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| 1. Name: |
Robert Baer |
| 2. Title: |
Former Central Intelligence Agency officer in the Directorate of Operations |
| 3. Biography |
Robert "Bob" Baer is an American journalist and author. He is the Intelligence Columnist for Time.com, and regularly contributes articles to many publications.
He has written four books on U.S.-middle eastern affairs, pulling much of his information from many years of experience working as a CIA case officer assigned to the Middle East. He is fluent in Arabic, Persian, French, German, Russian, and English, and he is conversant in Chinese. |
| 4. Involvement/ Affiliations: |
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Intelligence Columnist, Time.com
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Contributor, Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post
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Case Officer, Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Operations (now the National Clandestine Service),1976-1997
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| 5. Education: |
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B.A., School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University,1976
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Attended University of California, Berkeley, year unknown
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Attended Culver Military Academy, year unknown
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| 6. Published Works: |
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"Why bin Laden Isn't Worth Worrying About,” TIME, Jan. 26, 2010
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"The Khost CIA Bombing: Assessing the Damage in Afghanistan," Jan. 8, 2010
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"Why the CIA Can't Be Picky About Afghan Partners," TIME, Oct. 28, 2009
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"The CIA Has Secrets. Hello?" TIME, July 27, 2009
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"Don't Forget Mousavi's Bloody Past," TIME, June 18, 2009
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"When Will Obama Give Up the Bin Laden Ghost Hunt?," TIME, Nov. 18, 2008
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"Justice Served: Killing Mugniyah," TIME, Feb. 13, 2008
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"A Coming Hamas-Israel War?,” TIME, Feb. 5, 2008
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The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower, 2008
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Blow the House Down: A Novel, 2006
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"The Fall of the House of Saud,” The Atlantic, May 2003
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Sleeping With the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude, 2003
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See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism, Crown Publishing Group, 2002
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| 7. Contact info: |
Raphael Sagalyn
The Sagalyn Literary Agency
4922 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 200
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: (301) 718-6440
E-mail: rafe@sagalyn.com
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