Douglas London: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence [Rebroadcast]

<p><em>Note: This episode of Danger Close was originally released in October of 2021.&nbsp;</em></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Douglas London is a retired senior CIA operations officer and the author of the book <em>The Recruiter: Spying and the Lost Art of American Intelligence</em>.&nbsp; 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; 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><br /></p> <p>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; Today, Doug is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies, and a non-resident fellow at the Middle East Institute.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><br /></p> <p>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>Sponsors:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Navy Federal Credit Union: </strong>Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at<a href="http://navyfederal.org/"> </a>http://navyfederal.org/</p> <p><strong>Black Rifle Coffee Company: </strong>Today’s episode is also brought to you by <a href="https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/pages/dangerclose">Black Rifle</a>. Purchase at <a href="http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose">http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose</a> and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order!</p> <p><strong>SIG: </strong>This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG <a href="http://bit.ly/SIG-JackCarr">here</a>: http://bit.ly/SIG-JackCarr</p> <p><strong>Featured Gear&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Schnee’s Boots: Today’s featured gear segment is brought to you by Schnee’s boots. When you shop at Schnees.com make sure you use promo code: JACK21. When you do, you’ll save 10% off your pair of Schnee’s boots and logo wear. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Microsoft Surface&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Premier Body Armor&nbsp;</p> <p>Bulletproof Laptop Case</p>