A new book released today takes a look at the CIA’s shifting role from that of intelligence gathering (aka “spying”) to more direct action through targeted killings, through drone strikes, hit squads, or other clandestine action. The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth by […]
The Pentagon Papers of the Afghan War? Or more smoke than fire?
July 26, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Check it at the New York Times here, the Wall Street Journal here, Boing Boing here, and especially here, at Wikileaks. It may be the “largest intelligence leak in history”. Here are a few books that you might want to read: Taliban, by Ahmed Rashid, Ghost Wars by Steve Coll, Unholy Wars […]
FBI snags a ‘femme fatale’ in spy ring
June 30, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia How often does the FBI snag a Russian spy ring that includes all the glamor of a bond girl, the secret signals of cold war espionage, and the prosaic reality that spies are just like us? Answer: not often enough. This kind of news is just too fun…especially when Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is doing the […]
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