Thomas Pecora – Friday & Tacos
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Dive into the shadowed world of a 30-year CIA veteran (24 undercover) in Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror. Tom Pecora exposes raw truths you won't find in headlines: Why even polygraph-vetted insiders turn—~10% slip through—and how continuous checks save lives. The fatal flaw in “iron box” protection: the 1989 Herrhausen assassination proves armor fails without a driver who thinks like the enemy. Counter-surveillance as the ultimate weapon: attackers must watch their target—learn to spot the signature before the trigger. From solo control freak to leading 3,700 in Iraq: the empowerment pivot that scaled chaos into victory. Trauma's hidden toll—and why today's agents get therapy, not pink slips. Grab Guardian first. The book's unfiltered ops and hard-won scars will leave you hungry for Tom's live breakdown on the mic.
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