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Mitreißend und fast thrillerhaft erzählt Tim Weiner von den Machenschaften der CIA im 21. Jahrhundert. Der 11. September 2001 veränderte die CIA grundlegend. Aus dem Geheimdienst, der seine Kernaufgaben – Spionage und Spionageabwehr – nach dem Kalten Krieg so gut wie aufgegeben hatte, wurde eine Organisation, die Foltergefängnisse baute und tödliche Drohnenangriffe durchführte. Die Folgen waren gravierend: Chinesische Spione stahlen Akten, amerikanische Hacker verschafften sich Zugang zu sensiblen Daten und zahllose Menschen starben in Afghanistan und im Irak. Heute sieht sich die CIA vor neue, enorme Herausforderungen gestellt: von den Konflikten mit Russland, dem Iran und China bis hin zur Auseinandersetzung mit Trump, der den Geheimdienst als subversive Kraft bezeichnet. Ein schonungsloser Blick auf einen der mächtigsten Nachrichtendienste der Welt in einem Vierteljahrhundert voller Krisen, Kriege und globaler Machtverschiebungen – von einem der intimsten Kenner des amerikanischen Geheimdienstsystems.

"No one has opened up the CIA to us like Weiner has, and The Mission deserves to win Weiner a second Pulitzer." —The Guardian A masterpiece of reporting based on-the-record interviews with six former CIA directors, the top spymaster, thirteen station chiefs, and scores of top operations officers: The Mission is a gripping and revelatory history of the modern CIA, reaching from 9/11 through its covert operations in Afghanistan and Iraq to today’s secret battles with Russia and China, concluding with the Agency''s own fight for survival under the current president of the United States Tim Weiner''s epic successor to Legacy of Ashes, his National Book Award–winning classic about the CIA''s first sixty years At the turn of the century, the Central Intelligence Agency was in crisis. The end of the Cold War had robbed the agency of its mission. More than thirty overseas stations and bases had been shuttered, and scores that remained had been severely cut back. Many countries where surveillance was once deemed crucial went uncovered. Essential intelligence wasn’t being collected. At the dawn of the information age, the CIA’s officers and analysts worked with outmoded technology, struggling to distinguish the clear signals of significant facts from the cacophony of background noise. Then came September 11th, 2001. After the attacks, the CIA transformed itself into a lethal paramilitary force, running secret prisons and brutal interrogations, mounting deadly drone attacks, and all but abandoning its core missions of espionage and counterespionage. The consequences were grave: the deaths of scores of its recruited foreign agents, the theft of its personnel files by Chinese spies, the penetration of its computer networks by Russian intelligence and American hackers, and the tragedies of Afghanistan and Iraq. A new generation of spies now must fight the hardest targets—Moscow, Beijing, Tehran—while confronting a president who has attacked the CIA as a subversive force. From Pulitzer Prize winner Tim Weiner, The Mission tells the gripping, high-stakes story of the CIA through the first quarter of the twenty-first century, revealing how the agency fought to rebuild the espionage powers it lost during the war on terror—and finally succeeded in penetrating the Kremlin. The struggle has life-and-death consequences for America and its allies. The CIA must reclaim its original mission: know thy enemies. The fate of the free world hangs in the balance. A masterpiece of reporting, The Mission includes exclusive on-the-record interviews with six former CIA directors, the top spymaster, thirteen station chiefs, and scores of top operations officers who served undercover for decades and have never spoken to a journalist before.

Wieder liefert Tim Weiner, der Geheimdienstexperte und Pulitzer-Preisträger, eine packende und eindringliche Darstellung politischer Machtspiele. In »Macht und Wahn« beleuchtet er die bilaterale Beziehung zwischen den Großmächten Russland und USA. Gespickt mit Insiderberichten zeichnet Weiner fesselnd und anschaulich die Wurzeln dieses inzwischen über 75 Jahre andauernden Kampfes nach, den Amerika und Russland von 1945 bis 2020 mit Spionage, Diplomatie, Sabotage und Desinformation miteinander ausfechten. Weiner führt hinter verschlossene Türen und lässt die Protagonisten – Präsidenten, Politiker, Hintermänner – beider Seiten des Ost-West-Konflikts zu Wort kommen. Er beleuchtet die Machenschaften des KGB und der CIA und ihre Folgen für die Zeitgeschichte. Heute sehen die einst als Sieger aus dem Kalten Krieg hervorgegangenen USA ihre Demokratie in Gefahr. Denn Russland griff unter Wladimir Putin bereits zu einem Rückschlag an, der die USA gänzlich unvorbereitet traf: Mittels einer verdeckten Kampagne über Internet und Soziale Medien nahm die russische Regierung Einfluss auf die US-Präsidentschaftswahl 2016 und stellte so sicher, dass ihr Wunschkandidat, Donald Trump, das Weiße Haus bezog. Auch das dagegen eingeleitete Amtsenthebungsverfahren richtete nichts aus. Erneut verhärten sich die Fronten, der Ausgang dieses realen Politthrillers jedoch bleibt ungewiss.

