'Intel Wars,' Wins And Losses In The Terrorism Fight -- Ken Dilanian, Kansas City"Intel Wars: The Secret History of the Fight Against Terror" by Matthew M. Aid; Bloomsbury Press ($28)
In June 2008, major news organizations that cover the U.S. intelligence community, including the Los Angeles Times, reported on a secret trip to Pakistan by the CIA's then-deputy director, Stephen Kappes.
Kappes, the stories said, confronted Pakistani officials about ties between their country's spy service, the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, and tribal militants sympathetic to al-Qaida, including a notorious group called the Haqqani network that had attacked American troops.
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My Comment: Just finished reading the book. A sobering summary on America's intelligence war against Al Qaeda. If you have the time .... yup .... I would recommend reading it.