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Cia diary by philip agee 1975 former cia case officer philip agee, who died in cuba in 2008, was the edward snowden of his generation. Flitting precariously between the two sides was balawi, a young man with extraordinary gifts who managed to win the confidence of hardened terrorists as well as veteran spymasters. Jul 31, 2011 the triple agentthe alqaeda mole who infiltrated the ciaby joby warrickdoubleday. One of the main tasks of the cia personnel stationed at the base was to provide intelligence supporting drone attacks in pakistan.
Seven american cia officers and contractors, an officer of jordans. Director books, agent books, all showcase a sort of kabuki dance of selective truthtelling. Joby warricks book the triple agent tells the story of humam khalil. The alqaeda mole who infiltrated the cia, by washington post reporter joby warrick, ranks among the very best pieces of narrative journalism i have read related to the history of americas conflict with al qaeda. David ignatius, columnist for the washington post and author of bloodmoney a startling and memorable account of daring, treachery, and catastrophe in the cias war against alqaeda. His life was very similar to that of james bond and according to many, it was popov who was the reallife inspiration for the most famous fictional spy. The secret history of the cia and the bush administration james risen by capitol reader available from rakuten kobo. The alqaeda mole who infiltrated the cia from the worlds largest community of readers. In his debut, pulitzer prizewinning washington post intelligence reporter warrick focuses on dec. Like the other books in that categorygeorge criles charlie wilsons war, lawrence wrights the looming tower, and steve colls ghost warswarrick has.
Jul 19, 2011 the alqaida triple agent who infiltrated the cia in december 2009, an alqaida mole believed to be a cia informant detonated a suicide bomb inside a fortified military base in pakistan, killing. Yet this spy world proves to be unlike any other, forcing the protagonist to question the moral consistency of espionage methods in the face of democracy. National security reporter covering terrorism, rogue states, weapons proliferation. But the cia know about the aliens, thus make the man a mole for them. The triple agent, by joby warrick the washington post. A triple agent blew himself up at forward operating base chapman a u.
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The alqaeda mole who infiltrated the cia, joby warrick untangles the complicated web of cia operations in pakistan and tells the story of how humam albilawi mounted the deadliest attack against the cia since 911. For months, he had sent shocking revelations from inside the terrorist network and now promised to help the cia assassinate osama bin ladens top deputy. The resident evil franchise has the mysterious ada wong, a mercenary and corporate spy of unknown alliances. Directors such as allen dulles, william colby, and george tenet have each turned out memoirs. A triple agent is a spy who pretends to be a double agent for one side, while they are truthfully a double agent for the other side. The remarkable case of the triple agent and the bombing in. But the kgb had their suspicions about the aliens anyway, but dont have the tech themselves to. The explosion killed seven cia officers, a jordanian intelligence officer who was a member. In the triple agent, pulitzer prizewinning reporter joby warrick takes us deep inside the cia s secret war against alqaeda, a war that pits robotic planes and laserguided missiles against a cunning enemy intent on unleashing carnage in american cities. The result is an absorbing book, although a difficult one to evaluate without personal knowledge of the events and without access to the classified.
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