Nearly two decades into jack devines career at the cia, he was tasked with what was then the agencys largestever covert program. Jack devine left, a former cia agent, speaks about his experiences to students at his alma mater, msgr. Youll hear the shift jack has seen of former cia veterans going public, as well as the scary trend of guys with phony credentials claiming cia and being given major platforms in the media. Jack devine recounts his 32 years as a spy in chile and italy and. Intelligence officers bookshelf central intelligence agency. An american spymasters story wednesday, june 4, 2014 7.
The cia tends to be a rorschach test in american politics today. Caricatured by hollywood, lionized by the right, and pilloried by the left, the cia remains one of the least understood instruments of the united states government. This event is cosponsored by rainy day books, international relations council irc, kmbz newsradio and the kmbz business channel. Jack devine, 74, is a 32year veteran of the cia whose covert operations took him around the world during times of major upheaval and intrigue, which he. He offers a rare glimpse inside the cias secretive world in his memoir, good hunting. Jack devinea 30year veteran of the the cia and its former directorate of.
Good hunting by jack devine with vernon loeb the boston globe. Jack devine recently spoke in suburban washington about his 32year career as a spymaster for the cia as he presented his book good hunting. Jack devines memoir, good hunting, mostly succeeds at navigating these treacherous waters. An american spymasters story is the spellbinding memoir of devines time in the central intelligence agency, where he served for more than thirty years, rising to become the acting deputy director of operations, responsible for all of the cias spying operations. Cia top spymaster jack devine to appear at milford. An american spymasters story is the spellbinding memoir of devines time in the cia, where he served for more than 30 years, rising to become the acting deputy director of operations, responsible for all of the agencys spying operations. But the book quickly becomes a rich, nuanced portrait of a man who, in the c. Jack devine will be in conversation about good hunting.
An american spymasters story, in which he discusses his 32year career with the central intelligence agency cia. Devine served americas interests for more than thirty years in a wide range of covert operations, ultimately overseeing the directorate of operations, a cia. Good hunting is his guide to the art of spycraft, told with great wit, candor, and commonsense wisdom. During a 32year career at the cia, he served as both acting director and associate director of the agencys operations outside the united states. At the pinnacle of his career he was the cias top spymaster and head of the cias operations outside the united states. Jun 07, 2014 jack devine served in the cia for more than 30 years, ultimately rising to the agencys highest ranks. Jun 03, 2014 jack devine is a thirtytwoyear veteran of the central intelligence agency who served at the pinnacle of his career as the cias top spymasterhead of the cias operations outside the united states, in which capacity he had supervisory authority over thousands of cia employees involved in sensitive missions throughout the world. It focuses on his agency career and the role of covert action in the past and the future. Devine completed his training at the farm and various other espionage and paramilitary courses. Jack devine is a thirtytwoyear veteran of the central intelligence. Devine resides in new york city and is a member of the council on foreign relations. A spy story by jack devine, cia fox 4 kansas city wdaf.
Jack devine is a thirtytwoyear veteran of the central intelligence agency. A memoir of war, espionage, and diplomacy in the middle east, 2011, etc. This is a story of intrigue and highstakes maneuvering all the more gripping when the. He eventually became acting chief of the agencys clandestine service. An american spymasters story before the association of former intelligence officers.
Jack devines career at the cia spanned from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, including the fall of president salvador allende in chile in 1973, the irancontra scandal in the mid1980s, and the fight to push the. Jack devine, an ocean city homeowner and former north wildwood beach patrol lifeguard, will be the featured speaker at the ocean city historical museums annual luncheon at noon wednesday, sept. Devine began at the cia in the 1960s after reading a book about the agency and sending in a handwritten request for employment. An american spymasters story sarah crichton books, 2014, which he wrote with vernon loeb. Aug 07, 2014 jack devine, longtime veteran of the central intelligence agency cia and at one point its top spymaster, was there for charlie wilsons war, the hunt for pablo escobar, and the unmasking of kgb spy aldrich ames. Devine is currently the president of the arkin group, and his latest book is good hunting. Sep 21, 2019 former acting director of the cias operations outside the us, spymaster jack devine, author of good hunting, will talk with pulitzer prize winning writer tim weiner, author of national book award winner legacy of ashes the history of the cia about the challenges of writing about an organization steeped in secrets. He is a founding partner and the president of the arkin group, an international risk consulting and. The son of a bluecollar, irishcatholic family from philadelphia, mr.
