On May 17, 2022, a book was published called, The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin’s Russia by author and former CIA officer Robert Baer. The book disingenuously implies that the so-called “fourth man” is Paul Redmond. The accusation is outrageous and below are articles and statements by numerous retired senior CIA officials who refute the allegations made in this book—which many intelligence officers conclude should have never been written.
Note: All articles have been cleared by PRB.
Analysis of The Fourth Man – Scope
BY CINDY (LUCINDA) WEBB AND PAUL REDMOND Both Retired CIA Associate Deputy Director for Operations for Counterintelligence (ADDO/CI) with input by Edward Curran retired Senior
Analysis of The Fourth Man – Important Historical Context
A brief review of significant Counterintelligence history in CIA at the time is important to understand the deep flaws in Mr. Baer’s story. In 1985,
Analysis of The Fourth Man – Brief Critique on Sourcing
The inaccuracies, disinformation, and defamatory allegations regarding Mr. Redmond stem from Mr. Baer’s decision to tell the main story almost exclusively, it appears, from the
Analysis of The Fourth Man – Five Most Significant Errors
Review of “The Fourth Man” by CI experts and managers found gross mischaracterizations of what was, in fact, heroic efforts by Mr. Redmond and his
Analysis of The Fourth Man – ERROR 1
The November 1994 Matrix Briefing and the 4th Man . Mr. Baer reports Ms. Bannerman’s firm belief that the leads she presented pointed to one
Analysis of The Fourth Man – ERROR 2
Disrupter of CIA’s Counterintelligence Capability to Protect Himself as the Master Spy . The book says Ms. Bannerman believed Mr. Redmond had a vendetta against
Analysis of The Fourth Man – ERROR 3
The Master Controller of all Russian Operations and Information . Ms. Bannerman alleges that, to protect himself, Mr. Redmond ran Russian operations out of his
Analysis of The Fourth Man – ERROR 4
Ms. Bannerman’s January 1995 Briefing for Deputy Director for Operations Ted Price . Ms. Bannerman claimed when she briefed Ted Price—the Deputy Director of Operations
Analysis of The Fourth Man – ERROR 5
Agency Management had no Interest in Investigating Spies . The book said that, “No one was looking for a spy post Ames or wanted to.
Analysis of The Fourth Man – Exculpatory Information
Mr. Baer and his principal sources fail to provide much if any focus on exculpatory factors which are critical considerations when evaluating possible subjects to
Analysis of The Fourth Man – Perspective from Managers and Investigators at the Time
A substantial number of former CIA officers and FBI agents—a number of whom were Ms. Bannerman’s mangers and/or otherwise directly involved in the investigations, Russians
Analysis of The Fourth Man – Clarification
Clarification on Moscow Travel and Baer’s Reporting on FBI’s 2006 Investigation and Interviews Mr. Baer’s book reports that in 2005-2006 the FBI was investigating Mr.