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

by Robert Baer (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Crown Publishers (Jan 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0609609874
  • ISBN-13: 978-0609609873
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 39,290 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The inspiration behind the international box office hit Syriana - by the the producers of Erin Brokovich and starring Golden Globe Winner, George Clooney, for his performance as Robert Baer.

'Syriana is light years from the standard Hollywood movie. It's meaty, intelligent and engrossing.' Time Magazine

'You see Syriana with the exhilarating feeling that a movie can make a difference. It's the kind of give-em-hell filmmaking that Hollywood left for dead, the kind that matters.' Rolling Stone --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author
Robert Baer was a case officer in the Directorate of Operations for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1997. He served in places such as Iraq, Dushanbe, Rabat, Beirut, Khartoum, and New Delhi, and received the Career Intelligence Medal in 1997. He now divides his time between Washington, D.C., and France. When Baer left the agency in 1997, he received the Career Intelligence Medal with a citation that says: "He repeatedly put himself in personal danger, working the hardest targets, in service to his country." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, Worrying, Real and Brilliantly Uncomfortable, 27 May 2007
By Gaurav Sharma (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Yes, these are the words I really feel like describing this highly readable account by Baer, an agent on the frontline of an agency instituted to protect its citizens. As a journalist myself, very rarely, have I come across a non-fiction title which has generated such an interest in academia, press, citizenry of the world(not just US readers) and has even inspired a movie since it was first published in 2002.

The reason, in my opinion is that Baer has tried to tell (and sell) it like it is. It is not some sort of pseudo-liberal rant or a knee-jerk reaction to a Republican administration. He's equally critical of both sides of the American political divide and of the agency itself. For instance, Baer, himself fluent in Arabic, suggests in See No Evil, that in the later years of his career there, the CIA faced a shortage of Arabic speaking agents. That it had become temporarily archaic given the Cold War was over and there was no visible enemy!

I have read this book twice and appreciated it twice over. For the sake of a critical standpoint, I tried to analyse if Baer had made a slip in his narrative or made some uncustomary political rant. I feel that he has not. He put his life on the line for his country. So via this book if he has decided to have his say - he deserves to be heard.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a clear account of the CIA's failings, 29 May 2003
By N Gittings (Manchester, Lancashire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: See No Evil (Paperback)
This book provides a fascinating insight into the counter terrorism failings of the CIA, which were graphically illustrated by the events of Sept 2001. Robert Baer gives the reader a lucid account of the CIA's operations in the counter terrorism fields of the middle east from the mid 1970's to date. In particular, his writing provides an insight into how terrorist networks operate and interact and the difficulties in inflitrating such organisations from the outside, along with the CIA's reliance on technological espionage over human contacts (which effectively curtailed the quality of information available to them), and the gradual overtaking of intelligence gathering by political survival (especially oil interests).
Baer spends a great deal of time analysing the 1983 US embassy bombing in Beirut to determine the true perpetrators of this crime, arriving at some interesting conclusions, whilst also giving a very good account of what it must have been like to operate in Beirut in the early 1980's at the height of the troubles there.

The book also provides some great detail regarding the situation in Iraq and the proposed 1996 uprising by Kurds, defecting Iraqi generals and the INC, which was eventually vetoed by the White House at the last minute. This section has taken on a new relevance in light of the recent invasion, and raises serious questions about the need for the war in 2003 given the opportunities available in both 1991 and 1996 to overthrow Saddam.

However, for me, the most interesting part of this book was its take on Iran, who according to Baer are the principal sponsors (and indeed perpetrators) of terrorism in the 1980's and 1990's. If the US is indeed keen on eradicating terrorism as we know it, and if Baer's observations are correct, then it is no doubt only a matter of time before the US will go after them in some form. Such a move could have grave consequences for people all around the world, igniting much of the animosity in the middle east towards the US even further.

All in all, a fascinating book that really does give the reader an insight into the intricate web that is terrorism, espionage and global politics, whilst retaining a great deal of relevance in today's turbulent climate.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars an eminently enjoyable read, 19 Sep 2007
By M. Dooley - See all my reviews
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Baer guides us through the complex web of late Cold War international relations with the ease of an insider. Starting in Madras and ending in Washington, encompassing an entire career in the CIA along the way, one really gets the impression of chaotic ever-changing world. Very informative and well written. I had been expecting a dry account of world politics (all be it through the lens of the espionage community ), but its a real page-turner that keeps you gripped until the end.
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