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    Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1 Episode 2 - The Hunt for Saddam
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    #1 - The Hunt for Saddam

    S1:E2

    The U.S. military's search for missing Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1 Episode 3 - Zarqawi: Father of ISIS
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    #2 - Zarqawi: Father of ISIS

    S1:E3

    A report on efforts by President George W. Bush and the Joint Special Operations Command to stop violent Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1 Episode 4 - Cuba: Traitor on the Inside
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    #3 - Cuba: Traitor on the Inside

    S1:E4

    The FBI and Defense Intelligence Agency team up to capture DIA Senior Analyst Ana Montes for allegedly passing sensitive intelligence to Cuba.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1 Episode 5 - Cross International: The Billion Dollar Black Market
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    #4 - Cross International: The Billion Dollar Black Market

    S1:E5

    Investigations begin on an undercover sting operation to stop illegal arms; led by ICE and Homeland Security.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1 Episode 6 - The Taliban's Double Agent
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    #5 - The Taliban's Double Agent

    S1:E6

    A Taliban double agent was instrumental in securing the release of foreign nationals held hostage in Afghanistan by the Taliban.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1 Episode 7 - Red Strom Rising
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    #6 - Red Strom Rising

    S1:E7

    Engineer Chi Mak was allegedly leaking Naval secrets to the Chinese government back in 2004 and was pursued by the FBI and NCIS.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1 Episode 8 - Hexagon: The Secret Satellite
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    #7 - Hexagon: The Secret Satellite

    S1:E8

    During the Cold War, the U.S. military races against time to recover classified footage from a top secret surveillance satellite that crashed into the Pacific Ocean before it falls into enemy hands.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 2 Episode 1 - Operation Ghost Stories: The Spies Next Door
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    #8 - Operation Ghost Stories: The Spies Next Door

    S2:E1

    Deep cover Russian sleeper agents have infiltrated the US and are living seemingly normal "American" lives. To neutralize this threat, the FBI begins one of the largest counter intelligence investigations in its history.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 2 Episode 2 - The Peacock: Merchant of War
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    #9 - The Peacock: Merchant of War

    S2:E2

    After trying for more than two decades to take down infamous arms trafficker Monzer Al-Kassar, the DEA's elite Special Operations Division devises a way to infiltrate his inner circle with an unprecedented and risky sting operation.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 2 Episode 3 - Hijacked: Terror in the Sky
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    #10 - Hijacked: Terror in the Sky

    S2:E3

    On November 23, 1985, Egypt Air Flight 648 left Athens, Greece bound for Cairo, Egypt. It would never reach its final destination. This is the story of that ill-fated flight, told firsthand by a passenger lucky enough to survive, a CIA officer who witnessed the event, and the FBI agents tasked with bringing the perpetrator to justice.

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  11. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 2 Episode 4 - Haji Bagcho: The Godfather of Heroin
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    #11 - Haji Bagcho: The Godfather of Heroin

    S2:E4

    Elite DEA agents hunt down the world's biggest heroin trafficker amidst the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 2 Episode 5 - The Myers: Fidel's Personal Spies
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    #12 - The Myers: Fidel's Personal Spies

    S2:E5

    After arresting the most notorious Cuban spy of all time, the intelligence community is shocked to learn that classified information is still being transmitted to Cuba. A new investigation focused on The State Department uncovers a husband and wife team engaged in a sophisticated web of espionage.

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  13. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 2 Episode 6 - Crack 99: Defense Secrets for Sale
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    #13 - Crack 99: Defense Secrets for Sale

    S2:E6

    A group of Homeland Security Investigations special agents work together with the elite Defense Criminal Investigative Service to identify and capture a Chinese software pirate who threatens US national security.

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  14. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 2 Episode 7 - Hunting The Order: An American Terrorist Story
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    #14 - Hunting The Order: An American Terrorist Story

    S2:E7

    In 1984, a young charismatic leader, Bob Mathews, built an army of white supremacists with the goal of eliminating Jewish people from the face of the earth and overthrowing the U.S. government. The group, known as The Order, went on a crime spree- stealing millions and murdering an outspoken Jewish radio host. A group of FBI agents in the pacific northwest works to find and capture one of the largest domestic terrorist syndicates the US has ever seen.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 2 Episode 8 - The Nicholsons: A Spy and His Son
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    #15 - The Nicholsons: A Spy and His Son

    S2:E8

    In a story of betrayal against family and country - the FBI and CIA embark on a decade-long effort to catch the highest ranking CIA officer to ever commit espionage and his son, who also joined the spy game.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 3 Episode 1 - Tracking Terror: The 9/11 Subway Plot
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    #16 - Tracking Terror: The 9/11 Subway Plot

    S3:E1

    The NSA and FBI work together to thwart an Al-Qaeda terrorist plot to blow up the New York City subway on the Anniversary of 9/11.

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  17. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 3 Episode 2 - The Norte Valle Cartel
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    #17 - The Norte Valle Cartel

    S3:E2

    A team of unconventional investigators works together to take down one of the most dangerous Colombian cartels of the 1990s.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 3 Episode 3 - The Terrorists Next Door: Operation Smokescreen
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    #18 - The Terrorists Next Door: Operation Smokescreen

    S3:E3

    The FBI discovers a terrorist cell in the suburbs of Charlotte, NC, leading to the first material support for terrorism prosecution in the US.

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  19. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 3 Episode 4 - Hunting War Criminals
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    #19 - Hunting War Criminals

    S3:E4

    After mass genocide during the Bosnian War, the US and NATO lead an effort to go after one of the world's most notorious war criminals.

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  20. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 3 Episode 5 - The Spy Game: Russian Espionage
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    #20 - The Spy Game: Russian Espionage

    S3:E5

    The FBI has a national emergency on its hands when it discovers that the Russian government has planted a listening device in the State Department.

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  21. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 3 Episode 6 - Buried Secrets, Unbreakable Codes
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    #21 - Buried Secrets, Unbreakable Codes

    S3:E6

    The FBI works alongside the National Reconnaissance Office to stop a potential spy from selling classified secrets to an enemy nation.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 3 Episode 7 - The Merchant of Death: Viktor Bout
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    #22 - The Merchant of Death: Viktor Bout

    S3:E7

    With help from an undercover source, the Drug Enforcement Administration launches a manhunt to capture one of the most prolific Russian arms dealers.

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  23. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 3 Episode 8 - Operation Firewall: The Takedown of Shadowcrew
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    #23 - Operation Firewall: The Takedown of Shadowcrew

    S3:E8

    During the early years of the internet, the Secret Service conducts a groundbreaking mission to take down one of the first criminal hacker groups.

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  24. Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies Season 1 Episode 1 - Trigon: KGB Chess Game
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Trigon: KGB Chess Game

    S1:E1

    The story of Aleksandr Ogorodnik, a Soviet diplomat with the codename Trigon, who was recruited by the CIA at the height of the Cold War to obtain valuable intelligence on the Soviet Union.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Hunt for Saddam" is the worst rated episode of "Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/26/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Zarqawi: Father of ISIS".