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Im a professional insurgent, says gary berntsen about his effort to unseat new. The publication of jawbreaker in 2005 prompted a war of words with gen. A personal account by the cias key field commander gary berntsen, ralph pezzullo on. Gary berntsen is a writer, known for jawbreaker, frontline 1983 and justice with judge jeanine 2011. Presentation by gary berntsen and ralph pezzullo on jawbreaker, january 17. The jacket cover for gary berntsen s jawbreaker claims this is the book the cia doesnt want you to read. Berntsen led led the hunt for osama bin laden and describes. The book the cia doesnt want you to read gary berntsen, the cias key commander coordinating the fight against the taliban forces around. With his unique mix of clandestine knowledge and paramilitary training, berntsen represents the new face of counterterrorism. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to. Jawbreaker is the codeword for the cia program that sent a. The book the cia doesnt want you to read gary berntsen, the cias key commander coordinating the fight against the taliban forces around kabul, comes out from under cover for the first time to describe his noholdsbarred pursuitand corneringof osama bin laden, and the reason the terrorist leader escaped american retribution.

Gary berntsen is a former central intelligence agency cia career officer who served in the. Berntsens excellent book jawbreaker which cia leaders tried to suppress to protect americas bipartisan political elite and its military sycophantsprecisely describes the eleventh such opportunity since 1998, and again shows that uniformed bureaucrats masquerading as u. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. In jawbreaker gary berntsen, until recently one of the cias most decorated officers, comes out from under cover for the first time to describe his noholdsbarred pursuit of osama bin laden and alqaeda. Jawbreaker by gary berntsen, 9780739323489, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The hunt for bin laden steve inskeep talks with former cia field commander gary berntsen about his new book, jawbreaker.

Gary berntsen spent more than twenty years as an officer in the clandestine service and served in. In jawbreaker gary berntsen, until recently one of the cias most deco. Recognized within the agency for his aggressiveness, berntsen. The intelligence officers bookshelf central intelligence agency. As a historical document, this book is valuable and berntsens opinions are worth. Gary berntsen served for more than two decades in the central intelligence agency. Former cia field commander gary berntsen says we were knocking on bin ladens cave door. Jawbreaker by gary berntsen overdrive rakuten overdrive. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Gary berntsen, a 20year veteran in the cias clandestine service who was awarded. Gary berntsen and ralph pezzullo talked about their book jawbreaker.

Steve inskeep talks with former cia field commander gary berntsen about his new book, jawbreaker. Jawbreaker by gary berntsen, ralph pezzullo, 2005, crown publishers edition, in english 1st ed. Gary berntsen is a former central intelligence agency cia career officer who served in the directorate of operations between october 1982 and june 2005. Weve been in this country for close to 20 years and i have no idea what g. Interviews gary berntsen the dark side frontline pbs. I find that a little hard to believe since the cia has already apparently had their chance at redacting sensitive information leaving wide swaths of black ink on about 75% of the pages. The cia tapped bertnsen to replaced gary schroen who himself has written a book about his involvement as the head of a jawbreaker team. A personal account by the cias key field commander paperback october 24, 2006. In jawbreaker, gary berntsen, until recently one of the cias most decorated officers, comes out from under cover for the first time to describe his noholdsbarred pursuit of osama bin laden and alqaeda. Jawbreaker share book recommendations with your friends. During his time at the cia, he served as a cia station chief on three separate occasions and led several of cias most important counterterrorism deployments including the united states response to the east africa embassy bombings and.

Its billed as the book the cia doesnt want you to read. In his 2005 book, jawbreaker, he alleges that osama bin laden could have been captured at tora bora if the us military specifically united states. The text of the book contains redactions to indicate where material has been. A personal account by the cias key field commander, published by crown.