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In his new book, the devil we know, former cia operative robert baer argues that iran is an upandcoming and often misunderstood superpower, with strong influences throughout the middle east. Global security advisor, futurist, and new york timesbestselling author of future crimes. Robert baer passed away on january 1, 2020 at the age of 94 in boston, massachusetts. Dealing with the new iranian superpower by robert baer, paperback. Texas treasure in 1554 a fleet of spanish ships, laden with treasures from the new world departed from vera cruz in mexico, bound for havana.

Baer begins with his upbringing in the united states and europe and continues with a tour of his cia experiences across the globe. In see no evil, one of the cias top field officers of the past quarter century recounts his career running agents in the back alleys of the middle east. Baers previous books were new york times bestsellers, and its no wonder. Discount prices on books by robert baer, including titles like the perfect kill. Baer joined the dairy science department in november 1982 as assistant professor. Since his departure from the agency in 1997, baer has written. Sleeping with the devil, about the saudi royal family and its relationship with the united states. Funeral home services for robert are being provided by robert j. Funeral home services for robert are being provided by thomas j. In his explosive new york times bestseller, top cia operative robert baer paints a chilling picture of how terrorism works on the inside and provides startling. Oct 02, 2008 in his new book, the devil we know, former cia operative robert baer argues that iran is an upandcoming and often misunderstood superpower, with strong influences throughout the middle east. He knows a lot about the inner workings of espionage and in this book attempts to illuminate the reader about what it takes to be a good assassin.

Baer s previous books were new york times bestsellers, and its no wonder. Baer is one of the most accomplished agents in cia history, and a winner of the career intelligence medal. In his explosive new york times bestseller, top cia operative robert baer paints a chilling picture of how terrorism works on the inside and provides startling evidence of how washington politics sabotaged the cias efforts to root out the worlds deadliest terrorists, allowing for the rise of osama bin laden and al qaeda and the continued entrenchment of. Robert baer talked about his book the devil we know. Americans have long considered saudi arabia the one constant in the arab middle easta source of cheap oil, political stability, and lucrative business. His overseas assignments included stints in locations such as northern iraq, dushanbe, rabat, paris, beirut, khartoum, new delhi, and elsewhere, handling agents that infiltrated hizballah, pflpgc, psf, libyan intelligence, fatahhawari, and al qaeda. In his explosive new york times best seller, see no evil, former cia operative robert baer exposed how washington politics drastically compromised the cias efforts to fight global terrorism. Since his departure from the agency in 1997, baer has written several books unmasking the mysterious intelligence. Robert baer, who recently left, disillusioned, argues that if the cia had more ontheground agents and information, the disaster of september 11 might have been averted. Cnn profiles robert baer intelligence and security.

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