Background
Robert Baer was born on July 1, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. He was raised in Aspen, Colorado, United States.
1300 Academy Rd, Culver, IN 46511, United States
Robert Baer attended Culver Military Academy.
3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057, United States
In 1976 Robert Baer earned a degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Berkeley, CA, United States
Robert Baer studied at the University of California, Berkeley.
1300 Academy Rd, Culver, IN 46511, United States
Robert Baer attended Culver Military Academy.
3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057, United States
In 1976 Robert Baer earned a degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Berkeley, CA, United States
Robert Baer studied at the University of California, Berkeley.
(In his explosive New York Times bestseller, top CIA opera...)
In his explosive New York Times bestseller, top CIA operative Robert Baer paints a chilling picture of how terrorism works on the inside and provides startling evidence of how Washington politics sabotaged the CIA’s efforts to root out the world’s deadliest terrorists, allowing for the rise of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda and the continued entrenchment of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. A veteran case officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations in the Middle East, Baer witnessed the rise of terrorism first hand and the CIA’s inadequate response to it, leading to the attacks of September 11, 2001. This riveting book is both an indictment of an agency that lost its way and an unprecedented look at the roots of modern terrorism and includes a new afterword in which Baer speaks out about the American war on terrorism and its profound implications throughout the Middle East.
https://www.amazon.com/See-No-Evil-Soldier-Terrorism/dp/140004684X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=See+No+Evil%3A+The+True+Story+of+a+Ground+Soldier+in+the+CIA%27s+War+on+Terrorism&qid=1610456409&s=books&sr=1-1
2002
(In his explosive New York Times bestseller, See No Evil, ...)
In his explosive New York Times bestseller, See No Evil, former CIA operative Robert Baer exposed how Washington politics drastically compromised the CIA’s efforts to fight global terrorism. Now in his powerful new book, Sleeping with the Devil, Baer turns his attention to Saudi Arabia, revealing how our government’s cynical relationship with our Middle Eastern ally and America’s dependence on Saudi oil make us increasingly vulnerable to economic disaster and put us at risk for further acts of terrorism.
https://www.amazon.com/Sleeping-Devil-Washington-Saudi-Crude/dp/1400052688/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sleeping+With+the+Devil%3A+How+Washington+Sold+Our+Soul+for+Saudi+Crude&qid=1610456600&s=books&sr=1-1
2003
(Former CIA operative Robert Baer pushes fiction to the ab...)
Former CIA operative Robert Baer pushes fiction to the absolute limit in this riveting and unnervingly plausible alternative history of 9/11. Veteran CIA officer Max Waller has long been obsessed with the abduction and murder of his Agency mentor. Through years of digging yield the name of a suspect, an Iranian math genius turned terrorist, the trail seems too cold to justify the further effort. Then Max turns up a photograph of the man standing alongside Osama bin Laden and a mysterious westerner whose face has been cut out, feeding Max's suspicion. When the first official to whom Max shows the photo winds up dead, the out-of-favor agent suddenly finds himself the target of dark forces within the intelligence community who are desperate to muzzle him. Eluding a global surveillance net, Max, in the summer of 2001, begins tracking the spore of a complex conspiracy, meeting clandestinely with suicide bombers and Arab royalty and ultimately realizing the Iranian he'd sought for a decades-old crime is actually at the nexus of a terrifying plot. Showing off dazzling tradecraft and an array of richly textured backdrops, and filled with real names and events, Blow the House Down deftly balances fact and possibility to become the first great thriller to spring from the war on terrorism.
https://www.amazon.com/Blow-House-Down-Robert-Baer-audiobook/dp/B000NIWHUU/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Blow+the+House+Down%3A+A+Novel&qid=1610456867&s=books&sr=1-1
2006
(Over the past 30 years, while the United States has turne...)
