The Triple Agent, (Paperback)

from Judiex

On December 30, 2009, a large group of CIA terrorist hunters at their base in Khost, Afghanistan, were anxiously awaiting the arrival of Humam Khalil al-Balawi, a Jordanian physician and double agent who had infiltrated Al-Qaeda's inner circle. He had been providing them with amazing information ...

from TomMcGreevy

A very well written and plausible account of the CIA campaign against al-Qaeda in Pakistan focussing ultimately on the suicide bombing in Khost. What stands out is the clarity of the telling. Equally valuable is an attempt to understand the motivations of the people involved, which was obviously ...

from marshapetry

Good book, excellent narrator (for audiobook). Interesting story about the triple agent who blew up 9 US officers but I kinda thought it was a bit lightweight. Author did go into the backgrounds of each officer and some of the terrorist's background but it just didn't seem that extensive - maybe ...

from richjj

Interesting and worth reading. The author seems very credible and is a Washington Post reporter on the Middle East, national security, intelligence, etc. I often wondered how the author got so many details from super secretive groups (CIA, al-Qaeda, etc) or people who are now dead. This is a surp...

from clamato

Excellent read however difficult. In-depth research into both sides of this tragic story that needed to be fully explained.