At the Center of the Storm LP: My Years at the CIA

图书标准信息

• 作者 George Tenet 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2007-05
• ISBN 9780061234415
• 定价 213.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 864页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inthewhirlwindofaccusationsandrecriminationsthathasattendedthepost-9/11world,oneman'svitaltestimonyhasbeenconspicuouslyabsent.Candidandcompelling,ATTHECENTEROFTHESTORMisGeorgeTenet'smemoirofhislifeattheCIA--arevelatorylookattheinnerworkingsofAmerica'stopintelligenceagencyanditsdealingswithnationalleadersathomeandabroad.Withunparalleledknowledgeandbreadth,Tenetilluminateshowthecountrywasprepared--andnotprepared--todealwithaworldfullofnewanddeadlythreats.
BeginningwithhisinstallationasDirectorofCentralIntelligencein1997,Tenetunfoldsthemomentouseventsthatledupto9/11:hisdeclarationofwaronAlQaedain1998,CIAoperationsinsideAfghanistan,theworldwideoperationalplantofightterror,hiswarningstoWhiteHouseofficialsinthespringandsummerof2001,andtheplanforaresponselaiddownjustsixdaysaftertheattack.TenetalsorevealstheCIA'seffortssince9/11tohuntdownthefugitivemembersofAlQaeda'sleadership.
Inhisgrippingnarrationoftherun-uptothewarinIraq,Tenetprovidesfreshinsightsandbackground,includingaprivilegedaccountofhowthefamous"sixteenwords"madeitintothePresident'sStateoftheUnionspeech,therealcontextofhisownnow-famous"slam-dunk"comment,andtheCIA'sviewsoftheriseofanIraqiinsurgency.
Finally,inadditiontothebackstagestoryoftheheadlineevents,TenetwillofferhisthoughtsonthefutureofU.S.intelligenceanditsroleinforeign-policydecisions,settingforthaninformedplanforhowwecanforgeamoresecureworld.

【作者简介】

G.M.FordistheauthorofsixwidelypraisedFrankCorsonovels,Fury,BlackRiver,ABlindEye,RedTide,NoMan'sLand,andBlownAway,aswellassixhighlyacclaimedmysteriesfeaturingSeattleprivateinvestigatorLeoWaterman.AformercreativewritingteacherinwesternWashington,FordlivesinOregonandiscurrentlyworkingonhisnextnovel.