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Who burnt the CIA's assets in China?
From 2010 to 2012, the CIA suffered its worst losses in China as the Ministry of State Security went about dismantling spy networks with unerring precision
Nov 14, 2022
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The man who was friends with the Taliban
Haji Bashir Noorzai fought the Soviets, ran a trucking business, befriended the Taliban, worked for the CIA, and enjoyed a holiday in Manhattan.
Jan 4
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The curious symmetry of Lt Col Zahir's disappearance
Employed by Pakistan's ISI after his retirement from the army, Lt Col Zahir travelled to Nepal in 2017 and disappeared in events remarkably similar to an operation Zahir executed in 2016.
Nov 24, 2021
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The Vindication of Karen Silkwood — Final part
3 different spy agencies were keeping tabs on Karen Silkwood when she died, and the Justice Department stepped in to cover-up the radioactive mess.
Dec 9, 2022
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The Panjshir Protocol
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The curious symmetry of Lt Col Zahir's disappearance
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The Billion Dollar Spy
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Rabinder Singh, double agent
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Omnishambles in Kabul
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Who burnt the CIA's assets in China?
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FBI's cover-up — Karen Silkwood, part 2
Missing plutonium, FBI's stonewalling, and a mysterious journalist with a murky history
Dec 5, 2022
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The Death of Karen Silkwood — Part One
The plutonium plant employee highlighted lax safety protocols and investigated faked quality control data, making a frightening discovery in the…
Nov 28, 2022
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Announcing "Let Bhutto Eat Grass: Conclusion"
My fourth spy novel concludes the nuclear espionage series set during the Cold War in India, Pakistan, and Europe
Oct 26, 2022
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The hijacking that birthed a nation
Or how to hamstring your enemy before war has even begun
Sep 9, 2022
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How to fool the CIA: Conclusion
The year 2009 saw an audacious attempt to track and kill Ayman al-Zawahiri. This is how it ended.
Aug 3, 2022
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How to fool the CIA: Part One
Are you a young extremist eager to make an outsized impact in the fight against the United States, but don’t know where to start?
Aug 2, 2022
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The Berlin tunnel
How $6.5 million and a 1,476-foot tunnel netted the CIA and MI6 intelligence from East Berlin for 11 months and 11 days in 1955
Apr 29, 2022
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CIA, Ford Foundation, and Political Warfare
How the CIA cultivated and controlled a political warfare group in West Berlin with a little bit of help from the Ford Foundation
Feb 6, 2022
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The Panjshir Protocol
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The curious symmetry of Lt Col Zahir's disappearance
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The Billion Dollar Spy
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Rabinder Singh, double agent
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Omnishambles in Kabul
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Who burnt the CIA's assets in China?
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