I should love to hear a frank discussion, by veterans, of The Human Factor, by a former Clandestine Service officer writing under the name of “Ishmael Jones,” and who, according to one source (
http://public.cq.com/docs/hs/hsnews110-000002933505.html ) is about to get sued by the Agency.
And the reason for the Agency's unhappiness is not that he's revealed sources and methods but because of what he’s revealed of the way the Agency (doesn't) work. Here are the concluding paragraphs of his foreword:
“ The CIA, a corrupt soviet-style organization, is not serving the purpose for which it was created, and the result is that our lives and the lives of our allies are in jeopardy. The Agency must either be restructured as an American organization — which encourages achievement, creativity, and accountability — or it must be dismantled. I have offered suggestions and solutions informed by the wisdom of experience.
My profits from the sale of this book will go to the children of soldiers killed in action. ”
From the jacket:
“ The CIA is a broken soviet-style bureaucracy with its own agenda” to consume federal funds, to expand within the United States, and to enrich current and former employees. After 9/11, billions of dollars directed by Congress to increase the number of officers working under deep cover on foreign streets have disappeared without the CIA fielding a single additional, productive officer overseas .”
Please let me know if others share my interest in the book, and whether you can find former officers willing to discuss the issue.
— John Capron