{"product_id":"beyond-repair-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-cia","title":"Beyond Repair: The Decline and Fall of the CIA","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOW IN PAPERBACK--with a new preface by the author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insider's account of why the CIA is ill-prepared to protect America, and why it must be replaced without delay\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A devastating portrait of the agency's culture--with details that only an insider would know.\"\u003cbr\u003e--David Ignatius, \u003ci\u003eWashington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Post\u003c\/i\u003e columnist and author of \u003ci\u003eBody of Lies \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Faddis, a career CIA operations officer, pulls no punches in this provocative critique of the iconic and dysfunctional spy agency. . . . In a world where threats are multiplying and becoming more complex, [his] bleak assessment of the CIA should be required reading.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBeyond Repair, \u003c\/i\u003eone of the Central Intelligence Agency's most respected former operatives mounts a scathing cri­tique of the preparedness of today's CIA--and, spe­cifically, the Directorate of Operations at its core--to defend America against the dizzying dangers of the twenty-first century. In a compelling blend of analy­sis and fascinating true-life stories, Charles S. Faddis argues that the CIA has devolved into a low-risk or, often, no-risk bureaucracy of careerists whose mantra might be summed up thus: \"Don't fall.\" He discusses the birth of the CIA, how the agency works from the inside out, why things have gone awry--and how to build a new entity that will maintain the midnight watch, so Americans can sleep well at night.","brand":"Charles Faddis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47478115893484,"sku":"9781599218519","price":24.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781599218519.jpg?v=1775546778","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/beyond-repair-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-cia","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}