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Wedge: The Secret War Between the FBI and CIA Hardcover – October 18, 1994

by Mark Riebling (Author)
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Drawing on recently declassified documents, a provocative look at the intense and bitter rivalry between the FBI and CIA examines the history of the conflict and assesses its damaging impact on American counterintelligence. 25,000 first printing. Tour.
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  1. Print length
    563 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Knopf
  4. Publication date
    October 18, 1994
  5. Dimensions
    6.75 x 2 x 9.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0679414711
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0679414711
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Based on documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act and interviews with former agents, Riebling's expose of the bitter rivalry between the FBI and CIA is presented through the prism of national traumas that might have turned out differently had these agencies worked togther: the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the McCarthy-era loyalty investigations, the JFK assassination and the World Trade Center bombing. Relations have always been tense, shows Riebling, dating back to the early years of WWII when William Donovan, head of the Office of Strategic Services (the forerunner of the CIA), built a network of agents against the wishes of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Interagency animosity was further fueled by Hoover's suspicion that a later CIA director, Walter Bedell Smith, was a Communist. The FBI's obsessive search for Soviet moles during the '60s led to a formal disassociation in 1970, when Hoover abolished the Liaison Section. Relations are still so poor that the recent arraignment of Soviet spy Aldridge Ames was presented to the public, according to the author, less as a national-security catastrophe than as an example of something rare and wonderful-cooperation between the FBI and CIA. Riebling is a former Random House editor; this is his first book.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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The conflict between the FBI and the CIA over publicity, money, and scope of operations is old news, but this book does an adequate job of putting it all in perspective. Riebling reviews accusations that bureaucratic struggles led to mistakes and tragedies such as Pearl Harbor, JFK's assassination, and the mishandling of spies in the United States, most recently Aldrich Ames. Such problems resulted from the differing personalities of those involved, particularly J. Edgar Hoover; differing missions; and differing corporate cultures-while the CIA was derived from freewheeling World War II foreign operations, the FBI focused on domestic security and the punishment of criminals. The author frequently tries to explain the context of American history for the last 50 years so that the reader has some idea of why things happened the way they did. Ian Fleming appears frequently, since he played an important role during World War II in outlining the foundations of a centralized American intelligence service. This is an interesting and enjoyable book to read, but the reader will be frustrated by the waste and pettiness of those in charge. Recommended for informed readers.
Daniel K. Blewett, Loyola Univ. Lib., Chicago
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf; First Edition (October 18, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 563 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0679414711
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679414711
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 2 x 9.75 inches
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Mark Riebling is a pathbreaking writer on secret intelligence. For a decade after 9/11 he served as Research Director at the Center for Policing Terrorism (National Counterterrorism Academy). His books have been translated into a dozen languages. Mark Riebling is a member of the Author's Guild, the New York Society Library, and the Association for Intelligence Officers. A native of Pasadena, California, he was educated at Dartmouth, Berkeley, and Columbia.

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  • michael dwyer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening story about the FBI & CIA not working together
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