Books
August, 1995
Of the half dozen recent books about CIA traitor Aldrich Ames, the best documented is Betrayal (Random House), by three New York Times reporters, Tim Weiner, David Johnston and Neil Lewis. Betrayal provides riveting details about how Ames passed CIA secrets to the KGB and how the FBI finally nailed him. The Times team presents its account amid questions about the effectiveness of the CIA's internal policing, squabbling between the FBI and the CIA, and the role of spying in the post-Cold War era....
