Description: An ex-CIA agent recounts several key cases of his career--including the infiltration of a Palestinian terror group and efforts in Iraq to undermine Saddam Hussein--and reflects on how the agency has gone into decline after his departure....
Synopsis An ex-CIA agent recounts several key cases of his career--including the infiltration of a Palestinian terror group and efforts in Iraq to undermine Saddam Hussein--and reflects on how the agency has gone into decline after his departure. Key ideas from the book inspired the entirely fictional thriller scenario of 2005 film SYRIANA, starring George Clooney, Jeffrey Wright, and Matt Damon.