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Haas's tale is definitely entertaining. . . .[his] insights into the cultures he encounters are often engrossing, and he goes into fascinating detail about aspects of his 'profession.' --Sam Jemielity, Playboy.com--Sam Jemielity Playboy.com (07/05/2007)

The story of our government's role in using highly trained professionals to do certain unsavory but very necessary types of undercover/clandestine missions is not often pretty but has been in need of telling for some time. I can't think of a more knowledgeable and experienced person to tell that very important story than Roland Haas. --From the Foreword by Col. Ben S. Malcom, USA (Ret.)--Col. Ben S. Malcom Haas's tale is definitely entertaining. . . .[his] insights into the cultures he encounters are often engrossing, and he goes into fascinating detail about aspects of his 'profession.' --Sam Jemielity, Playboy.com-- (07/05/2007) Often reads like the latest entry from Ludlum or Le Carr . . . fascinating. --Book News, Inc.-- (11/21/2008) An incredible story of derring-do well told, including international intrigue, assassination, and deception, with a dash of Hells Angels and personal redemption mixed in. Not only does Haas reaffirm the old adage that 'truth is stranger than fiction, ' but his is an account likely to cause considerable heartburn at the CIA, for which he worked as a contract employee for nearly three decades. --Don Bohning, author of The Castro Obsession: U.S. Covert Operations Against Cuba, 1959-1965-- (05/29/2007)

Often reads like the latest entry from Ludlum or Le Carre fascinating. The story of our government s role in using highly trained professionals to do certain unsavory but very necessary types of undercover/clandestine missions is not often pretty but has been in need of telling for some time. I can t think of a more knowledgeable and experienced person to tell that very important story than Roland Haas. An incredible story of derring-do well told, including international intrigue, assassination, and deception, with a dash of Hells Angels and personal redemption mixed in. Not only does Haas reaffirm the old adage that 'truth is stranger than fiction, ' but his is an account likely to cause considerable heartburn at the CIA, for which he worked as a contract employee for nearly three decades. --Don Bohning, author of The Castro Obsession: U.S. Covert Operations Against Cuba, 1959-1965 --Don Bohning (05/29/2007) Haas's tale is definitely entertaining. . . .[his] insights into the cultures he encounters are often engrossing, and he goes into fascinating detail about aspects of his 'profession.' Sam Jemielity, Playboy.com--Sam Jemielity Playboy.com (07/05/2007) -Haas's tale is definitely entertaining. . . .[his] insights into the cultures he encounters are often engrossing, and he goes into fascinating detail about aspects of his 'profession.' ---Sam Jemielity, Playboy.com--Sam Jemielity-Playboy.com- (07/05/2007) -An incredible story of derring-do well told, including international intrigue, assassination, and deception, with a dash of Hells Angels and personal redemption mixed in. Not only does Haas reaffirm the old adage that 'truth is stranger than fiction, ' but his is an account likely to cause considerable heartburn at the CIA, for which he worked as a contract employee for nearly three decades.---Don Bohning, author of The Castro Obsession: U.S. Covert Operations Against Cuba, 1959-1965--Don Bohning (05/29/2007) An incredible story of derring-do well told, including international intrigue, assassination, and deception, with a dash of Hells Angels and personal redemption mixed in. Not only does Haas reaffirm the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction, but his is an account likely to cause considerable heartburn at the CIA, for which he worked as a contract employee for nearly three decades. Don Bohning, author of The Castro Obsession: U.S. Covert Operations Against Cuba, 1959 1965--Don Bohning (05/29/2007)

The story of our government s role in using highly trained professionals to do certain unsavory but very necessary types of undercover/clandestine missions is not often pretty but has been in need of telling for some time. I can t think of a more knowledgeable and experienced person to tell that very important story than Roland Haas.

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Born in Buffalo, New York on April 2,1952. Grew up in Lakewood Ohio. Entered Purdue University on a Naval ROTC scholarship. BA-1974, MA-1976, Purdue University. Entered PhD program at UC Berkeley, 1976. Has taught English, German, Russian at Berkeley, Central Texas College and the University of Maryland. Has worked with/for various US national and foreign intelligence agencies since 1971 throughout the Middle East, Europe and the former Soviet Bloc. Currently the Senior Intelligence Officer and the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (G2)for the U.S. Army Reserve Command in Atlanta, Georgia.

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