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Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency Hardcover – September, 2004

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 298 pages
  • Publisher: University Press of Kentucky; 1st edition (September 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0813123348
  • ISBN-13: 978-0813123349
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent, Factual Review of Covert Action
By D. Edger on May 24, 2013
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This is an excellent, factual, and comprehensive review of covert action (CA) through the presidency of Bill Clinton. While a bit dated, the facts and background explanations in this book have not been equaled by any other book to my knowledge. The author is highly knowledgeable about CA and writes with an insider's understanding, but without any insider distortion.

I hope the author is busy at work on an update, but this is still a book that should be read by any serious student of intelligence operations.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRigorous and Sound
By Simon Mall on February 17, 2005
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Titles like this may smack of conspiracy theory, but very rarely do authors choose their own titles. A marketing team's title should not be confused with the authors' intent. In this case, a slightly flashy title fits the content--intelligence work is often duller and at the same time more exciting than its glamorous reputation.

This point is made clear by the authors of this excellent book, developed by a fine writer and made infinitely credible by an author of unquestioned expertise. Secrets are revealed, of course, but nothing that couldn't be garnered from rigorous research. It is the meticulous attention to detail, delivered in an exciting, provocative tone, that separates this book from the miasma of contenders. The tone is sharp and compelling. The style is filled with facts and support but never burdened by them.

For fans of solid U.S. history and those who want to know the true nature of intelligence work in America, this book is highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsdefinitely one of the better books on the subject matter
By Danny L. Thoms Jr. on August 2, 2014
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I used the contents, over a few years on my essays which were required in the courses, i was taking. I had to purchase the book, for my own library after picking it apart. The contents and subject matter is explained very well, to include the relationships between the actors as decisions are made. It is definitely one of the better books on the subject matter, to read and digest.
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2.0 out of 5 starsShould've been interesting. . .
By AR on September 3, 2008
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This book had a lot of promise. Covert action? Very cool. The problem is, it's horribly written. There's an awful lot of sloppy mistakes and repetition. It's loaded with sentence fragments and poor grammer. (Or, "the sentences are fragments and bad, bad written with.") It doesn't interfere with the substance, and maybe I'm being too particular that I couldn't focus on the subject--but I couldn't. It was obnoxious, distracting, and I finally put the book down about three chapters from the end. I'm even a history major--I'll read anything.
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3.0 out of 5 starsInsider Hubris and the Blinders of Denial
By Richard Thieme on May 22, 2008
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"Executive Secrets" reviews the history of covert action since WW2 and provides information the general reader might not have had (contrary to other reviews, there are no "secret" secrets in this book, since the author limits his examples to declassified data approved by the CIA, which eliminates much information in the public domain that the agency can not or will not acknowledge, One good recent example of the impact of this policy is the an attempt by former CIA officer Melissa Mahle to deliver a speech at the 2007 conference of the International Ethics and Intelligence Association on rendition, prevented when the agency "gutted" her talk by removing information in the public domain which it did not want to give an imprimatur of official acknowledgement).

The author is a former ranking official of the CIA and the context of this book is apologetic and defensive. It repetitively makes these points: (1) the CIA acts only when ordered to do so by the President, which orders since 1974 have been reviewed by relevant Senators and Representatives - except when it does not, e.g. Iran-Contra, in which cases it is wrong and (2) the ability to reflect honestly and deeply by an experienced intelligent career professional is compromised significantly by assimilation into the agendas of a complex organizational structure and the bureaucratic distinctions that become highly relevant inside, but not to the outside observer or citizen.

Because these two themes are the subtext of this book and the emotional energy of Daugherty's polemic, what is revealed is the impact of a lifelong career of assimilation to "insider" thinking and the blind spots and hubris that engenders.Read more ›
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