The Secrets of the FBI
Ronald Kessler (Author)
Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Crown (August 2, 2011)
ISBN-10: 0307719693 ISBN-13: 978-0307719690
Description:
The Secrets of the FBI by New York Times bestselling author Ronald Kessler reveals the FBI"s most closely guarded secrets and the secrets of celebrities, politicians, and movie stars uncovered by agents during their investigations. Based on inside access, the book presents revelations about the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, the recent Russian spy swap, Marilyn Monroe's death, Vince Foster"s suicide, and J. Edgar Hoover"s sexual orientation. For the first time, it tells how the FBI caught spy Robert Hanssen in its midst and how the FBI breaks into homes, offices, and embassies to plant bugging devices without getting caught. From Watergate to Waco, from congressional scandals to the killing of bin Laden, The Secrets of the FBI presents headline-making disclosures about the most important figures and events of our time. From the Hardcover edition.
Top Review
The most interesting part of Kessler's book covered how former director Hoover (48 years) built secret files in his office with sensitive information about celebrities and political leaders. Hoover made certain that those he had information on knew what the files contained on them. The book contains a number of examples of who was targeted (eg. Robert Kennedy and his relationship with Marilyn Monroe, Martin Luther King), what was contained, and how the information was fed back to the targeted individual. Ironically, columnist Jack Anderson in turn publicly scandalized Hoover in columns after rifling through the director's garbage; more seriously, it turns out that Hoover also abused his position - having employees build a front porch, fish pond, and rear deck on his home, as well as prepare his tax returns and ghost-write 'Masters of Deceit' for him.
Other sections cover the recent raid on bin Laden's compound, Vince Foster's suicide (reportedly triggered by a week earlier encounter with Hillary Clinton), how the FBI caught Russian spy Robert Hansen within its ranks (paid a Russian agent big money for information - had about 300 personnel working on the case), its investigation of 9/11, Chinese cyber attacks, digging a tunnel under the new Soveiet Embassy in D.C. (supposedly cost $1 billion - including new spying techniques), as well as how the FBI breaks into offices and embassies to plant bugging devices without getting caught - eg. drugs dogs or scares them off with CO2 extinguishers). The really bad news - the lead FBI expert on terrorism believes we'll be attacked with WMD for certain, sooner or later.
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