The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence
Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Social Sciences
Douglas London, a CIA case officer for thirty-four years who rose to run stations and counterterrorism operations, recounts how he spotted, recruited and handled foreign agents, insisting that espionage is about relationships. He argues that after September 11 the agency shifted from stealing and analyzing secrets toward paramilitary operations and drone strikes, neglecting rivals such as Russia and China, and he describes its politicization during the Trump administration. Parts of the text remain redacted by the agency's review.
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