An american spymasters story, a new york times bestseller, was published in june 2014. Kai birds the good spy and jack devines good hunting the. Jun 26, 2014 jack devines memoir, good hunting, mostly succeeds at navigating these treacherous waters. In the summer of 1992, jack platt, an american, and his russian best friend, gennady genya vasilenko, saw each other for the. Jack devine is the author of the memoir good hunting. Jack devines good hunting gives readers an inside look at ciathe good and. He is a 32year veteran of the central intelligence agency. An american spymasters story has made me far more appreciative of the essential role of cias covert operations both in the past and. The book was coauthored by houston chronicle managing editor loeb kings counsel.
Jack devine is a thirtytwoyear veteran of the central intelligence agency who served at the pinnacle of his career as the cias top spymasteracting deputy director of the cias operations outside the united states, in which capacity he had supervisory authority over thousands of cia employees involved in sensitive missions throughout the world. Jack devine is founding partner and president of the arkin group. Now, as he sees it, the agency is trapped within a larger bureaucracy, losing swaths of turf to the military and, most ominous of all, is becoming overly weighted toward paramilitary operations. An american spymasters story is the spellbinding memoir of devine s time in the cia, where he served for more than 30 years, rising to become the acting deputy director of operations, responsible for all of the agencys spying operations. Jack devine is one of the legendary spymasters of our time. He offers a rare glimpse inside the cia s secretive world in his memoir, good hunting. Kgb agent gennady vasilenko left and the cias jack platt.
Good hunting by jack devine a spy who funneled stingers to the mujahedeen, helped hunt drug lord pablo escobar, and managed the turncoat aldrich ames. Jack devine, former deputy director for operations, cia, and current president, the arkin group this book is an important contribution to our knowledge of the oss general donovans unusual experiment and mandatory reading for anyone interested in learning about one of the most fascinating and littleknown aspects of the war. Jack devine president, the arkin group llc jack devine is a founding partner and president of the arkin group llc, which specializes in international crisis management, strategic intelligence, investigative research and business problem solving. Jack devine, longtime veteran of the central intelligence agency cia and at one point its top spymaster, was there for charlie wilsons war, the hunt for pablo escobar, and the unmasking of kgb spy aldrich ames.
It was the largest covert action of the cold war, and it was devine who put the brandnew stinger missile into the hands of the mujahideen during their war with the soviets, paving the way to a decisive victory against the russians. From pinochets coup in chile to irancontra, he sets the record straight about the cias cold war record in his new memoir and its controversial role during wartime. An american spymasters story about his thirtytwo year career with the central intelligence agency. Jun 04, 20 jack devine covered many crucial cia leadership roles over 32 years, fascinating book, with great historic value, and written in a straightshooter no bs tone that perfectly resonates with me, especially after having read the brothers by kinzer, about the dulles brothers, a book that provides a very different perspective on the cia s history. Jack devine covered many crucial cia leadership roles over 32 years, fascinating book, with great historic value, and written in a straightshooter no bs tone that perfectly resonates with me, especially after having read the brothers by kinzer, about the dulles brothers, a book that provides a very different perspective on the cias history. Harvard book store welcomed cia veteran jack devine and bestselling novelist joseph finder for a discussion of devines book good hunting. Nov 18, 2014 jack devine is a largerthanlife character who served a long and distinguished career, in the field and in headquarters, spanning important periods in cia history. Devine joined the cia in 1967, after his wife gave him a book about the cia and its role in u. Jul 15, 2014 jack devine a 30year veteran of the the cia and its former directorate of operationsstops by amazon for a lengthy chat about his career and new memoir, good hunting.
