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James Lawler

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James Lawler served for 25 years as a CIA operations officer in various international posts and was a member of CIA's Senior Intelligence Service (SIS-3) from 1998 until retirement in 2005. He was a specialist in the recruitment of foreign spies, and he spent well over half of his CIA career battling the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. As Chief of the A.Q. Khan Nuclear Takedown Team, which resulted in the disruption of the most dangerous nuclear weapons network in history, Mr. Lawler was the recipient of one of the CIA's Trailblazer Awards in 2007, marking the 60th anniversary of CIA. DCI George Tenet sent Mr. Lawler a note which stated, “Jim, what you and your team have achieved will rank up there as one of the most spectacul ...more

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James Lawler I had several unresolved espionage operations that still haunt me as to why. I call them my loose threads. I'm seriously considering a story with a re…moreI had several unresolved espionage operations that still haunt me as to why. I call them my loose threads. I'm seriously considering a story with a retired case officer who has similar loose threads but then they all start to come together in a most sinister fashion.(less)
James Lawler Yes,. You may email me at chmargau@aol.com. I've had several people suggest that I make an audiobook version of Living Lies, but I haven't had time to…moreYes,. You may email me at chmargau@aol.com. I've had several people suggest that I make an audiobook version of Living Lies, but I haven't had time to look into it. Thanks and regards, Jim(less)
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“More often than not, they accomplished very little because they were so often run by committees. To make matters worse, the committees typically contained inexperienced or mediocre officers, all of whom had an equal vote regardless of how much or how little they understood the particular issue or operation. This produced not the wisdom of crowds but the idiocy of mobs.”
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