Unwanted Spy: The Persecution of an American Whistleblower

· Hachette UK
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The powerful story of a CIA whistleblower and political prisoner who refused to give up on his American dream
In 2015, Jeffrey Sterling was sentenced to prison, convicted of violating the Espionage Act. Sterling, it is now clear, was another victim of our government's draconian crackdown on alleged leakers and whistleblowers.
Sterling grew up in a small, segregated town in Missouri and jumped at the chance to broaden his world and serve his country, first in law school and later in the CIA. After an impressive career, Sterling's progress came to a sudden halt: he was denied opportunities because of his race and was pushed out of the Agency. Later, Sterling courageously blew the whistle on the CIA's botched covert operation in Iran to Senate investigators. After a few quiet years in Missouri with his wife, he was arrested suddenly and charged with espionage.
Unwanted Spy is an inspiring account of one man's uncompromising commitment to the truth and a reminder of the principles of justice and integrity that should define America.

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Miss INGRID LISE LARSSEN (Ethical Hacker)
April 10, 2020
I got reeled in by this honest genuine actor. That’s basically it. It is written with a straight forward,manner. Just clarity and a true truth seeker. He begins by explains his background. It isn’t pretty, but shows how his strong mother reared him and his siblings. Whilst, the baby, he held the view that his older brother was on a very high platform. However, after maturity, being out in the working world, later reflected that their exalted earlier status which he gave them, was now in stark contest, to his own even higher position. He also observed their steady climb back down the rungs of success. Although, he has not mentioned sibling rivalry, I believe it would be felt very strongly. Although, he had a Harvard Law Degree by now, his covert, ultra secretive C.I.A. employment, was never to be shared with his family. His strong mother, was probably horrified when he announced he was to marry a white girl. By now he had come to realise from his C.I.A. observation post, that very few Case Officers, were actually black, ethnic, female or disabled. This was the complet opposite to the C.I.A.’s very deliberate mantra about how they value ‘diversity’. Upon following up his probes with a very senior trusted source, he discovered there were very few black ‘Elite Case Officers’. Probably, so that could easily be controlled. In fact, the majority were just janitors, or Assistants. The ethnic minorities viewed him with suspicion, because of his high status, in would not be acceptable to bond with those who were beneath a certain statur or level. So these people believed that he looked down on his own black heritage. Must have been an awkward position to be in. Not fully accepted in to the upper etchleons of the mainly ‘White Man’s World Case Officers’, but disliked and eyed with suspicion by his own black folk. Possible his situation was very much designed that way. The Sample that I read, (which was more than enough to ‘wet my appetite’, I give 5 STARS.
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Jeffrey Sterling is a lawyer and former CIA case officer who was convicted of violating the Espionage Act and was in federal prison in Colorado. Before his trial and conviction, Sterling worked at the CIA, including for the Iran task force, for nearly a decade. He studied political science at Millikin University and holds a law degree from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. He was released from prison in January 2018.

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