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The end of the Cold War had robbed the agency of its mission. More than thirty overseas stations and bases had been shuttered, and scores that remained had been severely cut back. Many countries where surveillance was once deemed crucial went uncovered. Essential intelligence wasn’t being collected. At the dawn of the information age, the CIA’s officers and analysts worked with outmoded technology, struggling to distinguish the clear signals of significant facts from the cacophony of background noise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen came September 11th, 2001. After the attacks, the CIA transformed itself into a lethal paramilitary force, running secret prisons and brutal interrogations, mounting deadly drone attacks, and all but abandoning its core missions of espionage and counterespionage. 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The fate of the free world hangs in the balance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterpiece of reporting, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Mission\u003c\/span\u003e includes exclusive on-the-record interviews with six former CIA directors, the top spymaster, thirteen station chiefs, and scores of top operations officers who served undercover for decades and have never spoken to a journalist before.  \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\"No one has opened up the CIA to us like Weiner has, and The Mission deserves to win Weiner a second Pulitzer.\" —\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42869030879312,"sku":"9780063270183B","price":15.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780063270183-l.jpg?v=1785880590"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/collections\/espionage.oembed?page=2","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}