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Re:Ex-Spy Runs His Own Private C.I.A. by bane on Saturday January 22, 2011 @07:00PM (#2131398)
I wonder what this kind of thing is called?

Bounty Hunter? Mercenary? Vigilante? Somehow, none of those labels really seem to fit quite right. Is this sort of thing something new?

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Re:Ex-Spy Runs His Own Private C.I.A. by snth on Saturday January 22, 2011 @08:33PM (#2131549)
How about "Private Intelligence Contractor". Like "Private Military Contractor".
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Re:Ex-Spy Runs His Own Private C.I.A. by bane on Saturday January 22, 2011 @09:31PM (#2131620)
There's plenty of those. The fact that he's going it solo, vs. working on a contract makes this something uniquely different.
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