The Spy Who Couldnt Spell - Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

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  • Before Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an awkward, unassuming, American intelligence agent: Brian Patrick Regan.
    In this talk, award-winning author Yudhijit Bhattacharjee takes a probing look at how a learning disability, a lifetime of ridicule, and a serious cash shortage shaped Brian Regan’s decision to betray his country.
    Get his new book - "The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI’s Hunt for America’s Stolen Secrets" now available on Amazon.
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ความคิดเห็น • 116

  • @shoominati23
    @shoominati23 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Great speaker, was completely Impartial and respectful talking about a guy whom most in his profession would not miss the chance to slide in every insult , epiphet and pejorative they could get away with. It's Human Nature as a coping mechanism to diminish other people to elevate or remove focus from oneself, but this guy chose to give credit where it was due and focus more on the positive sides to Regan and give both sides of the story and let the viewer decide. I think people could learn alot from this Authors' presentation style indeed.

    • @YoungLionC
      @YoungLionC 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He kept it professional.

  • @nate18268
    @nate18268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Absolutely riveting. Was there ever a movie made about this?

  • @stephd479
    @stephd479 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Excellent talk with a great speaker. Just wish we were shown the video, and that the irritating background noise in the first half be cancelled out. Hopefully your new building will have better soundproofing.

    • @sandrapatterson2916
      @sandrapatterson2916 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Stephanie Davis
      Yes, too bad the video portion shown to the audience wasn't shared here. I would hv liked to have seen the discovery of the toothbrush holder containing the docs. Also, finding the Tupperware container with the documents. What a bummer 🤦‍♀️.

  • @Tosspot67
    @Tosspot67 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What this talk is not telling you is Printer steganography ( miniature Yellow dots) is the reason they identified him at first. It was top secret at the time (1999) but every HP, Canon and Xerox copier has printed a secret watermark since the 1980s. It only became common knowledge in 2004. Regan printed thousands of copies on his office printer and these were examined under a magnification showing the serial number of the device plus date and time.

  • @simonjones3863
    @simonjones3863 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is such a captivating story, well told.

  • @beeble2003
    @beeble2003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    25:02 "Regan, oblivious to all of this, is looking at images that, er, he shouldn't be looking at."
    Man, that's a bad time to be browsing porn at work.

    • @LisaSmyth68
      @LisaSmyth68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol

    • @GM-ww
      @GM-ww ปีที่แล้ว

      What is a good time to be browsing porn at work?

  • @kaydonahue
    @kaydonahue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Bankers have to have flawless personal accounts checked daily to work around money. Since intelligence has extraordinary value, the personal finances of anyone handling intelligence needs to be scrutinized before clearance. Selling secrets, and cooking the books is apparently very tempting to the financially insecure.

    • @beeble2003
      @beeble2003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Personal finances are one of the main things that are checked when you get a security clearance, for exactly the reason you state.

    • @MikeF1189
      @MikeF1189 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Bankers have to have flawless personal accounts checked daily" source please?

    • @Darkestdarkify
      @Darkestdarkify ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They do. But once you get your clearance that is really only checked every so often prior to this.

    • @kaydonahue
      @kaydonahue ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MikeF1189 Personal relative who was a credit analysis, could lose the job if late on credit payments, or if negative balance on personal accounts. First thing in morning, check your own personal credit, before investigating another's credit. Good Advise!
      Policy of relative. Better than losing job, if personal credit isn't flawless. Guessing computer flagged problems.

    • @Ticklestein
      @Ticklestein ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kaydonahueHighly subjective from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Levels of enforcement also ranging widely. You would be surprised with the crap you can get away with.
      (Lawyer here, have had some experiences shared with me from banking professionals a while back. There’s a range from frightening scrutiny to laughable oversight, as there is in basically every sector)

  • @mcfontaine
    @mcfontaine 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Another great talk on a topic I'd never heard of. Thank you.

    • @lsun5322
      @lsun5322 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly!!

  • @dumdum9852
    @dumdum9852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This hurt his family , felt so bad for his father....

