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What happens when a terrorist has a change of heart? An Islamic militant, who left a trail of destruction in Europe, crosses over to work for the CIA. And then, one day, vanishes.

REFERENCE DOCS

JOHN RIZZO, COMPANY MAN: THIRTY YEARS OF CONTROVERSY AND CRISIS IN THE CIAC.I.A. RE-EXAMINES HIRING OF EX-TERRORIST AS AGENT (NYT, 1995)TIM WEINER, LEGACY OF ASHES: THE HISTORY OF THE CIAPUBLISHER – HTTPS://WWW.RANDOMHOUSE.COM/DOUBLEDAY/LEGACYOFASHES/LEGACY.HTM

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Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell is president and co-founder of Pushkin Industries. He is a journalist, a speaker, and the author of six New York Times bestsellers including The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers,…