This is an older book that tells the story of the CIA and the Pentagon - in the form of a "rogue" Army office, plus a few specific units in the military special operations community, abused their power when there was little oversight. In the bowels of the Pentagon was a small office running special operations for the Army. It was meant to be a largely staff function, but soon was running its own operations, spending money, and collecting intelligence with little regard to rules or laws. Much of the activity was run through a program called Yellow Fruit, which in the decades since this was all happening has come to be regarded as notorious for its corruption.
Happening nearly concurrently, the White House, in the form of National Security Council staffer Oliver North, was running guns and bargaining the the Iranian regime in blatant disregard for laws passed by Congress prohibiting such activity. When word reached the Hill of whispers of what became known as Iran-Contra, Reagan administration figures such as North and CIA Director William Casey lied. They were only caught because of a leak of the program in a Lebanese newspaper.
This was a good if somewhat dated read. As far as I'm aware it is still one of the few published accounts of Yellow fruit. Well worth the time.
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