    • @roki33524
      @roki33524 ปีที่แล้ว

      ik.. but it started with his manager not disclosing everuthing 😢

  • @ron2823
    @ron2823 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At 5:28 on the page of highlighted misspelled words, they forgot to highlight 'CONTRABUTIONS', 6th line from the bottom.

  • @cattandneil1504
    @cattandneil1504 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great story...very well told!

  • @callamediarok1470
    @callamediarok1470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    great - pity you hid the slides

  • @Kate-qw9er
    @Kate-qw9er ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A personality test that specifically targets integrity and loyalty, may be of great help to all Governments world wide . It is abundantly clear, that EVEN individuals who are experiencing financial duress, would in no way whatsoever, brake the law or betray their beloved country.

    • @noth606
      @noth606 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Someone, loves, them, some, commas, huh?

  • @jaykay1053
    @jaykay1053 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great talk!

  • @marcingrynberg3641
    @marcingrynberg3641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Pity you don't show the slides when the author is commenting on them. 😞

  • @GM-ww
    @GM-ww ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The burning question in my mind is why anyone would have a sticky note with their own name on it. 😑

  • @phexlink
    @phexlink ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very fascinating story about a spy you don't hear much about. Well balanced presentation by the speaker. But the person in charge of the video camera should never tape another show. What's the point of showing us the speaker looking at a video clip on the big screen? "Here is a video clip of how they found it". And what do we see? How the speaker watches speech- and motionless the people finding the stuff. Wow.

  • @joeblow8593
    @joeblow8593 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Too bad we couldn't see the presentations on the screen

  • @luminouspage4359
    @luminouspage4359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    VERY GOOD INVESTIGATION

  • @gravelman5789
    @gravelman5789 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fisa?????
    Ironclad????????
    😆😆😆😆😆😆
    ask President Trump and his Team how Low the Bar Was Set.
    #FisaJoke
    #MissionIncompetent
    #FailedCoup

    • @uploadJ
      @uploadJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      C'mon, you know the answer. Hillary! was _supposed to _ win ...

  • @judyjackson2260
    @judyjackson2260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about taking stuff out in his gym bag. Horrible security.

  • @philbyd
    @philbyd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Crazy like a fox,not sure whether to laugh or cry

  • @worddunlap
    @worddunlap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee? no I can't spell it either...

  • @aaronsmyth7943
    @aaronsmyth7943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The spy who couldn't spell (his own name) - Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

    • @uploadJ
      @uploadJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looks more like a cryotographic 'hash' than a name ...

    • @galusha51
      @galusha51 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That'sthe name of the author of the book. You'd know if you could read

    • @GM-ww
      @GM-ww ปีที่แล้ว

      @@galusha51 That's the speaker, duh. He is the speaker and the author. Jeez. Aaron was making a joke.

  • @luminouspage4359
    @luminouspage4359 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    INTERESTING

  • @MJ-fj9yv
    @MJ-fj9yv ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😂, Title = Spy couldn’t spell “Yudhijit Bhattacharjee” nvm, he literally couldn’t spell ANYTHING!

  • @edwardhamm5535
    @edwardhamm5535 ปีที่แล้ว

    This guy Regan would have made a great coder.

  • @oldvaliant
    @oldvaliant 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Best watched at 1.5 x speed...

  • @orangemolak6732
    @orangemolak6732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He could spell is that he just didn't want too get cought

    • @uploadJ
      @uploadJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "to" and "caught", Brian.

  • @michaelcox436
    @michaelcox436 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ypou misspelled "couldn't"

  • @markgrunzweig6377
    @markgrunzweig6377 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Over $100k in credit card debt is not huge????????????????????????????

  • @James_Bowie
    @James_Bowie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 5:19 ... missed CONTRABUTIONS.

  • @jesimielmillar6770
    @jesimielmillar6770 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "You're Not Smart Enough to Counter-Act", you say! Well, SMART is not necessary to COUNTER-ACT-U, because: "YOU HAVE VERY little INTELLIGENCE!" Under-Stood?"
    - Jesimiel Millar
    (1-26-22)
    8:45 PM
    "Mispelling, is a Critical Part of Defeating the Enemy!"

