Deadly deceits
by Ralph W. McGehee, Ralph W. McGeehee, Mark Crispin Miller, David MacMichael · first published 1955
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If you're interested in accounts of CIA agents from South Asia that went horribly wrong you could always read Ralph McGehee's book. https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Deceits-My-Years-CIA/dp/187617... It's from the Vietnam period, but it doesn't sound like much has changed based on OP's description.
on “I'm not convinced that this wasn't the second biggest mistake of my life” ↗…are selling for 430 and 967 respectively. [1] Another fun example of crazy Amazon pricing - looks like a price gouging individual/algorithm who is riding a wave of scarcity. [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Deceits-McGehee-12-Dec-1984-Pa...
on “The CIA's Deadly Deceits and the Vietnam War, with Ralph McGehee (1986)” ↗