Denial and deception : an insider's view of the CIA /

Melissa Boyle Mahle is a counterterrorism expert who was the top-ranked female Arabist in the CIA when she retired as a covert officer in 2002. She received a letter of appreciation from the President for her work on the Middle East peace process. Since leaving the government, Ms. Mahle has worked a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mahle, Melissa Boyle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nation Books, ©2006.
Temas:
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency
Intelligence service > United States.
TRUE CRIME > Espionage.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Intelligence.
Intelligence service
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • September 11, 2001. Intelligence failure
  • The Webster years (May 26, 1987-August 31, 1991). Iran-Contra legacy ; Directorate of operations ; Setting new standards
  • The Gates years (November 6, 1991-January 20, 1993). Confirmation of an insider ; A new vision ; Rethinking covert action ; The directorate of intelligence ; Post-Cold War convulsions
  • The Woolsey years (February 5, 1993-January 10, 1995). The technocrat and the new world order ; New directions ; Adrich Ames ; Doing less with less ; Woolsey?s undoing
  • The Deutch years (May 10, 1995-December 15, 1996). The reluctant spy ; Politically correct espionage ; Al-Qa?ida dawns ; Mission alignment ; Unethical spies ; Turf and policy battles ; The CIA bites back
  • The Tenet years (July 11, 1997-July 11, 2004). A pleasant surprise ; War on terrorism ; The dark side ; Help wanted ; Failure ; Out of the foxhole
  • The years ahead. Epilogue.

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