Commentary/review

This memoir is not strictly literature. It is written by a highly skilled, literate professional, an American patriot and a hero in the history of important whistle-blowers of the 21st century. It remains a collection of blog posts, memoranda and lists of facts – highly relevant and accurate but not always very enjoyable to read. I still enjoyed this memoir for its informative content. It is, after all, an account of the only person in the CIA who did the right thing, as far as torturing prisoners was concerned, and the only person in the CIA to go to jail for keeping his morals intact on that matter. John Kiriakou’s perspective is utterly unique.

The book reminds the reader that playing the long game is a huge endeavor – the game is usually very long for the short and frail human existence and most people are simply not prepared for it. There is ultimately no shame in not taking the difficult path as most of us are not meant to survive it.

Beautiful cover, a tribute to Author’s life. I love it.

Cover Photo by Marco J Haenssgen on Unsplash