  • @charlenethechandlerbeairst1423
    @charlenethechandlerbeairst1423 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    HE MADE THE MONEY ON THE IRISH EXPLOITED BUT HE COULDNT SENT EVEN A CARE BASKET TO HIS CHILDREN. AND HE IS NOT A CHRISTIAN OR INDIAN CHARITY KIND MAN

  • @LivingDead53
    @LivingDead53 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The bad speller was trained by abuse and was able to get away with more. You'll naturally do things. As a tard, 'I'm always being hunted. I get out of traps easily. "The Mummy."

  • @jacklowe74
    @jacklowe74 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Don't worry guys, I'm not dylsxeic

    • @sandrapatterson2916
      @sandrapatterson2916 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      PoopyHead 69
      That's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

    • @avieus
      @avieus 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      jack is bad Thanc Gaud

  • @roki33524
    @roki33524 ปีที่แล้ว

    cia didnt even compensate fir the tort damages

  • @rosebellitzia4814
    @rosebellitzia4814 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What ever happened to his wife and children?

    • @deoglemnaco7025
      @deoglemnaco7025 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Rose Bellitzia After he was released, his wife and him opened up a small detective agency and worked in the DC area

    • @AbsurdTV1
      @AbsurdTV1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nov 3 on CNN , watch the Brian Regan story on declassified! :) WATCH NOV 3, 2019 !!!!

    • @rfkcous
      @rfkcous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@deoglemnaco7025 He was not released. Life sentence with no possible parole

    • @deoglemnaco7025
      @deoglemnaco7025 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @rfkcous um no lol. He’s out and doing pretty well. Likely better than you are, you misinformed outcast

    • @-danR
      @-danR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@deoglemnaco7025
      BRIAN PATRICK REGAN
      Register Number: |||||||||||||||
      Age: 57
      Race: White
      Sex: Male
      Located at: Hazelton FCI
      Release Date: LIFE
      ________________
      source: Federal Bureau of Prisons

  • @FoxMacLeod2501
    @FoxMacLeod2501 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm sorry about this, but... CAAANN YUUUDHIJIIIIIT?

  • @danmaodi3940
    @danmaodi3940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    English being my second language, I didn't catch what the audience laughed at @49:41, I would appreciate if anyone would help me share the laugh

    • @sp769
      @sp769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The cops were looking to dig up a box of documents but they could not pin point the exact location and had dug a much larger area than intended. A curious passer by rang up to ask if the were planning on building a walmart there. This because to build a walmart shopping complex you would need to dig up a very large area to put concrete and building foundations down.
      That is what the audience was laughing at. I was laughing at snorting pigs rooting, scratching and digging in the ground being as think as pigshit.

    • @danmaodi3940
      @danmaodi3940 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sp769 Thank you Sam for your kind explanation. I would probably ask if they were digging for Terracotta.

  • @rfkcous
    @rfkcous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This one hour presentation by the author does not do justice to the story. Obviously in one hour you can't provide the details, content, and time line perspective for the players in this story. The best this presentation could do is whet your appetite to read the book.

    • @uploadJ
      @uploadJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      A few minutes perusing the internet fills in some of the blanks; if you're looking for a treatise on the subject of spies and spying this isn't it in the first place ...

    • @vtwinbuilder3129
      @vtwinbuilder3129 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      rfkcous you don’t think, that maybe in some crazy plot to actually sell some books and thus not give up all the information in it he chose to make the presentation a short overview so people would buy the the book if they wanted to know more? Surely not, why would he wanna sell books? He probably doesn’t like to eat or anything.....
      Why do the stories about dumb guys bring all the idiots to the comment section?

