Douglas London: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence

<p>Douglas London is a retired senior CIA operations officer and the author of the new book <em>The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence</em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Doug served as a U.S. Marine before joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 1984 where he worked for 34 years - 17 years on either side of 9/11.&nbsp; His job was the clandestine collection of HUMINT - intelligence that comes from people who provide secrets valuable to the United States.&nbsp; By virtue of recruiting spies for an equal number of years on either side of 11 September 2001, Doug offers a unique perspective on the Agency pre and post that seminal date in history.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><br /></p> <p>He served in the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and Africa including three assignments as a chief of station, the president’s senior advisor at post, and chief of base in a conflict zone.&nbsp; Assignments at CIA Headquarters included executive positions at the Agency’s Counterterrorism Center, Information Operations Center, and Near East and South Asia Division.&nbsp; He is the recipient of the CIA’s Career Intelligence Medal.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Today, Doug is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies, and is a non-resident fellow at the Middle East Institute.&nbsp;&nbsp; On this episode of Danger Close, Doug discusses the state of modern intelligence, failures of the intelligence community, a lack of accountability prevalent in the post-9/11 CIA, and a lot more.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><br /></p> <p>You can follow him on Twitter @douglaslondon5 and you can follow Jack on social platforms&nbsp; @jackcarrusa.&nbsp;</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Featured Gear:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Microsoft Surface&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Premier Body Armor Bulletproof Laptop Case&nbsp;</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Sponsors:&nbsp;</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>SIG Sauer:</strong> Today’s episode is presented by SIG Sauer.&nbsp;</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Schnee’s:</strong> Go to Schnees.com and use the promo code JACK21 to save 10% off your pair of Schnee’s boots and logo wear.</p>