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Businesses with long-standing interests overseas often seem to know more about the sociopolitical texture of international hot spots than even the U.S. government. Robert Baer, author of See No Evil, which recounts his 20 years as a CIA agent, points to business's relative freedom from the legal and bureaucratic obstacles that circumscribe government intelligence as an important advantage. Since leaving the CIA, Baer has done occasional investigative work for private interests and says, "My access to information is better since...
...improve recruitment of informants. Since 1998, Tenet has instructed the CIA's espionage arm, the Directorate of Operations, to push its officers to diversify their language skills, boost recruitment and take greater risks. But despite some progress, a senior official admits, "we're not there yet." Robert Baer, a former CIA field operative in India, Tajikistan, Lebanon and Iraq, says the reforms did nothing to "break the cold war mold--it's all about the culture." The Administration has recalled old CIA hands with experience in Central Asia. Says an Administration official: "You ended up going back to retirees because...
Lauren E. Baer ’02 is a social studies concentrator in Dunster House. Her column appears on alternate Mondays...
Lauren E. Baer ’02 is a social studies concentrator in Dunster House. Her column appears on alternate Mondays...
Lauren E. Baer ’02 is a social studies concentrator in Dunster House. Her column appears on alternate Wednesdays...