Manhuntibooks, 2002 - 301 sidor The incredible pursuit of a CIA agent turned terrorist by New York Times best-selling author Peter Maas. Edwin P. Wilson was the Great Gatsby of the spook world, the rogue CIA agent who had already begun to amass a fortune while still in U.S intelligence. His lavish estate outside Washington, D.C. was a favoured gathering place for senators and congressmen, admirals and generals, for key intelligence officers. In addition, Wilson was also raking in millions in the service of the godfather of world-wide terrorism - Libya's Colonel Muamar el-Qaddafi. Wilson seemed above the law. Then, US attorney Larry Barcella discovered Wilson's sinister machinations, and in a chase that would go on for nearly four years and over three continents, Barcella began a manhunt that would not end until Wilson was brought to justice. In MANHUNT, Peter Maas went behind the headlines, gaining access to the secret documentation of Wilson's intelligence career, classified federal investigative reports and sealed court records. And in the course of his exhaustive research into the murky bypaths of espionage and deception, he turned over rocks that official Washington would have much preferred remained in place |
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... hand them everything we've got , " Wilson said , “ and the Egyp- tians would still beat the hell out of them . " No thought was given to whether the classified material would stop in Tripoli ; all Wilson cared about was staying in ...
... hand them everything we've got , " Wilson said , “ and the Egyp- tians would still beat the hell out of them . " No thought was given to whether the classified material would stop in Tripoli ; all Wilson cared about was staying in ...
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... hand in delight . In the late spring of 1977 , he said more former Army ordi- nance men arrived , and he named them . Around June or July of that year , Doritty couldn't recall exactly , they got a hurry - up order to pack the devices on ...
... hand in delight . In the late spring of 1977 , he said more former Army ordi- nance men arrived , and he named them . Around June or July of that year , Doritty couldn't recall exactly , they got a hurry - up order to pack the devices on ...
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... hand to embrace Wilson . All the gaiety that evening disturbed Keats . Wilson was too expansive , too manic , and he was drinking too much . Keats hoped that it was simply an explosion of relief at being out of Libya . He attempted to ...
... hand to embrace Wilson . All the gaiety that evening disturbed Keats . Wilson was too expansive , too manic , and he was drinking too much . Keats hoped that it was simply an explosion of relief at being out of Libya . He attempted to ...
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