Running a Ring of Spies: Spycraft and Black Operations in the Real World of Espionage: Amazon.ca: Jefferson Mack: Books

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Running a ring of spies is no mission impossible with this tell-all primer. Find out the secrets of the world's best spies and peep into the real world of a Bangkok madam-turned-secret agent, Aldrich Ames, U.S. Embassy guards, Kim Philby and garden-variety corporate spies. Find out how to get the goods on the bad guys.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - simple describes the real world of intelligence, May 25 2004

By	Alexander Kitaichik (Israel) - See all my reviews

If you are realy believes that intelligence done by brave covert agents this book is for You . It's will break many of those myths you are believing in, You will discover that spys are recruited (!) from the target organization or even blackmailed for turning to spys AND NOT "inserted" into target organization by sophisticated covert operations. You will learn how CASE OFFICERS works, how they turn someone into spying, the tricks they use to work and cover they tracks and more more other usefull information. You will still have to find by youself a lot of other sorts of information (like surveillance and avoiding it) after you finish this book .BUT AS YOU WILL SEE YOUR POINT OF VIEW ON INTELLIGENCE GATHERING WILL BE COMPLETLY CHANGED-NOW YOU WILL SEE THING THROW ALMOST PROFFESIONAL EYES. I didn't mean that this book will replace 3 years of training in intelligence agency (like CIA or the Mosad), I mean that after You will finish this book You will discover how those agiences really works , and real word is differnt from the movies. It's good point to start , to open Your eyes after many years watching catoons abouts brave covert agents that spying the bad guys ...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bought 2 more copies, Jul 20 2003

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This book does contain the real secrets beind how the spy trade works. On the news you often hear that a piece of information can't be declassified because it would give away the ways & means used to collect intellgence by the agency. This book contains those ways & means. Fear, lust and greed, exploiting human nature. How to find someones thumb screws and force him or her to become a spy for you. Spying is a dirty, dirty business; someone you've known for 20 years can turn out to be your worst enemy. As the old saying goes "Your worst enemy is always a friend."The author of this book also has another one titled HOW TO RUN A SAFE HOUSE. Again, packed with great information.These books do contain dangerous information if looked at from the right perspective. The 911 hijackers used the exact information contained in these books to set up shop, plan the job, operate safe houses, etc. all right under the noses of the FBI.Remember, a terrorist doesn't see himself as a terrorist. He sees himself as a secret agent. I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn the spy-craft tricks-of-the-trade.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good book for the uninitiated., Aug 16 1999

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This is a good book for learning how to recruit, run and handle spies. It's wise, but in my case it just summarized what I already knew.

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1.0 out of 5 stars written by either an amateur or a "fake" professional
Lots of "Sex" from SE Asia, some technically correct "tradescraft" items, BUT MOSTLY inaccurate bullsh*** in terms of actual intelligence and... Read more

Published on Jun 25 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly dangerous book!
However paranoid you are now, this book will multiply it by one hundred-fold! The techniques described can literally make or break a company or political group! Read more

Published on Oct 6 1998