Het verhaal van de Russische informatieoorlog tegen Amerika Na de val van de Muur kwam de Koude Oorlog tussen het westen en de Sovjet-Unie ten einde. Maar met de opkomst van Poetin als leider is de politieke oorlog tussen Rusland en de Verenigde Staten in alle hevigheid opgelaaid, met de inmenging van Rusland in de presidentsverkiezingen van 2016 als voorlopig dieptepunt. Weiner onderzoekt de wortels van dit politieke spel, dat wordt gespeeld met spionage, sabotage en desinformatie. Welke rol speelde Poetin in de verkiezing van Donald Trump? Hoe gebruikt Rusland kgb-technieken om steeds meer informatie van – en invloed op – de Amerikaanse samenleving te krijgen? En waarom kunnen de VS hier zo weinig tegen inbrengen? De stille oorlog laat zien hoe gevoelig Amerika en andere westerse democratieën zijn voor digitale aanvallen door autocratische regimes. Pas wanneer we deze politieke oorlog begrijpen, kunnen we het tij keren.

From Tim Weiner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, an urgent and gripping account of the 75-year battle between the US and Russia that led to the election and impeachment of an American president With vivid storytelling and riveting insider accounts, Weiner traces the roots of political warfare—the conflict America and Russia have waged with espionage, sabotage, diplomacy and disinformation—from 1945 until 2020. America won the cold war, but Russia is winning today. Vladimir Putin helped to put his chosen candidate in the White House with a covert campaign that continues to this moment. Putin’s Russia has revived Soviet-era intelligence operations gaining ever more potent information from—and influence over—the American people and government. Yet the US has put little power into its defense. This has put American democracy in peril. Weiner takes us behind closed doors, illuminating Russian and American intelligence operations and their consequences. To get to the heart of what is at stake and find potential solutions, he examines long-running 20th-century CIA operations, the global political machinations of the Soviet KGB, the erosion of American political warfare after the cold war, and how 21st-century Russia has kept the cold war alive. The Folly and the Glory is an urgent call to our leaders and citizens to understand the nature of political warfare—and to change course before it’s too late.

La primera historia completa de la CIA. Durante los últimos sesenta años, la CIA ha conseguido mantener una excelente reputación a pesar de su terrible trayectoria, escondiendo sus errores en archivos de alto secreto. Ahora, Tim Weiner, ganador del Pulitzer por sus trabajos periodísticos sobre los servicios secretos estadounidenses, nos ofrece la historia definitiva de la CIA. A partir de más de cincuenta mil documentos y cientos de entrevistas, Legado de cenizas reconstruye la apasionante historia de la agencia secreta más famosa y temida del mundo, desde su creación tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial hasta el colapso del 11 de septiembre. Una obra fundamental para entender la segunda mitad del siglo xx. ** Ganador del National Book Award de no ficción. ** Mejor libro de historia de 2007 para Los Angeles Times. ** Finalista del National Book Critics Circle Award de no ficción Reseñas: «Sin este Legado de cenizas no se puede entender el siglo XX; seguramente, tampoco el siglo XXI.» El País «El relato trepidante y documentado de una realidad que supera a cualquier ficción.» ABC «Realmente extraordinario, el mejor libro que se ha escrito nunca sobre espionaje.» The Wall Street Journal «Magistral, un trabajo brillante.» Los Angeles Times «Apasionante, no deja cabos sueltos.» The New York Times «Un triunfo tanto del periodismo como de la historia.» Washington Post

Cei mai mulți cred că principala sarcină a FBI-ului constă în combaterea infracționalității, dar de fapt misiunile de bază ale Biroului sunt cele de antiterorism și contrainformații. După cum era firesc, cea mai mare parte a cărții se concentrează în jurul figurii emblematice a lui J. Edgar Hoover, cel care a condus Biroul aproape jumătate de veac. Hoover a fost și este un personaj controversat, chiar demonizat de-a lungul timpului, în principal din cauza metodelor neortodoxe de investigație – cum ar fi plantarea de microfoane, interceptarea convorbirilor telefonice, intrările prin efracție, detențiile ilegale –, de care FBI-ul abuza în numele securității naționale. Deși nu sare în apărarea sa, autorul spune că el nu a fost un „monstru“, ci mai degrabă un „Machiavelli american“, cu siguranță un maestru al manipulării opiniei publice, care a luptat cu ardoare împotriva comunismului și a terorismului.

