HeyJaredSusan Katz Keating
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- Sep 28, 2026
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The Spies in Plain Sight (opens the original)
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Susan Katz Keating 1 hour ago Dispatches 27 Views I spent years talking with legendary spy hunters about the clues that expose secret agents. Then I went looking for answers from a spy himself. Journalists love anniversaries, and this was a good one, the perfect day to highlight history and talk to a spy. Fourteen years earlier, on February 21, 1972, Richard Nixon made his historic visit to Beijing. Now, on the same date in 1986, Chinese agent Larry Wu-Tai Chin was sitting in a Virginia jail cel
Papers, Please: Buying Access to the War Zone (opens the original)
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Susan Katz Keating 6 hours ago Dispatches 9 Views Not everything moving through war is a physical object. Some of the most valuable commodities in a conflict zone are identity, permission, and cover. You need the right document, the right credential, and the right story, at the right checkpoint. My team and I at Soldier of Fortune have spent months following that trade. Here’s a look at three ways access itself has become something to buy, fake, or exploit. The methods range from men paying thei
War Predators in Ukraine: They Come to Study the Killing Fields (opens the original)
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Susan Katz Keating 5 days ago Dispatches 37,605 Views China and other foreign actors are using Ukraine as a testbed, deploying cut-outs and deniable assets to gather real-time data on drones, intelligence sources told Soldier of Fortune. The grainy figures moved across the screen, creeping through murky terrain like shadows come to life. A blip emerged, hovering above them. Suddenly, the shadow-figures exploded in light. My friend Sloane, who works in warzones and deniable spaces, showed me this
The Deadly Trade in Fake War-Zone Credentials (opens the original)
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Susan Katz Keating 4 weeks ago Dispatches 2,273 Views For decades, war correspondents earned the right to carry a PRESS credential into dangerous places. Now outsiders, operatives, and opportunists are seeking the same protection without earning it, because in conflict zones a press card can open doors, lower rifles, and get you out of a tight spot. I learned that firsthand in Belgrade and Northern Ireland. The people abusing those credentials are leaving the consequences for every legitimate re
The Deadly Trade in Fake War-Zone Credentials (opens the original)
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Susan Katz Keating 2 weeks ago Dispatches 2,232 Views For decades, war correspondents earned the right to carry a PRESS credential into dangerous places. Now outsiders, operatives, and opportunists are seeking the same protection without earning it, because in conflict zones a press card can open doors, lower rifles, and get you out of a tight spot. I learned that firsthand in Belgrade and Northern Ireland. The people abusing those credentials are leaving the consequences for every legitimate re
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