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Former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson was born in Anchorage, Alaska on April 19, 1963. She received a B.A. in advertising from Pennsylvania State University in 1985 and two Master's degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. She mostra'n més worked as a classified covert intelligence agent for the CIA for over twenty years. She married former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV in 1998 and had twins in 2000. She was chosen to be the Director of Operations for the Joint Task Force on Iraq and it was her job to mount the operations that would discover if there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. On July 14, 2003, her covert identity was exposed and ended her career. Her experiences before and after the outing are recounted in her autobiography Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House, in which the CIA redacted about 10% of the book. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Data de naixement
1963-04-19
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
USA
Educació
Pennsylvania State University
London School of Economics
College of Europe
Professions
intelligence officer
Relacions
Wilson, Joseph (husband)
Organitzacions
Central Intelligence Agency
Agent
Elyse Cheney
Biografia breu
Valerie Plame Wilson, the former CIA covert operations officer, was born on Elmendorf Air Force base n Anchorage, Alaska, in 1963. She holds a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University and master's degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Her career in the CIA included extensive work in counterproliferation operations. She and her husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, are the parents of seven-year-old twins. Ms. Wilson and her family live in New Mexico. [from Fair Game (2007)]

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Fast read, enjoyable spy/romance story with an ending that sets up book number two.
 
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ellink | Hi ha 12 ressenyes més | Jan 22, 2024 |
I wish I liked this book more. I did like to see the CIA block out Wilson's story, and I was glad to hear the even government workers are disgruntled with Bush. However, the writing was a little dry, and the CIA blackouts cause too much break in the story.
 
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mslibrarynerd | Hi ha 18 ressenyes més | Jan 13, 2024 |
Jogo de Poder relata uma história real, escrita pela ex-agente secreta da CIA, Valerie Plame Wilson e que deu origem ao filme homônimo estrelado por Naomi Watts e Sean Penn. Valerie foi peça-chave de um dos mais rumorosos incidentes do governo Bush, que declarou guerra contra o Iraque com o pretexto de que o país estaria comprando armas nucleares. Profissional com currículo impecável, com 18 anos de serviços prestados à CIA como espiã na área de inteligência, Valerie descobre que o Iraque não tinha programa de proliferação de armas nucleares de porte como anunciava a Casa Branca. Paralelamente, seu marido, o diplomata Joseph Wilson, é enviado à África, confirma a tese de sua mulher e escreve um artigo para o New York Times. A partir daí começa uma rede de intrigas, após a identidade de Valerie ser revelada por oficiais do governo Bush e ter vazado para a imprensa, colocando em risco o seu casamento, a sua segurança, a de sua família e a dos seus contatos no exterior.… (més)
 
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EdilsonLopesSilva | Hi ha 18 ressenyes més | Jan 3, 2024 |
Rating: 2.7/5

"I dared not tell my parents about my latest “job opportunity” — my mother would not have slept for the entire week."

This book does have bias because it's written by the author, about herself and her time. The CIA has reviewed the book so there parts that are reacted. Which does take away from the book, but the publisher explains why, before the first chapter. So you take everything in this book with a grain of salt (read & understand it, but don't believe it 100%).

"had taken the position that [Text has been redacted here.]. In other words, [Text has been redacted here.] "

"the vast majority of people really only want to talk about themselves. Answering a query about yourself, especially if there is not a lot you want to give out, is a matter of providing enough to be polite, then deflecting the question back to the conversation partner."

While this book does cover some details that similar books don't cover, I would encourage you to read similar books to get context behind things that the author doesn't cover.

"Making decisions on how much money to offer a potential asset while handing crayons to my daughter who sat under my desk was strange indeed, but not without humor."

Many sentences felt like run-on sentences, commas are needed. The chapters are also very long, so I encourage you to watch the time when you read. There are passages of time that happen without context, or how long has passed, which makes it a bit harder to read.

"It was obvious to me that anyone working for the government better truly love what she was doing, because the modest pay and personal sacrifices wouldn’t keep a good employee with any ambition around for long."

The book could have been shorten in multiple ways, from removing sections & chapters that didn't make sense to have, the author's family history, and the afterword (which seems to be a shorten version of the book).

Overall, an interesting book which has a different perspective on the CIA.

"Nearly all foreign travel carries the risk of stomach upheaval, but while it is an inconvenience as a tourist, it is a catastrophe when on business."
… (més)
 
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Authentico | Hi ha 18 ressenyes més | Dec 14, 2022 |

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