The Director and Blowback
2014-07-06T22:05:12-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTQxXC8yMDE0MDcwNjIyMjAxMDAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==David Ignatius and Valerie Plame talked about the real-life stories that informed their novels. David Ignatius is the author of The Director, a novel about a CIA mole hunt to find a hacker who has accessed the agency’s computer systems. Valerie Plame is the author of the novel Blowback, about a CIA agent who is tasked with tracking down an international arms dealer who is helping Iran with its nuclear weapons program. The co-authors spoke with Steve Clemons, Washington editor at large for The Atlantic and senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
David Ignatius and Valerie Plame talked about the real-life stories that informed their novels. David Ignatius is the author of The Director… read more
David Ignatius and Valerie Plame talked about the real-life stories that informed their novels. David Ignatius is the author of The Director, a novel about a CIA mole hunt to find a hacker who has accessed the agency’s computer systems. Valerie Plame is the author of the novel Blowback, about a CIA agent who is tasked with tracking down an international arms dealer who is helping Iran with its nuclear weapons program. The co-authors spoke with Steve Clemons, Washington editor at large for The Atlantic and senior fellow at the New America Foundation. close
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