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Ana Monte Character Traits

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Ana Belén Montes was born to Emilia and Alberto Montes, both Puerto Rico natives, in 1957. Ana is the eldest of five children. Her father was an accomplished doctor in the United States army. Upon his retirement the family settled in a small town outside of Baltimore, MD where he set up a private psychiatric practice. Ana blossomed in Maryland where she enjoyed "summer, beaches...chocolate chip cookies, having a good time with fun people" and graduated from her local high school with an exceptionally high GPA. But behind the smiles and achievements she hid a dark family secret. Behind closed doors Ana's father was physically abusive to his children. With Ana Montes later telling the CIA Psychologist that, he “happened to believe that he had the right to beat his kids," and “He was the king of the castle and demanded complete and total obedience.” She said “My father had a violent temper, “We got it with the belt. When he got angry. Sure.” …show more content…

A CIA psychologist later wrote in her profile “Montes’s childhood made her intolerant of power differentials, led her to identify with the less powerful, and solidified her desire to retaliate against authoritarian figures,” Her “arrested psychological development” and the abuse she suffered at the hands of a temperamental man she associated with the U.S. military “increased her vulnerability to recruitment by a foreign intelligence service." When Ana was a junior at the University of Virginia she studied abroad and became associated with a Spanish student. The two became very close over their leftist ideals and political radicalisms. They spent time together during frequent anti-government and anti-American protest. A fellow college student and friend of Ana's stated “After every protest, Ana used to explain to me the ‘atrocities’ that the U.S.A. government used to do to other countries,” and “She was already so torn. She did not want to be American but

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