I have always said that within the Directorate of Operations (DO) there is a never-ending contest centered around war stories. War...

Julian Assange A recent Yahoo News article (http://www.yahoo.com/news/cia-pitched-trump-officials-plans-130727657.html) reported that the...

(Note: This one is near and dear to my heart. It is because of the Bay of Pigs covert action program that I am here in the U.S. and that...

(Note: This is not a detailed history of the 1954 Guatemala Coup. That would require too much space for a blog post. In addition, there...

As it concerns Afghanistan, we are currently in the finger-pointing stage. We love to accuse everyone else for the mistakes, demanding a...

Alpha - Eddie Gallagher and The War for the Soul of the Navy SEALS, David Philipps This is an excellent book that is sure to stir up...

There was this guy. That is how most stories start out, at least in the espionage profession. Given the secrecy and the need to protect...

We have just had a horrible tragedy: 13 American service members killed and dozens of Afghans killed and injured. Instead of pulling...

Despite the fact that so many books and so many articles have been written about leadership, I still find this a hard topic to discuss....

We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for...

I have been hesitant to write about the current situation in Afghanistan. There are thousands of articles on the topic, not to mention...

I wanted to join the CIA since I was a young boy. I come from a generation where those of us who read, read books about grand adventures....

By now, everyone should be painfully aware of the “China threat.” It is all over the place: television, newspapers, periodicals, you name...

It shall be the duty of the Agency to perform such other functions and duties related to intelligence affecting the national security as...

I have been thinking about this topic for some time now, sort of reviewing my career at the CIA. I find it a complicated topic because it...

You don't hear much about the war on drugs anymore. Partly because it has been displaced on the news by the War on Terror, War in Iraq...

Not a representation of the bag in the story I am hoping this will be a series of stories drawn from the CIA's past. I will change...

Counterintelligence: the organized activity of an intelligence service designed to block an enemy's sources of information, to deceive...

Counterintelligence: organized activity of an intelligence service designed to block an enemy's sources of information, to deceive the...

Gettysburg: The Last Invasion by Allen C. Guelzo (2013) I write this on July 3, 2021, the 158th anniversary of the last day of the Battle...