The New York Times bestselling memoir about the creation and implementation of the controversial Enhanced Interrogation Techniques by the former Key Operations Officer for the CIA’s Counterterrorism Middle.

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The explosive NY Times bestseller with the pioneer from the CIA’s highly controversial “enhanced interrogation techniques”

Former Chief of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Middle, Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr., reveals how, in the wake of 9/11, government-approved really difficult about Hard Steps: How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved Americ steps applied to captured high-level al Qa’ida operatives derailed terrorist risks to the U.S., contributed to the catch of Usama bin Ladin, and preserved countless American lives. That is, until initial support gave way to shortsighted politics correctness, leaving those responsible for protecting our country second-guessed, hamstrung, and looked into. In effect, america has chosen to willfully and unilaterally disarm itself in the war on terror.

In Hard Steps, Rodriguez melds his amazing life story using a reasoned, previously untold, and convincing case for hard measures. Completely disclosing explosive information on when and how they were utilized, and why these methods were required, he offers a uncommon, insiders’ take a look at an issue that seizes open public interest and inspires strenuous debate.