With the CIA at the core of the war on terror, no agency is as
important to preserving America's freedom. Yet the CIA is a closed
and secretive world-impenetrable to generations of journalists-and
few Americans know what really goes on among the spy masters who
plot America's worldwide campaign against terrorists.
Only Ronald Kessler, an award-winning former "Washington Post" and
"Wall Street Journal "investigative reporter, could have gained the
unprecedented access to tell the story. Kessler interviewed fifty
current CIA officers, including all the agency's top officials, and
toured areas of the CIA the media has never seen. The agency
actively encouraged retired CIA officers and officials to talk with
him as well. In six years as director, George J. Tenet has never
appeared on TV shows and has given only a handful of print
interviews, all before 9/11, but Tenet agreed to be interviewed by
Kessler for this book. He spoke candidly and passionately about the
events of 9/11, the war on terror, the agency's intelligence on
Iraq, and the controversies surrounding the agency.
"The CIA at War" tells the inside story of how Tenet, a son of
Greek immigrants, turned around the CIA from a pathetic, risk
averse outfit to one that has rolled up 3,000 terrorists since
9/11, was critically important to winning in Afghanistan and Iraq,
and now kills terrorists with its Predator drone aircraft.
The book portrays Tenet as a true American hero, one who overcame
every kind of Washington obstacle and the destructive actions of
previous director John Deutch to make the agency a success. As
Tenet said in a recent speech, "Nowhere in the world could the son
of an immigrant stand before you as the director of Central
Intelligence. This is simply the greatest country on the face of
the earth."
"The CIA at War "discloses highly sensitive information about the
CIA's unorthodox methods and its stunning successes and shocking
failures. The book explores whether the CIA can be trusted, whether
its intelligence is politicized, and whether it is capable of
winning the war on terror. In doing so, the book weaves in the
history of the CIA and how it really works. It is the definitive
account of the agency.
From the CIA's intelligence failure of 9/11 to its critical role in
preventing further attacks, "The CIA at War" tells a riveting,
unique story about a secretive, powerful agency and its
confrontation with global terrorism.
Ronald Kessler is the bestselling author of several works of
non-fiction, including "The Sins of the Father, Inside the CIA,
Inside Congress, The Season, "and "Inside the White House. "He
began his career as an investigative journalist in 1964 and has
since worked for "The Wall Street Journal "and "The Washington
Post, "winning many awards for his journalism, including two George
Polk awards and the Associated Press's Sevellon Brown Memorial
Award. In this urgent and most timely study, veteran"
"investigative reporter and "New York Times "bestselling author
Kessler" "discloses much highly sensitive information about the
Central Intelligence Agency's unorthodox methods, its stunning
successes, and its shocking failures.
"The CIA at War" explores, moreover, whether this agency can or
should be trusted, whether its intelligence is politicized, and
whether it is capable of winning the war on terror. In doing so,
Kessler weaves into his multi-faceted inquiry--which draws on
interviews with some fifty current CIA officers, and all of its top
officials--a full history of the agency as well as an account how
it really functions. From the CIA's 9/11-related intelligence
failures to its critical role in preventing further attacks, "The
CIA at War" offers a riveting and unique investigation into a
secretive and powerful organization and its ongoing confrontation
with global terrorism. "Through numerous interviews with both
agents and operatives, Kessler brings to life a world generally
described only in fiction . . . Kassler had unprecedented access to
the agency, which is reflected in his up-to-date commentary on the
war and administration policy."--"Booklist"
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