Richard Nixon dacht als een koning boven de wet te staan en dat was zijn grootste fout. Die gedachte vormde de voedingsbodem voor crimineel gedrag in het Witte Huis, waarbij het Watergateschandaal slechts een van de vele misstanden was. Eén man tegen de wereld draait om Nixons handelen in zaken van oorlog en nationale veiligheid, de demonen waar hij continu mee worstelde. Wat bracht hem ertoe om campagnegeld van dictators aan te nemen? Waarom luisterde hij loyale medewerkers en diplomaten af? Waarom ondermijnde hij vredesbesprekingen met Vietnam ten koste van onvoorstelbaar veel Amerikaanse levens? Bestsellerauteur Tim Weiner bestudeerde tienduizenden recentelijk vrijgekomen documenten uit het Witte Huis, rapporten van de Nationale Veiligheidsraad, de CIA, de FBI, het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken en het Pentagon, evenals getuigenissen van Nixon zelf en honderden uren van zijn heimelijke opnames. Op meeslepende wijze vertelt Weiner het verhaal van een presidentschap vol angst en wantrouwen, een verhaal dat nog rijker en merkwaardiger is dan tot nu toe werd aangenomen.

Draws on recently declassified documents to chronicle Nixon''s presidency, presenting a portrait of a brilliant man overcome by his deep insecurities and his distrust of his cabinet, Congress, and the American people.

Do combate aos gangsters ao terrorismo. A história complexa de uma das mais importantes e influentes instituições norte-americanas, o FBI O FBI tem como sua principal missão hoje, e há pelo menos cem anos, o trabalho de espionagem e inteligência secreta contra terroristas. A pesquisa de Tim Weiner baseia-se em mais de 7 mil páginas de documentos recentemente liberados, incluindo uma extraordinária coleção de arquivos de J. Edgar Hoover, e mais de 2 mil entrevistas registradas por agentes que serviram durante e após os 48 anos de Hoover como chefe do FBI. Por meio do registro de prisões e detenções ilegais, entradas forçadas, invasões de domicílio, grampos telefônicos e aparelhos de escuta, Weiner aborda brevemente casos famosos da justiça criminal – como a guerra contra os gângsteres durante a Grande Depressão e o sangrento confronto com o culto do Ramo Davidiano – para focar nas operações secretas do FBI.

The remarkable story of the last American spy of the Cold War: Aldrich “Rick” Ames, the most destructive traitor in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency Tim Weiner, David Johnston, and Neil A. Lewis, reporters for The New York Times, tell how the barons of the CIA could not believe that its headquarters harbored a traitor. For years, the Agency was baffled by a wily Russian spymaster who played a high-stakes chess game against the Americans, deceiving the CIA into thinking that there were other moles—or no moles at all. It took nearly eight years for the CIA to share the full facts of the scenario with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Once they knew those facts, the men and women of the FBI tracked Aldrich Ames day and night for nine months before they arrested him. They tell their story here in astonishing detail for the first time. The interviews are entirely on-the-record. There are no pseudonyms, anonymous quotes, or invented scenes. The men betrayed by Ames were real people, and the stories of their lives are the true history of the espionage game in the waning years of the Cold War.

Vijanden van de staat is de opvolger van Tim Weiners geschiedenis van de CIA. In zijn nieuwe boek richt hij zijn aandacht op de Amerikaanse binnenlandse veiligheidsdienst, de FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), de opsporingsdienst die de Amerikanen moet beschermen tegen verborgen vijanden binnen de landsgrenzen. Sinds het einde van de Eerste Wereldoorlog heeft de FBI jacht gemaakt op communisten, radicalen en tegenwoordig op terroristen. Weiner toont aan hoe de dienst nu al bijna een eeuw lang ook loyale Amerikanen in zijn netten heeft gevangen - bijvoorbeeld leden van de vredelievende burgerrechtenbeweging en de antioorlogsbeweging van de jaren zestig. Ook laat hij zien dat er intern sprake is van ernstige wanorganisatie. Vijanden van de staat doet een spectaculair boekje open over de machtigste en een van de zwaarst beproefde geheime diensten ter wereld.

