The Human Factor

by Jones, Ishmael

• ISBN13: 9781594033827
• ISBN10: 159403382X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-06
• Publisher: Encounter Books

Summary

American Presidents make decisions on war unaware that the human source intelligence provided by the CIA is often false or nonexistent. From Harry Truman during the Korean War to George Bush during the War on Terror, modern Presidents have faced their darkest moments as a result of poor intelligence. The CIA has assured Congress and the President that intelligence programs in hostile areas of the world are thriving when they simply do not exist.

Author Biography

Ishmael Jones was born in the United States and raised in the Middle East, East Asia, and East Africa. He attended universities in the US and served as an officer in the US Marine Corps. In the late 1980s he joined the Central Intelligence Agency, where he served as a deep cover officer focusing on human sources with access to intelligence on terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. His assignments included more than fifteen years of continuous overseas service in numerous exotic countries and several rogue nations. He resigned from the CIA in good standing. Ishmael Jones is a pseudonym, in accordance with laws that make it a felony to reveal the true names of deep cover officers.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. xi
Introduction	p. xxiii
Prologue	p. 3
Daring Greatly, Perhaps	p. 13
Training Days	p. 21
American Apprenticeship	p. 47
Perseverance and Soothing Language	p. 62
Sent to Spy Out the Land	p. 77
Trying to Hustle the East	p. 93
Morning in Eastern Europe	p. 119
Physicists Who Knew Sin	p. 144
Always Be Closing	p. 164
Restless	p. 186
Hazardous Microbes	p. 221
Darkness and Brief Dawn	p. 237
Trying	p. 250
Grifters	p. 270
The Way of the Weasel	p. 280
Headquarters	p. 299
Starting Over	p. 307
Remington Raider	p. 318
Epilogue	p. 351
Appendix: Solutions for Reform of the Clandestine Service	p. 355
Acknowledgments	p. 363
Notes	p. 365
Bibliography	p. 371
Index	p. 376
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