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Deep Cover: The Inside Story of How DEA Infighting, Incompetence and Subterfuge Lost Us the Biggest Battle of the Drug War
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 321
EAN: 9780595092642
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0595092640
Label: Backinprint.com
Manufacturer: Backinprint.com
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 332
Publication Date: February 01, 2000
Publisher: Backinprint.com
Studio: Backinprint.com
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Editorial Review:
Deep Cover, a New York Times non-fiction bestseller, is a first-hand account of how the CIA, State and Justice Departments teamed up to destroy a DEA undercover sting operation that threatened to expose U.S. government ties to drug-financed governments in Mexico, Panama and Bolivia. Written by the man 60 Minutes called "America's top undercover cop."
—Michael Levine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Is this what David Simon meant when he said that THE WIRE is about anger at the government's betrayal of its ciitzens
If there is no real war against drugs, if it is hopeless, then I can better understand why the Bunny Colvin character in THE WIRE felt that legalizing drugs was a good idea and it had nothing to do with compromised values.
Rating: - Reallity when it's more fictional than fiction
The books tell the sad inside story on the war on drugs. It's well written, interesting and reads like a good criminal fiction, but it's unfortunately a true story.
If you like reading criminal fiction, read this book. If you're interested in politics, it's a must.
Rating:  - Very colorful storytelling
This book is an often hilarious account of how corruption, stupidity, egotism, and hidden agendas completely sabotage the war on drugs. It reminded me of sometimes of Tales of Incompetence by Koralnik, in the descriptions of pettiness and bureaucratic infighting and all the extroadinary wasted effort. The only disappointment is the lack of serious questioning as to whether a War on Drugs is even worth fighting, considering it is largely a commerce undertaken between consenting adults.
Rating: - Very informative and sobering
Michael Levine gives the reader the inside scoop on why certain agencies and certain targets don't seem to show up during the war on drugs. I read this book years ago and found myself infuriated by the in-fighting and lack of cooperation between agencies and agents. Excellent read and likely to disappoint those of us who believe everything is being done to fight the war on drugs.
Rating: - Objective and hard-hitting
I am a retired DEA Field Division SAC. Levine's book, like his radio program, is objective and doesn't pull any punches. The lack of cooperation between organizations is well-known to anyone inside and Levine describes this infighting with brutal candor. The cost to Americans who expect more of their government is painfully high. Well-researched and documented.
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