See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism

It's easy to see why this book was the inspiration for a movie (Syriana). Bob Baer is one of those rare people who seems to understand all the ironies and absurdities of the system even as he's working within it. His success at the CIA appears to be based in part on his willingness to flout their own rules and guidelines. Demonstrates not just the adventure, but also the danger...more

It's easy to see why this book was the inspiration for a movie (Syriana). Bob Baer is one of those rare people who seems to understand all the ironies and absurdities of the system even as he's working within it. His success at the CIA appears to be based in part on his willingness to flout their own rules and guidelines. Demonstrates not just the adventure, but also the danger and some of the tedium of being an operator. Also illuminates the difficulties of working with some morally ambiguous characters in the service of causes that might be unclear or morally ambiguous themselves.   hide