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Title: Follows a common pattern
Review: This book betrays a problem common to CIA literature: It focuses heavily on the administrative and bureaucratic side of the CIA, made possible by the various freedoms afforded to any American researcher. There are plenty of books written by former CIA operatives that explains their work in depth, and they are more interesting.For politics junkies and fellow Washingtonians who charge through nevertheless, I'd recommend skipping the last few chapters altogether and reading Steve Coll's Ghost Wars instead. It's more intelligent and better researched.
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