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For the first time, the plot to destroy democracy reveals the dramatic story of how blackmail, espionage, assassination, and psychological warfare were used. Eventually disillusioned by the horrors of revolutionary iran, kahlili initiated cooperation with the cia during a subsequent visit to the united states. While reading a time to betray, one must determine the veracity of information with a grain of salt. A true story as exhilarating as a great spy thriller, as turbulent as todays headlines from the middle east, 2010 national best books awardwinning a time to betray reveals what no other previous cia operatives memoir possibly could.
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