Why Spy Espionage in an Age of Uncertainty [Paperback]

What motivates someone to risk his or her life in the shadowy, often dangerous world of espionage? What are the needs and opportunities for spying amid the war on terrorism ? And how can the United States recruit spies to inform its struggle with Islamic fundamentalists' acts of anti-Western jihad?

Drawing on over twenty-five years of experience, Frederick P. Hitz, a former inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency, guides the reader through the byzantine structure of the U.S. intelligence community (which agency handles what?). This is a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of international espionage and intelligence,Why Spy?is a must-read not only for fans of Tom Clancy and John le Carr?, but for anyone concerned about the security of the United States in a postcold war, post-9/11 world.

A useful primer on the new (and greater) challenges to intelligence collection and analysis so different from those of the Cold War. Hitz outlines why the classic motives for recruitment of spies have weakened---even as we become more dependent on good intelligence in coping with the threat of terrorism. As a onetime inspector general at the CIA, he presents his own view regarding the restraints he feels should be imposed on intelligence operations. James R. Schlesinger, former Director of Central Intelligence and Secretary of Defense and of Energy

Nice Americans do not like human espionage. In this book Frederick P. Hitz has done a great job of rationally explaining the not nice, morally ambiguous, dirty business of espionage. This is a service to the country at a time when there has never been a greater need for secret, human-source intelligence--which can only be obtained with the full understanding and support of the American people. Paul J. Redmond, former head of CIA Counterintelligence

Frederick P. Hitz, author ofThe Great Game: The Myths and Reality of Espionage, was inspector general of the CIA frlcn