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

Normally I would not go non-fiction first off, much less for a anything relating to the war on terror. However, I recently saw the movie Syriana, which is based on this book and found it very provocative. Knowing the movie was a work of fiction, I wanted to get the facts... or at least someone's version of the facts.

"Although the author/narrator lacks a trained voice, his muttered, sometimes hesitant speech makes him more believable as an intelligence-gatherer—trained more to listen than to talk. Robert Baer's abridged work leaps by place and time, illuminating the CIA field officer's career from recruitment to retirement, with lots of detailed recollections culled from twenty years of clandestine Middle Eastern operations. Due to government censorship of the manuscript, the reader must interject, "words blacked out" at the most annoying times. However, the stuff that does slip through gives ample detail of how these guys bribe, steal, intoxicate, and deceive to gain vital information." J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine

"This the most unpartisan book I have ever read on this issue. Baer's stories are terrifying and entertaining. In analyzing his actions as a CIA officer, he is truly trying to better country's intelligence system, and for that he is a true patriot. One can only hope some in Washington read this book." Adam Craig, a reviewer, Columbus, OH

Amazon.com 4.5/5 average rating out of 141 reviewers. Barnesandnoble.com 5/5 average rating out of 15 reviewers.

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