The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth
By Mark Mazzetti
Read by Richard Ferrone
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| Runtime: | 11.73 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Political Science |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A New York Times bestseller
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“It’s hard to
remember, but for the last quarter of the twentieth century, the CIA took no
part in assassinating bad guys. How the agency transformed itself into ‘a
killing machine, an organization consumed with manhunting,’ is the subject of
Mark Mazzetti’s fascinating, trenchant, sometimes tragicomic account, The Way of the Knife.” —New York Times Book Review
“Mark Mazzetti
documents the militarization of the CIA and the stepped-up intelligence focus
of Special Operations forces…in his deeply reported and crisply written
account…[The Way of the Knife] also
reveals the many eccentric characters who emerged during this era of shifting
portfolios and illustrates another important theme of the book: the
privatization of intelligence operations, which were traditionally a core
government function.” —Washington Post
“A well-reported,
smoothly written book for anyone who wants to understand contemporary American
military might and the widespread hatred for the U.S. that has been the result.” —Kirkus Reviews
“The story of how the
CIA got back into the killing business is as chilling and dramatic as a spy
novel—except it’s true. Mark Mazzetti has laid out an extraordinary tale,
tracking the spies as they track the terrorists. The Way of the Knife is as close as you’ll ever get to the real
thing.” —Dexter Filkins, New York Times bestselling author of The Forever War
“The United States
fought three wars after 9/11: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the one in the shadows.
This is an authoritative account of that third war, conducted by the CIA and
military Special Operators in Yemen, East Africa, and, most of all, Pakistan.
If you want to understand the world we live in, you need to read it.” —Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times bestselling author of Fiasco and The Generals
“The Way of the Knife provides a stunning, inside account of the CIA’s
transformation after 9/11 from an intelligence agency into a global clandestine
killing machine. Mazzetti, who is one of America’s best national security
reporters, has written a frightening, must-read book.” —Jane Mayer, New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
Author
Author Bio: Mark Mazzetti
Mark Mazzetti is a national security correspondent for the New York Times. In 2009, he shared a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the intensifying violence in Pakistan and Afghanistan and Washington’s response, and he has won numerous other major journalism awards, including the George Polk Award (with colleague Dexter Filkins) and the Livingston Award, for breaking the story of the CIA’s destruction of interrogation videotapes. Mazzetti has also written for the Los Angeles Times, US News & World Report, and Economist. He lives in Washington, DC.
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Political Science |
| Runtime: | 11.73 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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