The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth

By Mark Mazzetti

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences

The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth (2013) is a book by New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti. Mazzetti describes how, after September 11, 2001, the CIA shifted from traditional intelligence gathering toward manhunting and targeted killing, working alongside the military's special forces. He traces drone strikes, proxy forces and the blurred line between spy work and war.

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• Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is "The Way of the Knife: The CIA, A Secret Army and a War at the Ends of the Earth." It's by the New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti; 9/11 changed America, but what it really changed was the CIA, which was tasked with prosecuting the war on terror. Mazzetti tells the story of how the agency went from one focused on intelligence and analysis to interrogations and assassination. It reads like a thriller, well worth getting.”