Summary
If even half of what Ishmael Jones, the pseudonymous author of "The Human Factor: Inside the CIA's Dysfunctional Intelligence Culture" tells us is true, we have reason to be afraid, very afraid. Mr. Jones, who spent almost two decades as a NOC, or non-official cover case officer at CIA, paints a picture of a bloated, top- heavy, molasses-slow bureaucracy in which careerism trumps initiative, risk aversion wins over audacity, and spying - the CIA's core mission, the spotting, assessing, developing and recruiting of foreign nationals to steal or divulge secrets - can become a career- killer.
Mr. Jones is not the first CIA operative to describe an agency incapable of performing its core mission. But he is the first to do so without going through CIA's vetting process.See the full content of this document
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Baring Bureaucratic Hurdles at Cia
It is understandable that CIA wouldn't want any of "The Human Factor" published. Mr. Jones relates not dozens, not scores, but hundreds of incidents in which CIA managers created a system of bureaucratic hurdles that effectively prevented Mr. Jones and his fellow deep-cover case officers from doing their jobs, lied to Congress and covered up ineptit...
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