{"product_id":"beirut-rules-the-murder-of-a-cia-station-chief-and-hezbollahs-war-against-america-paperback","title":"Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America - Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling coauthors of \u003ci\u003eUnder Fire\u003c\/i\u003e comes the story of the kidnapping and murder of CIA Station Chief William Buckley and the bloody beginning of the CIA's endless war against Islamic radicalism. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn April 18, 1983, a van rigged with two thousand pounds of heavy explosives broke through the security perimeter of the American embassy in Lebanon and exploded, killing sixty-three people and decimating intelligence operations throughout the Middle East. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly one man inside the CIA possessed the courage and skills to rebuild the networks destroyed in the blast: William Buckley. Assigned as the new Beirut Station Chief, Buckley arrived in the war-torn city to find a CIA station in tatters and an intelligence playing-field unlike any other in the world; the veteran of the Cold War would now be learning Beirut rules. A field operative at heart, he delved into Beirut's darkest corners, developing new sources and handling assets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, on October 23, a US Marine Corps barrack was destroyed in a plot masterminded by a young terrorist named Imad Mughniyeh. But even as President Reagan vowed revenge, Mughniyeh eyed a new target: Buckley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeirut Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is the pulse-by-pulse account of Buckley's abduction, torture, and murder at the hands of Hezbollah terrorists. Drawing on never-before-seen US government documents, as well as interviews with Buckley's co-workers, friends, and family, Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz reveal how the relentless search for Buckley in the wake of his kidnapping ignited a war against terror that continues to shape the Middle East to this day.","brand":"Diversion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48695572299993,"sku":"9798895150443","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3121\/5065\/files\/9798895150443.jpg?v=1778584186","url":"https:\/\/www.blacknectarbooks.com\/products\/beirut-rules-the-murder-of-a-cia-station-chief-and-hezbollahs-war-against-america-paperback","provider":"blacknectar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}