He was in chile when salvador allende fell, he later ran cia stations in latin. Sep 29, 2018 kgb agent gennady vasilenko left and the cias jack platt. An expert on virtually all areas of intelligence, including analysis, operations, technology, and management, jack devine believes that the cia has lost its way and is calling for a return to its roots espionage and covert operations. Spymaster jack devine on building a better cia cicero. Spies dont often weigh in publicly on cia controversies, for obvious reasons. Jack devine knows more than almost anyone about the cias vital importance as a tool of american statecraft. Nov 15, 2017 jack devine left, a former cia agent, speaks about his experiences to students at his alma mater, msgr.
An american spymasters story, by jack devine with vernon loeb. Jack devine will speak about his 32year career with the cia during the ocean city historical museums annual luncheon on sept. This is a story of intrigue and highstakes maneuvering, all the. Jack devine is a thirtytwoyear veteran of the central intelligence agency who served at the pinnacle of his career as the cias top spymasterhead of the cias operations outside the united states, in which capacity he had supervisory authority over thousands of cia employees involved in sensitive missions throughout the world. Jack devines first appearance on sofrep radio was full of amazing insight from the former acting director and associate director of the cias operations outside the. In good hunting, former spymaster jack devine, whose career spanned three decades and six presidencies. He rose through the ranks, ultimately overseeing the entirety of the agencys clandestine operations in the mid1990s. A sophisticated, deeply informed account of real life in the real cia. Devine, now founding partner of the arkin group, which specializes in international crisis management, retired from the cia as acting director of operations in 1998. May 22, 2015 jack devine, 74, is a 32year veteran of the cia whose covert operations took him around the world during times of major upheaval and intrigue, which he describes in his 2014 book, good hunting. Jack devine is a veteran of the central intelligence agency cia and a founding partner and president of the arkin group llc. Jack devine ran charlie wilsons war in afghanistan.
Sep 24, 2014 jack devine recently spoke in suburban washington about his 32year career as a spymaster for the cia as he presented his book good hunting. Former cia spymaster jack devine on decades of intrigue. Spymaster jack devine on building a better cia cicero magazine. He is also a founding partner and the president of the arkin group, which specializes in international crisis management, strategic intelligence, and more. He ran charlie wilsons war in afghanistan, which was the largest covert action of the cold war, and it was devine who helped to push the soviets out of afghanistan with his decision to. Jack devinea 30year veteran of the the cia and its former directorate of operationsstops by amazon for a lengthy chat about his career and new memoir, good hunting. He ran charlie wilsons war in afghanistan, which was the largest covert action of the cold war, and it was devine who helped to push the soviets out of afghanistan with his decision to supply the mujahudeen with stinger antiaircraft missiles. Jack devine served in the cia for more than 30 years, ultimately rising to the agencys highest ranks. Harvard book store welcomed cia veteran jack devine and bestselling novelist joseph finder for a discussion of devines book good.
Devine was active during the cias operations against the medellin cartel, chasing down the notorious pablo escobar at a time when drug. Bonner and archbishop prendergast high school in drexel hill on nov. Please be advised that jack devine, will be addressing the sections national security committee on december 18, 2019, at 3. Jun 19, 2014 harvard book store welcomed cia veteran jack devine and bestselling novelist joseph finder for a discussion of devines book good hunting. Biography edit devines career at the cia spanned from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, including the fall of president salvador allende in chile in 1973, the irancontra affair in the mid1980s, and the fight. He is a 32year veteran of the central intelligence agency cia. He rose through the ranks, ultimately overseeing the entirety of the agencys clandestine operations in. Cia top spymaster jack devine to appear at milford readers. Something of a reallife george smiley, he is a 30year veteran of the cia who, among a lot of things, ran charlie wilsons war against the soviets in afghanistan, knew a thing or two about the irancontra affair long before the rest of us did including the president. Jack devine is a largerthanlife character who served a long and distinguished career, in the field and in headquarters, spanning important periods in cia history.
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