In Beyond Repair, one of the Central Intelligence Agency’s most respected former operatives mounts a scathing
critique of the preparedness of today’s CIA and, specifically, the Directorate of Operations at its core to defend America against the dizzying dangers of the twenty-first century. In a compelling blend of analy sis and fascinating true-life stories, Charles S. Faddis argues that the CIA has devolved into a low-risk or, often, no-risk bureaucracy of careerists whose mantra might be summed up thus: Don’t fall.” He discusses the birth of the CIA, how the agency works from the inside out, why things have gone awry?and how to build a new entity that will maintain the midnight watch, so Americans can sleep well at night.
