State Department Counterintelligence: Leaks, Spies, and Lies
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612542158 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Major, Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent Founder, Centre for CI and Security Studies . --David G. ''From a spy hunter who knows that there are no friendly intelligence services, a revealing work that delves into the dangerous and dirty world of spies.'' --Fred Burton, New York Times best-selling author, former State Department Diplomatic Security, Special AgentState Department Counterintelligence is a one-of-a-kind book detailing in a highly entertaining and informative way the inside story of the struggle to identify and deal with betrayers within the State Department
Amazon Customer said Well-written, incisive work on a little-known but critically important. Well-written, incisive work on a little-known but critically important part of the counter-espionage efforts of the U.S. government, providing insights on an agency, the Diplomatic Security Service, that has a far greater global presence and impact than any other U.S. security or law enforcement entity. Robert Booth provides a factual yet gripping account of the behind-the-scenes struggles with foreign intelligence services. Required reading for anyone who wants to be informed on . Dan Mayland said His incisive behind-the-scenes observations give readers a glimpse into what it’s really like to perform such work. No other book out there offers a similar depth of insight into the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, a little known but absolutely essential member of the intelligence community. The author, Robert Booth, was the Bureau’s Deputy Director of the Office of Counterintelligence and he writes with humor, wit and above all else the authority of someone who’s really been there because he has been: he’s hunted down Russian SVR agents, Cuban spies, a. "This is a well written account of the author's career" according to TruthSeeker. This is a well written account of the author's career. He is candid in his disappointments and successes. Obviously, the information has been vetted by the government, but still an interesting read.
State Department Counterintelligence reveals an insider's account of leaks, spies, and lies and the bureaucratic machinations that accompany them and adversely affect national security. We had been hunting him for years. Robert Booth tells the story of his pivotal role in three multiple year counterespionage and numerous unauthorized disclosure investigations including Fidel Castro's most damaging US citizen spy. ''He operated undetected and with impunity for decades before we discovered him. And now he was about to escape.'' With the narrative style of a thriller, Booth lures readers into the real world of counterintelligence.
Robert Booth served as a Special Agent with the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security from 1974 to 2002. He currently resides in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he is a guest speaker and audits courses at Dartmouth College. He was Deputy Director, Office of Counterintelligence from 1996 2002 and a consultant for the