80 acres in the South. He prefers not to disclose his location any more specifically than that. He has not told his neighbors or friends about his previous life as a spy; he works the land and tries to forget the past. When he looks back, Groat tries to focus on the good parts. "I loved the work at CIA. I'd come back from an op and couldn't wait for what happens next," he says. "I thought the work was good for the country. I was saddened by the way I was treated by the agency, because I tried to do my job." The CIA was unwilling to talk about Douglas Groat or anything connected with his case. Asked whether it has a team that goes around the globe breaking into foreign embassies and stealing codes, a spokesperson provided a five-word statement: "The CIA declined to comment." Add New Comment Name: (required) Email: (required) Comment: Comments are moderated, and will not appear until Smithsonian.com has approved them. Smithsonian reserves the right not to post any comments that are unlawful, threatening, offensive, defamatory, invasive of a person's privacy, inappropriate, confidential or proprietary, political messages, product endorsements, or other content that might otherwise violate any laws or policies. Comments (17) Here is an article from 1998 that has a different perspective: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/12/us/a-straight-arrow-policeman-turns-loose-cannon-at-cia.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Posted by Kyle B on November 4,2012 | 10:35 AM Is Smithsonian turning into Fox News? I didn't like the tone of this article and have decided to let my