  • @KoolT
    @KoolT ปีที่แล้ว

    27:00 dyslexia and arrogance lol

  • @RaquelLeães
    @RaquelLeães 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    O FBI CONFIOU NUM CARA DOIDO KKKKKKKKKK DOIDO DA DISLEXIA KKKKK

  • @itking011
    @itking011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My dream job .. becoming a spy 😥😥 guess I won't be able to check that from my list ... on a side note ... that dude was not only bad at spelling but also dumb

  • @busterbiloxi3833
    @busterbiloxi3833 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The main speaker is a regular, 100% American.

  • @kdlofty
    @kdlofty 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Not surprised he couldn't spell with a name like that! Lol.

    • @sandrapatterson2916
      @sandrapatterson2916 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      kdlofty
      What's so difficult about Brian P. Regan?

    • @janefromherz496
      @janefromherz496 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His name isn't bad, it is Brian P. Regan, the author of the book is Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

    • @ostapbendervan7874
      @ostapbendervan7874 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you spell your mommy name
      His position REQUIRES more than.grade 6
      While most of you cant spell BANGLADESHI hooker
      To say the man his stupid?
      careless mistake ,promotion not given
      Who knows,but stupid?
      400 papers of codes is not stupid
      when most here SUBJUGATION

    • @vtwinbuilder3129
      @vtwinbuilder3129 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      OSTAP BENDER CND you have no room to talk my friend. Your writings are completely nonsensical and unintelligible. Even the underlying “insults” are the kind of thing I’d expect to see from a young child of maybe 5-7 years old. You’d be better served to spend your time improving the immense flaws you have yourself and spend less time making theses stupid comments like you do.

  • @YoungLionC
    @YoungLionC 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whoever talking in the halls in background is annoying

  • @RaquelLeães
    @RaquelLeães 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Surdo, disléxico e sem memória kkkkkkk

  • @roki33524
    @roki33524 ปีที่แล้ว

    maybe he just had a cutting edge pc and his coworkwrs couldnt help set any of it up without ilthe environment crashing every second of his working day. systematic entrapmemt

    • @roki33524
      @roki33524 ปีที่แล้ว

      so downloading locally was a way to diagnose it since nobody helped

  • @walterthorne4819
    @walterthorne4819 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tell Donald Trump.

  • @kaydonahue
    @kaydonahue 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dr. Amen should be consulted to study what was wrong with Reagan's brain.

    • @ostapbendervan7874
      @ostapbendervan7874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reagan had high IQ
      Before all laugh he cant spell
      Maybe take one look at his working abilities

    • @uploadJ
      @uploadJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      re: "Maybe take one look at his working abilities"
      We're all wondering about YOU right about now ...

    • @vtwinbuilder3129
      @vtwinbuilder3129 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      uploadJ seriously this poor spelling moron is all over the comment section with this juvenile crap. It would be funny if it wasn’t so annoying.
      Clearly he’s not working with a full deck either but he brings the abuse on himself.

  • @LivingDead53
    @LivingDead53 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not for one side. I want to make them all pay dearly.

  • @antmanv05
    @antmanv05 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such an unpronounceable name! What??

  • @kevinb9327
    @kevinb9327 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would have been much better with professional camera work. 👎

  • @mastercommander4535
    @mastercommander4535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am now unsubscribed. I saw one of the series yesterday which featured two old guys speaking dreadfully slowly The only interesting part was some blonde throwing a hissy However I refuse to watch presentations where the camera work doesn’t follow the screen which the audience are watching…movie clips..The editing director or whatever should be fired Completely spoiled it for me . I’m out of here…..downvote and unsubscribed …..bye

  • @tigerclaw8454
    @tigerclaw8454 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy isn't too bright? I would hate to be in his shoes. It looks like this guy has no more Christmases to look forward to?

    • @AbsurdTV1
      @AbsurdTV1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nov 3 on CNN , watch the Brian Regan story on declassified! :) WATCH NOV 3, 2019 !!!!

    • @ostapbendervan7874
      @ostapbendervan7874 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bright....brilliant mind
      Sure you all failed algebra

    • @uploadJ
      @uploadJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      re: "Sure you all failed algebra"
      What is your country of origin? First name Boris?