Unwanted Spy, Jeffrey Sterling
Unwanted Spy, Jeffrey Sterling
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Unwanted Spy
The Persecution of an American Whistleblower

Author: Jeffrey Sterling

Narrator: J. D. Jackson

Unabridged: 8 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 10/15/2019


Synopsis

The powerful story of a CIA whistleblower and political prisoner who refused to give up on his American dream
In 2015, Jeffrey Sterling was sentenced to prison, convicted of violating the Espionage Act. Sterling, it is now clear, was another victim of our government's draconian crackdown on alleged leakers and whistleblowers.
Sterling grew up in a small, segregated town in Missouri and jumped at the chance to broaden his world and serve his country, first in law school and later in the CIA. After an impressive career, Sterling's progress came to a sudden halt: he was denied opportunities because of his race and was pushed out of the Agency. Later, Sterling courageously blew the whistle on the CIA's botched covert operation in Iran to Senate investigators. After a few quiet years in Missouri with his wife, he was arrested suddenly and charged with espionage.
Unwanted Spy is an inspiring account of one man's uncompromising commitment to the truth and a reminder of the principles of justice and integrity that should define America.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy on October 03, 2019

My rating on this book is more for the person Jeffery Sterling writes about than the significance of his being a 'whistle blower'. This is the story of a man who grew up with not many advantages but thought enough of himself to better his life and of his country to try to serve. Life does not always......more

Goodreads review by Book Him Danno on September 16, 2019

I am fence sitting with this story. The man is a whistler blower turning on his government and those who trusted him. At the same time how can someone not see that his conviction and desire to do what is right by what he knew. The readers are really only given the view of Jeffrey Sterling which is sc......more

Goodreads review by jane c on February 07, 2021

I opened reading it expecting to understand the details of Jeffrey Sterlings whistle blower case. Instead we go on a journey of his lifelong striving to BE. Not black, not white, but a well educated patriotic citizen of this country. To defy expectations of his family and become something satisfying......more

Goodreads review by Howard on March 11, 2020

Not sure what to think Interesting read. Clearly he is and has been really full of himself his entire life. Always the victim it seems. Perhaps that attitude was subtly behind all that he’s experienced. He clearly got screwed by the CIA and this country and I hope at some point that will be acknowled......more