Not since the death of the Cold War have the CIA's human intelligence-gathering abilities been more important, or less functional, than today. The Agency's spectacular blunders in Khartoum and the Balkans only reinforce a long-hidden, painful truth: there are few warrior officers left in the CIA's Directorate of Operations. In The Last Warrior, a 20-year veteran of Agency operations on three continents shows how this looming national security disaster happened, and how the CIA became a political tool of the White House instead of a neutral source of timely information about our adversaries' intentions and capabilities. Along with New York Times -- bestselling author John Weisman, he takes you into the shadow world of the case officer who operates alone against hostile governments and terrorist organizations.
Language
English
Pages
384
Format
Hardcover
Release
June 01, 2000
ISBN 13
9780060195922
The Last Warrior: The Explosive Autobiography of a CIA Officer with the License to Kill
Not since the death of the Cold War have the CIA's human intelligence-gathering abilities been more important, or less functional, than today. The Agency's spectacular blunders in Khartoum and the Balkans only reinforce a long-hidden, painful truth: there are few warrior officers left in the CIA's Directorate of Operations. In The Last Warrior, a 20-year veteran of Agency operations on three continents shows how this looming national security disaster happened, and how the CIA became a political tool of the White House instead of a neutral source of timely information about our adversaries' intentions and capabilities. Along with New York Times -- bestselling author John Weisman, he takes you into the shadow world of the case officer who operates alone against hostile governments and terrorist organizations.