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Surprise, Kill, Vanish - The Definitive History of Secret CIA Assassins, Armies and Operators (Paperback)
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Surprise, Kill, Vanish - The Definitive History of Secret CIA Assassins, Armies and Operators (Paperback)
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Since 1947, domestic and foreign assassinations have been executed
under the CIA-led covert action operations team. Before that time,
responsibility for taking out America's enemies abroad was even
more shrouded in mystery. Despite Hollywood notions of last-minute
rogue-operations and external secret hires, covert action is
actually a cog in a colossal foreign policy machine, moving
through, among others, the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the
House and Senate Select Committees. At the end of the day, it is
the President, not the CIA, who is singularly in charge. When
diplomacy fails and overt military action is not feasible, the
President often calls on the Special Activities Division, the most
secretive and lowest-profile branch of the CIA. It is this
paramilitary team that undertakes dramatic and little-known
assignments: hostage rescues, sabotage, and, of course,
assassinations. For the first time, Pulitzer Prize finalist and New
York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen takes us deep inside
this top-secret history. With unparalleled access to former
operatives, ambassadors, and even past directors of the Secret
Service and CIA operations, Jacobsen reveals the inner workings of
these teams, and just how far a U.S. president may go, covertly but
lawfully, to pursue the nation's interests.
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