Over the past 30 years, while the United States has turned either a blind or dismissive eye, Iran has emerged as a nation every bit as capable of altering America's destiny as traditional superpowers Russia and China. Indeed, one of this audiobook's central arguments is that, in some ways, Iran's grip on America's future is even tighter. As ex-CIA operative Robert Baer masterfully shows, Iran has maneuvered itself into the elite superpower ranks by exploiting America's false perceptions of what Iran is - by letting us believe it is a country run by scowling religious fanatics, too preoccupied with theocratic jostling and terrorist agendas to strengthen its political and economic foundations.
https://www.amazon.com/The-Devil-We-Know-Robert-Baer-audiobook/dp/B001H44FRM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Devil+We+Know%3A+Dealing+with+the+New+Iranian+Superpower&qid=1610457095&s=books&sr=1-1
2008
(Robert Baer was known inside the CIA as perhaps the best ...)
Robert Baer was known inside the CIA as perhaps the best operative working in the Middle East. Over several decades he served everywhere from Iraq to New Delhi and racked up such an impressive list of accomplishments that he was eventually awarded the Career Intelligence Medal. But if his career was everything a spy might aspire to, his personal life was a brutal illustration of everything a spy is asked to sacrifice. Bob had few enduring non-work friendships, only contacts and acquaintances. His prolonged absences destroyed his marriage, and he felt intense guilt at spending so little time with his children. Sworn to secrecy and constantly driven by ulterior motives, he was a man apart wherever he went.
https://www.amazon.com/Company-Keep-Husband-Wife-True-Life/dp/0307588157/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Company+We+Keep%3A+A+Husband-and-Wife+True-Life+Spy+Story&qid=1610457405&s=books&sr=1-1
2011
https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Kill-Personal-Assassination-2015-10-08/dp/B01K9C9W5M/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=The+Perfect+Kill%3A+21+Laws+for+Assassins&qid=1610457841&s=books&sr=1-2
2014
Robert Baer was born on July 1, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. He was raised in Aspen, Colorado, United States.
Robert Baer attended Culver Military Academy. In 1976 he earned a degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Baer studied at the University of California, Berkeley.
After graduating, Robert Baer made a phone call to the Central Intelligence Agency inquiring about a job. He refers to the phone call as a prank, but it was responsible for landing him the position of case officer for the CIA's Director of Operations. After receiving training, Baer was sent to a number of overseas locations, mostly in the Middle East and including Northern Iraq, Dushanbe, Rabat. Paris. Beirut, Khartoum, and New Delhi. He is fluent in Arabic. Farsi, French, and German.
He worked for the CIA for twenty-one years and as a case officer, he recruited foreign agents, gathered information from them, and then used that information to attempt various operations. He received the coveted Career Intelligence Medal and a Merit Unit Citation from the CIA for his work in Iraq during 1995. He retired from the CIA in 1997 due to his dissatisfaction with the way the organization was being run.
Baer's first book, See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA s War on Terrorism, was published in 2002. It is in some ways a memoir of his time spent working for the CIA. He chronicles many of his experiences and explains the problems existing within the organization, which in his view have led to the inability of the CIA to effectively prevent terrorism. Baer’s next book is Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude. In this book, Baer uses his first-hand experience from his time spent in the Middle East to critique the United States' relationship with Saudi Arabia.
His other works include Blow the House Down: A Novel (2006), The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower (2008), The Company We Keep: A Husband-and-Wife True-Life Spy Story (2011), and The Perfect Kill: 21 Laws for Assassinsination (2014). Baer writes regularly for Time.com and has contributed to Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
Robert Baer is considered one of the most accomplished agents in CIA history. He was awarded the Career Intelligence Medal for his efforts. His book, See No Evil, was the basis for the acclaimed film Syriana, which earned George Clooney an Oscar for his portrayal of Baer. His works received high praise from critics.
(In his explosive New York Times bestseller, top CIA opera...)
2002(Over the past 30 years, while the United States has turne...)
2008(In his explosive New York Times bestseller, See No Evil, ...)
2003(Former CIA operative Robert Baer pushes fiction to the ab...)
2006(Robert Baer was known inside the CIA as perhaps the best ...)
2011Robert Baer has two daughters and a son from his first marriage. He is married to Dayna Williamson.
