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Don't Shoot the Ice Cream Man: A Cold War Spy in the New World Disorder
“A pithy and readable account of some extraordinary experiences.”
—Former Secretary of State George Shultz
“A fascinating read by a lone operator whose vital service to our nation contrasts with those of us in uniform or civilian life.”
—Brigadier General Harold Hyde, AUS (Ret.)
At the height of the Cold War, after a successful international career with Bechtel, James Waste was recruited to serve as a covert observer for the CIA. Over the course of the next three decades, he reported to the agency both as a case officer and as an independent contractor, first behind the Iron Curtain and later along the ancient Silk Road of Central Asia. In his fast-paced memoir—from the mangled hulk of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, to the violent ungoverned reaches of Tajikistan, to the Tbilisi office of former Soviet Foreign Minister and Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze—Waste combines a vivid collage of first-hand experiences with a compelling behind-the-scenes portrait of a changing world.
—Former Secretary of State George Shultz
“A fascinating read by a lone operator whose vital service to our nation contrasts with those of us in uniform or civilian life.”
—Brigadier General Harold Hyde, AUS (Ret.)
At the height of the Cold War, after a successful international career with Bechtel, James Waste was recruited to serve as a covert observer for the CIA. Over the course of the next three decades, he reported to the agency both as a case officer and as an independent contractor, first behind the Iron Curtain and later along the ancient Silk Road of Central Asia. In his fast-paced memoir—from the mangled hulk of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, to the violent ungoverned reaches of Tajikistan, to the Tbilisi office of former Soviet Foreign Minister and Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze—Waste combines a vivid collage of first-hand experiences with a compelling behind-the-scenes portrait of a changing world.
456 pages, Paperback
First published January 5, 2010
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February 5, 2018
Arrogant self grandiose prose founded in an underlying self perception of failure as a result of not participating in direct, front line wars in both ww2 and Korea. His engagement by the CIA was not only their greatest achievement, but indeed the entire world of espionage as the author single handedly outwitted and our performed them all on his way tje living deity guru status that saved the world.
Save yourself some time. If you read the first 50 pages and find yourself enjoying the story great. If you continue in the hope that prose, attitude and worth of historical record will change, it won’t over the next 350 pages....... so you know what to do to save yourself some time.
Save yourself some time. If you read the first 50 pages and find yourself enjoying the story great. If you continue in the hope that prose, attitude and worth of historical record will change, it won’t over the next 350 pages....... so you know what to do to save yourself some time.
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