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“Having converted spies means getting hold of the enemy's spies and using them for our own purposes.”
Sun Tzu · The Art of War · Chapter 13: The Use of Spies
Flip the enemy's spies.
What it means

Captured enemy spies are best reused for you; turn their channel back on the sender.

Use it todayIf the opponent's source appears, consider converting rather than silencing.
Today’s questionAm I silencing a spy I could have converted?
#counterintelligence#conversion#leverage
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