Comment by JasonADrury

10 hours ago

"Mossad agents" would by definition not be "Mossad employees"

You've got that backward. Intelligence Agents are employed by intelligence agencies. Intelligence Assets aren't.

  • I think you're confusing "agent" and "officer".

    An agent is specifically some third party acting on your behalf. It's the same when we speak of real estate agents.

    • Wiktionary says, regarding 'agent':

      > Someone who works for an intelligence agency: whether an officer or employee thereof or anyone else who agrees to help their efforts (for ideology, for money, as blackmailee, or otherwise).

      That said, I also asked ChatGPT and it says you're right.