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The Other Side of Deception: A Rogue Agent Exposes the Mossad's Secret Agenda
by: Victor Ostrovsky

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 327.125694092
EAN: 9780061093524
ISBN: 0061093521
Label: Harpercollins (Mm)
Manufacturer: Harpercollins (Mm)
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1995-08
Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm)
Sales Rank: 141118
Studio: Harpercollins (Mm)

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Former Mossad agent Victor Ostrovsky reveals such alarming cover-up stories as the near-assassination of George Bush and the truth behind Robert Maxwell's death. By the author of By Way of Deception. Reprint.

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- Not as strong as 'By Way of Deception'
This is a very worthwhile read but not as fulfilling as the original blockbuster 'By Way of Deception.'

The ending is pretty weak, we are supposed to believe that Victors (book author) old friend send a kidon (Mossad assassins) group to 'take care' of Victor. It is also my opinion that the author over stretched when he vouched that Bush Sr had nothing to do with the Iran-Contra affair. Read 'Compromised' for a believable account of the involvement of many 'well placed' individuals in the Iran-Contra affair. Nevertheless, I find most of the book to present itself as being fairly credible.

More thrilling stories of almost impossible levels of Mossad skulduggery. I'm sure most readers will find themselves very thankful for the fact that the Mossad is, mostly, thousands of miles away.

The Mossad is simply too important to not get educated about. This is another good insider account ... Read More

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- Critical Reading for those who care about the US in 2004
For a thinking person, the revelations in this book should spawn probing questions about the Mossad's part in geopolitics from pre-9-11 to 2004. Ostrovsky outlines how the Mossad, unlike any other secret intelligence service in the world, uses the vast Diaspora as "assets" to do their bidding. It is organized so that the Diaspora (over 50,000 strong) become temporary Mossad agents on an as-needed basis.

This structure accomplishes two things:
(1) By playing on the 'help the homeland' aspect of requesting help for Israel from the Diaspora through whatever the 'asset's' position or job skill can produce, it naturally compartmentalizes the significance of a job, and reduces costs. The Mossad has only 1200 agents worldwide, but calls on the considerable PR skills of the B'nai B'rith, JDL, and ADL to advance its aims on an as-needed basis. Ostrovsky shows in event after event how this is by design.

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- EXCELLENT BOOK
This is an excellent book, probably one of the best ones I have ever read. In my opinion it says the real story about israeli intelligence, how they think, how they act, and how dirty they play with everybody, even with people who have helped them. You MUST read this book.

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- Would Anyone Care to Hunt Dragons?
Without becoming one, that is.

Alongside the author's previous "By Way of Deception." This book, also a best seller, contains a depressing and chilling expose of The Mossad, Israel's intelligence service.

Unlike any other 'true espionage account' you might have hitherto read it is, as the saying goes, impossible to put down. Absolutely riveting. Though by the end the question is not 'Who are the good guys?' It's more like ' Who in The Middle East is NOT completely insane ? '

Ostrovsky was a former colonel in the Israeli armed forces before he joined Mossad. No one contends that he was a field officer, well connected and in the know. He was fired after a fracas in Cyprus, in which he contends he was forced to take the fall for his incompetent superiors. This would never have happenned in the Israeli Defense Forces, not without a proper hearing. However The Mossad, as he never tires of ... Read More

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