Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA

Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA

The â€œrevealingâ€ (The New Yorker) insider history of the CIA from a lawyer with a â€œfront-row seat on the hidden world of intelligenceâ€ (The Washington Post). Former CIA director George J. Tenet called Company Man a â€œmust read.â€

Over the course of a thirty-four-year (1976-2009) career, John Rizzo served under eleven CIA directors and seven presidents, ultimately becoming a controversial public figure and a symbol and victim of the toxic winds swirling in post-9/11 Washington. In Company Man, Rizzo charts the CIAâ€™s evolution from shadowy entity to an organization exposed to new laws, rules, and a seemingly never-ending string of public controversies. As the agencyâ€™s top lawyer in the years after the 9/11 attacks, Rizzo oversaw actions that remain the subject of intense debate, including the rules governing waterboarding and other â€œenhanced interrogation techniques.â€

Rizzo writes about virtually every significant CIA activity and controversy over a tumultuous, thirty-year period. His experiences illuminate our nationâ€™s spy bureaucracy, offering a unique primer on how to survive, and flourish, in a high-powered job amid decades of shifting political winds. He also provides the most comprehensive account of critical events, like the â€œtorture tapeâ€ fiasco surrounding the interrogation of Al Qaeda suspect Abu Zubayadah, and the birth, growth, and death of the enhanced interrogation program. Company Man is the most authoritative insider account of the CIA ever writtenâ€”a groundbreaking, timely, and remarkably candid history of American intelligence. This is â€œemphatically a book for anyone who cares about the security of this countryâ€ (The Wall Street Journal).
Country USA
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-01-07
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-01-07
Format	Kindle eBook

Company Man: Thirty Years of Controversy and Crisis in the CIA

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