head of the Western Hemisphere Division of the CIA, Ted Shackley, was tasked with stopping the publication of Agee's CIA Diary. Agee moved to Cuba to avoid arrest.
In 1975, the book was finally published worldwide, in 27 different languages. The CIA was humiliated and immediately had Agee arrested, and afterwards, expelled from the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, West Germany, and Italy.
In 1978, after being released, Agee and a small group of his supporters began publishing the Covert Action Information Bulletin which, Agee said, promoted "a worldwide campaign to destabilize the CIA through exposure of its operations and personnel.". In 1979, Agee's US passport was revoked.
Agee published his autobiography, On The Run , in 1987.
Today, Agee runs a website from his home in Havana, Cubalinda.com, which uses loopholes to arrange (illegal) holidays to Cuba for American citizens.
Agee is a strong supporter of Fidel Castro and of the Cuban Revolution.
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