The hidden history of the FBI and its hundred-year war against terrorists, spies, and anyone it deemed subversive—including even American presidents. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A SHOWTIME ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES “Turns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling, and important, as today’s headlines.”—Jeffrey Toobin, author of American Heiress Enemies is the first definitive history of the FBI’s secret intelligence operations, from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. We think of the FBI as America’s police force. But secret intelligence is the Bureau’s first and foremost mission. The FBI’s secret intelligence and surveillance techniques have created a tug-of-war between national security and civil liberties, a tension that strains the very fabric of a free republic. Enemies is the story of how presidents have used the FBI to conduct political warfare—and how it has sometimes been turned against them. And it is the story of how the Bureau became the most powerful intelligence service the United States possesses. Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Washington Post, New York Daily News, and Slate “Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tim Weiner has written a riveting inside account of the FBI’s secret machinations that goes so deep into the Bureau’s skulduggery, readers will feel they are tapping the phones along with J. Edgar Hoover. This is a book that every American who cares about civil liberties should read.”—Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money “Outstanding.”—The New York Times “Absorbing . . . a sweeping narrative that is all the more entertaining because it is so redolent with screw-ups and scandals.”—Los Angeles Times “Fascinating.”—The Wall Street Journal “Important and disturbing . . . with all the verve and coherence of a good spy thriller.”—The New York Times Book Review “Exciting and fast-paced.”—The Daily Beast

Zwielichtige Machenschaften wie Drogenhandel und Geldwäsche, Mordkomplotte, illegale Interventionen und Folter: Seit ihrer Gründung vor sechzig Jahren steht die CIA für viele dubiose Vorgänge beginnend mit dem Kalten Krieg bis zum heutigen »War on Terror«. Es gibt kaum eine Veränderung im Weltgeschehen der letzten Jahrzehnte, bei der die CIA nicht ihre Hände im Spiel hatte, ob in Südamerika, Vietnam oder Afghanistan... In zahlreichen Filmen und Thrillern wird sie als kühler, brillanter und allmächtiger Strippenzieher der Weltpolitik dargestellt. Doch das Gegenteil ist der Fall. Der zweifache Pulitzer-Preisträger Tim Weiner zeigt beängstigend und zugleich erstaunlich unterhaltsam, mit welcher Inkompetenz und Naivität der mächtigste Geheimdienst der Welt operiert. Unter anderem war man in Langley vom Fall der Sowjetunion völlig überrascht, hatte die Invasion in Kuwait übersehen und die Warnsignale vor dem 11. September ignoriert.

Malgré ses nombreux échecs la CIA a réussi à garder une formidable réputation durant ces soixante dernières années et à dissimuler ses erreurs sous le sceau du Secret Défense. Sa mission première était de connaître le monde. Quand elle n''y parvenait pas, elle s''arrangeait pour le changer. Elle n''a laissé derrière elle, pour reprendre les mots du président Eisenhower, que " des cendres en héritage ". Tim Weiner, lauréat du Prix Pulitzer, nous présente pour la première fois une histoire intégrale de la CIA basée sur plus de 50 000 documents, essentiellement tirés des archives mêmes de la CIA, et sur des centaines d''interviews d''anciens agents de la CIA, y compris celles de dix anciens directeurs de la " Centrale ". Il nous fait assister à la création de la CIA au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, puis aux batailles de la guerre froide et à la guerre contre le terrorisme, jusqu''à son anéantissement presque complet au lendemain du 11 Septembre. Il nous révèle l''histoire secrète de la CIA : pourquoi onze présidents des Etats-Unis et trois générations d''agents de la CIA ont été incapables de comprendre le monde, pourquoi chaque directeur de la CIA a laissé l''Agence dans un état pire qu''elle n''était quand il arrivait, et comment ces échecs successifs ont gravement compromis la sécurité nationale des Etats-Unis.

A New York Times reporter offers a powerful indictment of the CIA and its intelligence-gathering capabilities as he traces the history of the organization from the end of World War II to Iraq, in a study that condemns the CIA for its record, its inability to understand world affairs, the violence it has unleashed, and its undermining of American politics. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.

Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning series of articles, this is a thorough, astonishing expose of the "Black Budget"--a 36-billion-dollar cache used by the Pentagon to fund its own agenda of top-secret weapons and wars.