A former chief of romanias foreign intelligence service reveals the extraordinary corruption of the nicolae ceausescu government of romania, its brutal machinery. Ion mihai pacepa, exposed the massive crimes and corruption of his former boss. General ion mihai pacepa is the highestranking intelligence officer ever to have defected from the former soviet bloc. Ion mihai pacepa, provides an insiders front row seat and analysis of the powerful sovietborn program of disinformation that has toppled. Disinformation former spy chief reveals secret strategies for undermining freedom, attacking religion, and promoting terrorism 20 by lieutenant general ion mihai pacepa and professor ronald j. Before fake news, there was soviet disinformation the. In the affairs of nations, it can smear a great country such as the united states by the accumulation of. Ion mihai pacepa s story defames a legendary vatican diplomat and undermines positive catholicrussian orthodox relations. Gen ion mihai pacepa is the highestranking soviet bloc intelligence official ever to defect to the west. Ion mihai pacepas bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Nov 26, 2016 before fake news, there was soviet disinformation.
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Disinformation the highestranking soviet bloc intelligence official ever to defect to the west, lt. But he brought with him knowledge of how the communist intelligence services worked, and unlike his contemporary, markus wolf in the east german stasi, pacepa decided to come clean. He is now a united states citizen, a writer, and a columnist. Ion mihai pacepa born 28 october 1928 in bucharest, romania is the highest ranking intelligence official ever to have defected. The communist strategy of deception and disinformation. Author ion pacepa, former romanian spy chief, brings modern world history alive. His latest book is disinformation, coauthored with prof. In december 1989, romanian president nicolae ceausescu was executed at the end of a trial whose accusations came almost wordforword out of pacepa s. Pacepa held the threestar rank of lieutenant general and was the highestranking defector to the united states from an enemy intelligence agency. By ion mihai pacepa october 17, 2006 the detonation of a nuclear device by north koreas tyrant is an apocalyptic event calling for americas unity against one of her most indoctrinated foes. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. A quarter century ago, in his international bestseller red horizons, pacepa exposed the massive crimes and corruption of his former boss, romanian president nicolae ceausescu, giving the dictator a nervous breakdown and inspiring him to send assassination. Pacepa was head of the intelligence branch of the romanian government, until he saw the handwriting on his personal wall, and defected. Ion mihai pacepa books list of books by author ion.
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