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The Secret War With Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Power Audiobook
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In the years since 9/11, the U.S. war on terror has focused on al-Qaeda, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Coverage of Iran has been devoted almost exclusively to its nuclear ambitions. Yet, as Ronen Bergman's groundbreaking reporting in this vital investigative history reveals, for thirty years, Iran has been the world's leading sponsor of global terror and stands as the most formidable sponsor of terror in the world today.
Bergman, one of Israel's top investigative reporters, gained unprecedented access to extraordinary sources from top to bottom in the Mossad and intelligence agencies around the world. Based on over ten years of research and more than 300 exclusive interviews with key intelligence figures, he reveals that Iranian terrorist masterminds have crisscrossed the globe, conducting bombings and assassinations with impunity—even renting apartments and planning bombing attacks in New York City. Iran's proxy, Hizballah, has virtually taken over southern Lebanon and threatens Israel with high-powered weaponry supplied by Iran. Iran and Hizballah worked closely with al-Qaeda and other Sunni terrorist groups in developing their terrorist operations, and Iranian commandos trained Iraqi insurgents in the crafts of suicide bombing and the building of the roadside bombs that have killed so many U.S. troops in Iraq.
In response, and largely beneath the public's radar, a vast clandestine war has been fought with Iran and Hizballah on one side and the CIA, Israel's Mossad, and their European counterparts on the other. The full story of that secret war, told for the first time here, will fundamentally change the debate about U.S. national security priorities.
A new axis of evil is emerging from Iran and spreading around the world, and Bergman shows that the CIA and the Mossad have so far been unable to thwart it. The Secret War with Iran is riveting and urgent.
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"pros: well researched over a long span, interesting, well written, mostly balanced.cons: no solutions offered to improve things, research sources limited to one side, moved faster than expected over some major events "
— Harmeet (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Thoroughly researched and persuasively argued, Bergman’s brief against Iran adds a powerful voice to a contentious debate.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“He proves the case that the world is a dangerous place, and the Middle East is the most dangerous place of all.”
— Booklist
The Secret War With Iran Listener Reviews
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" Another a friend asked me to read. "
— Carli, 8/8/2013 -
" Opens up our eyes and thoughts to the bloody struggle between ISLAM and JEWS fueled by Politics. The book is very heavy, at times we get confused with names but end of the day its a great read. "
— Rakesh, 11/15/2010 -
" Interesting book but almost too much detail. I am amazed how poorly the inteligence community kept up with what is happening in Iran. The worst part is that Iran had everything the Bush administration accused Iraq of having. We went to war in the wrong country, oh well just missed it by one letter. "
— Joe, 10/17/2010 -
" Interesting book but almost too much detail. I am amazed how poorly the inteligence community kept up with what is happening in Iran. The worst part is that Iran had everything the Bush administration accused Iraq of having. We went to war in the wrong country, oh well just missed it by one letter. "
— Joe, 10/4/2009 -
" Another a friend asked me to read. "
— Carli, 7/30/2009
About Ronen Bergman
Ronen Bergman is the senior correspondent for military and intelligence affairs for Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel’s largest daily paid newspaper, and a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine, where he reports on intelligence, national security, terrorism, and nuclear issues. He is the author of five bestselling Hebrew-language nonfiction books and The Secret War with Iran, which was published in the United States by Free Press. He is the recipient of the Sokolow Prize, Israel’s most esteemed award for journalism, and the B’nai B’rith International Press Award, among other honors. A member of the Israeli bar, he graduated with honors from the University of Haifa Faculty of Law and clerked in the attorney general’s office. A winner of a Chevening Scholarship from the British Foreign Office, he received a master’s degree in international relations from Cambridge University, where he was also awarded his PhD in history.
About Dick Hill
Laural Merlington is an audiobook narrator with over two hundred titles to her credit and a winner of multiple Earphones Awards. An Audie Award nominee, she has also directed over one hundred audiobooks. She has performed and directed for thirty years in theaters throughout the country. In addition to her extensive theater and voice-over work, she teaches college in her home state of Michigan.