Lindsay Moran
Auteur van Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy
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Watashi wa CIA chóhóin datta (わたしはCIA諜報員だった) 1 exemplaar
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- 1969-12-18
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
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- Central Intelligence Agency
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That doesn't mean the author doesn't take opportunities to mention times when they hated working for the CIA, such as “It surprised me that an organization that relied so heavily on the absolute loyalty of its employees, such as the CIA, would be so thoroughly unimpressed by my sense of obligation to my students.”
Lindsay does include thing's that other books don't, such as “As we celebrated, however, Brenda brooded over the injustices that had been wreaked upon her. She kept a careful record of her bruises and, weeks later, would threaten to sue the Agency, thereby eliminating the POW exercise for future trainees.”
Of course, the only reason Lindsay even had time to write this book was because she left the CIA, “In the aftermath of September 11, I should have felt motivated to be a better case officer. But the actions, or lack thereof, of the CIA had caused me to lose faith altogether.”
Overall, not my favourite book about the CIA. It does include details I sometimes found irrelevant. While this book can add to your knowledge, I would suggest starting with a different one.… (meer)