67:(CIA), a limited hangout is "spy jargon for a favorite and frequently used gimmick of the clandestine professionals. When their veil of secrecy is shredded and they can no longer rely on a phony cover story to misinform the public, they resort to admitting—sometimes even volunteering—some of the truth while still managing to withhold the key and damaging facts in the case. The public, however, is usually so intrigued by the new information that it never thinks to pursue the matter further." While used by the CIA and other intelligence organizations, the tactic has become popularized in the corporate and political spheres.
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59:, a former special assistant to the
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326:"On Language; In Nine Little Words"
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167:as a "modified, limited hangout".
112:HALDEMAN: It's a limited hang out.
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453:The Poor-Man's Guide to Modernity
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702:Short-range agent communications
475:"From Rome, A 'Limited Hangout'"
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1081:Fear, uncertainty, and doubt
386:"The Richard Nixon playbook"
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159:described a statement by
97:modified limited hangout
71:Modified limited hangout
1011:Cartographic propaganda
652:Covert listening device
622:Intelligence assessment
450:Ebrahim, Zahir (2012).
391:San Francisco Chronicle
165:sexual abuse by priests
1196:Propaganda of the deed
1166:New generation warfare
1116:Historical negationism
954:Accusation in a mirror
310:. Paradine Television.
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1272:Propaganda techniques
1191:Psychological warfare
1156:Monumental propaganda
1106:Glittering generality
1086:Firehose of falsehood
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901:Targeted surveillance
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1031:Demonizing the enemy
827:Industrial espionage
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1026:Cult of personality
976:Atrocity propaganda
480:The Washington Post
214:(August 14, 1978).
152:The Washington Post
1181:Oversimplification
1161:Moralistic fallacy
778:Cold War espionage
745:Front organization
719:Surveillance tools
697:Phone surveillance
692:One-way voice link
647:Concealment device
473:(April 25, 2002).
362:on January 4, 2004
324:(March 26, 1989).
182:Mental reservation
127:Watergate burglary
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971:Appeal to emotion
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429:978-1-64009-022-4
212:Marchetti, Victor
192:Spin (propaganda)
161:Pope John Paul II
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1041:Dog whistle
1001:Blood libel
874:Stay-behind
783:Recruitment
740:Canary trap
638:Devices and
586:Field agent
149:Writing in
1261:Categories
1111:Half-truth
1016:Censorship
960:Ad hominem
869:Sexpionage
849:COINTELPRO
842:safe house
822:False flag
759:Operations
733:techniques
729:Tradecraft
397:August 27,
366:August 27,
198:References
177:Half-truth
163:regarding
1267:Deception
1121:Ideograph
1076:Fake news
793:black bag
677:Dead drop
606:Spymaster
530:Espionage
487:April 30,
435:April 10,
81:John Dean
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1141:Newspeak
1006:Buzzword
859:SHAMROCK
712:microdot
615:Analysis
337:June 23,
286:July 20,
260:July 13,
229:Archived
171:See also
37:politics
1131:Lawfare
1096:Framing
991:Big lie
854:MINARET
798:wetwork
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51:Concept
47:trade.
1226:Slogan
889:Global
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810:SIGINT
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