1984, George Orwell.
read about the Ultraviolence awhile back. nice revisit. kept hearing the actors from the movie say the lines, and watched the movie in my head as I read.
Whatcha Readin
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Re: Whatcha Readin
That is a great book.Tenn-RGR wrote:I am currently reading "Gideon's Spies The secret story of the Mossad". It is a good read and I have learned a few things that I did not know about Israel before I started reading it. So far it is a good book. The Mossad is definitely a bunch of sneaky fuckers.
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If you are looking for good books about Afghanistan, be sure to read Ghost Wars, by Steve Coll. It's a good historical lead in to our involvement in the region at the later half of the 20th century, and it ends on SEP 10th, 2001. It covers the Russian involvement, our own involvement in the 80's, highlighting Charlie Wilson, and the bungling of the bin Laden issue by the Clinton Administration.
Another great read about Afghanistan, specifically from the Russian point of view is The Hidden War, by Artyom Borovik. This author is an old school war journalist who went out on patrols with Russian Army and Spetsnaz to see what was really going on for himself. He also interviews Russian Army deserters who were living in NYC. He caught a lot of flak from the Russian government about his book, but it was during the whole perestroika thing, and it was originally published a chapter at a time in a foreign newspaper, so he didn't get sent to the gulag.
Another great read about Afghanistan, specifically from the Russian point of view is The Hidden War, by Artyom Borovik. This author is an old school war journalist who went out on patrols with Russian Army and Spetsnaz to see what was really going on for himself. He also interviews Russian Army deserters who were living in NYC. He caught a lot of flak from the Russian government about his book, but it was during the whole perestroika thing, and it was originally published a chapter at a time in a foreign newspaper, so he didn't get sent to the gulag.
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"Extremism in the pursuit of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
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Spy Handler, by Victor Cherkashin
The book is written by Victor Cherkashin and a journalist, who convinced him to share his story. Cherkashin was the KGB agent who recruited Aldrich Ames and Robert Hansen, who severly damaged US CIA/NSA/FBI work during the years that they provided the KGB with US intelligence.
I think this is about the best book I have read on the foreign intelligence services during the end of the cold war.
Here is the official CIA review of the book: Review
The book is written by Victor Cherkashin and a journalist, who convinced him to share his story. Cherkashin was the KGB agent who recruited Aldrich Ames and Robert Hansen, who severly damaged US CIA/NSA/FBI work during the years that they provided the KGB with US intelligence.
I think this is about the best book I have read on the foreign intelligence services during the end of the cold war.
Here is the official CIA review of the book: Review
