The double agent operation is one of the most demanding and complex counterintelligence activities in which an intelligence service can engage. And why all the fuss over this former jaded mullah, often referred to as the forrest gump of radical islam. His tale illuminates the methods that intelligence agent storm. My life inside al qaeda and the cia, in which he discusses his experiences as a member of al qaeda and his later life as. Agent storm my life inside al qaeda and the cia ebook by morten storm. The second life of a cia double agent 2014 may 12, 2019 the cia comments off on the second life of a cia double agent 2014 76 views. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Why would any reputable news organization spend so many. Sep 30, 2014 agent storm recounts the journey from radical islam to informant burly, redheaded, and danish, morten storm was an unlikely double agent in the war on transnational terrorism. Paul greengrass circling islamic radical story agent. He is serving a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, in the federal correctional institution in terre haute, indiana, united states.
My life inside al qaeda and the cia, a book written. Morten storm is a danish militant islamistturned cia double agent. A danish man claims he worked with the cia to infiltrate al qaeda as a double agent for years and helped track radical cleric anwar alawlaki until the prominent al qaeda figure was killed in an american drone strike, according to a danish news report the man, who calls himself morten storm, provided evidence to the danish newspaper jyllandsposten that he was a former. Even an armed robber turned bandito turned doubleagent can cash in on his tawdry life by penning a. Morten storm converted to islam in his native denmark, after a life of petty crime left him feeling hollow, he writes in a new book, agent storm. Al qaeda double agent hawks tellall book to mainstream media. My life inside al qaeda and the cia, was also coauthored by cnn staffers. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia.
Sep 16, 2014 storm is revealing some of his biggest life secrets in a special cnn series titled, double agent. Directing even one double agent is a timeconsuming and tricky undertaking that should be attempted only by a service having both competence and. Standing over six feet tall with flaming red hair, morten storm. It was a wartime intelligence agency, and a predecessor of the central intelligence agency cia. My life inside al qaeda and the cia, in which he discusses his experiences as a member of al qaeda and his later life as a double agent employed by. Nov 19, 2007 the office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. A spy inside alqaeda by storm, morten, cruickshank, paul, lister, tim isbn. The most successful double agent prior to morten storm was omar nasiri b. My life inside al qaeda and the cia morten storm, tim lister, paul. How a militant islamist became a cia spy the interview. My life inside al qaeda and the cia is a worthy read. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Paul greengrass circling islamic radical story agent storm. Agent storm recounts the journey from radical islam to.
Feb 25, 2015 morten storm, a danish double agent who helped the cia target alqaeda terrorists, discusses his book agent storm. Double agent morten storm claims a key role in the cias killing of terrorist chief anwar al awlaki. Unlike a redoubled agent, who changes allegiance due to being compromised, a triple agent is usually considered to have always been loyal to their original side. My life inside al qaeda and the cia, a book written with. Double agent for al qaeda and the cia comes out to tell.
Morten storm alias murad storm and murad storm aldenmarki, is a danish, former convert to. The cia used a double agent to set up al qaeda terrorist anwar alawlaki left with a fan of his, irena right, who went by the name aminah. But then after a sudden loss of faith morten storm made a lifechanging decision. Jan 04, 2010 the suicide bomber who killed seven cia officials and a jordanian military officer last week in afghanistan was a jordanian double agent, a former u. He has spent time as a boxer, as a convict, as muscle for a motorcycle gang, as a radical islamist, and as a double agent for the danish government and cia. M orten storm is a former biker turned european militant islamist blowhard, turned alqaida associate close to some of the most senior operational extremists in the world, turned spy. Morten storm is an actor and writer, known for agent storm, captive 2016 and 60 minutes 1968. After plunging deep inside the world of al qaeda, he became a double agent employed by the american, british, and danish intelligence agencies. Kindle edition published in 2014, 0802123147 hardcover published in 2014, kindle edit. Morten storm, radical islamist turned double agent, is. Double agent morten storm claims a key role in the cia s killing of terrorist chief anwar al awlaki. He attended a militant madrasah in yemen, named his son continue reading agent storm. Former cia spys new book details her experience in iraq.
Sep 16, 2014 morten storm, radical islamist turned double agent, is lifting the lid on some of the worlds bestkept secrets. Sep 14, 2014 like many of the colorful tales in agent storm, this might seem a figment of storms imagination if not for the books appendix, which includes an image of awlakis email, one of many. Morten storm, radical islamist turned double agent, is lifting the lid on some of the worlds bestkept secrets. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside. Agent storm ebook by morten storm 9780802192363 rakuten. He knew he was on the radar of danish intelligence and ultimately offered his services as a double agent, a role he performed effectively. Morten storm has seen deep inside the conflict between jihadists and western intelligence services, having served both. A book about the prophet mohammed prompted his conversion to islam, and storm sought purpose in a community of believers. Now storm is getting his 15 minutes of fame, including a tv special via cnn. In malaga, storm met the danish agents klang, olde, and abu kaj along with hvalpen and jed, an american agent who had been storm s cia handler in denmark for so many years that he was even. And during it all, jason wrestles with his increasingly disturbing.
In this book, we find bourne still on the run but now forced to hunt down an impo stor. Danish spy seeks cia credit for terrorists death cbs news. A triple agent is a spy who pretends to be a double agent for one side, while they are truthfully a double agent for the other side. A book about the prophet mohammed prompted his conversion to islam. Tree of smoke is a 2007 novel by american author denis johnson which won the national book award for fiction and was a finalist for the pulitzer prize.
Jul 03, 2014 agent storm on the surface is a fascinating look into the world of radical islam and how it operates. The second life of a cia double agent 2014 the woke. The tale follows a former islamic radical storm as he became a double agent for the cia and british and danish intelligence. My life inside al qaeda and the cia, a book written with journalists paul cruickshank and tim. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. My life inside al qaeda and the cia, and a special airing on cnn, his story is being told, and his life is in serious danger. My life inside alqaeda by storm, morten, cruickshank, paul, lister, tim isbn. Storm is revealing some of his biggest life secrets in a special cnn series titled, double agent.
Wife spills secrets of nightmare marriage to cia agent in. The triple agent in december 2009, a jordanian doctor was given a warm welcome at a secret cia base in eastern afghanistan. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. Sep 21, 2014 even an armed robber turned bandito turned doubleagent can cash in on his tawdry life by penning a book. A former jihadist who became an alqaeda double agent says muslims must do more to tackle extremism in their midst and that stopping lone wolf attacks is nearimpossible.
Nativeborn danish bad boy morten storm set the internet ablaze after he converted to islam, got highfived by al qaeda, then turned cia operative. Greengrass and rudin also are teamed on memphis, the superb story of. After plunging deep inside the world of al qaeda, he became a double agent. An unlikely double agent from denmark infiltrates alqaeda. A ruthless killer has taken on bournes identity and only jason can stop him. Download audiobooks written by morten storm to your device. The book is instead straightup nonfiction, making it all the more. This is told through the eyes of morten storm, whos story takes us through his journey from a troubled danish youth to that of a radical islamic and then to that of a double agent. Jul 28, 2014 scott rudin is producing the adaptation based on the story of morten storm, who became a double agent for the cia. Feb 25, 2015 a former jihadist who became an alqaeda double agent says muslims must do more to tackle extremism in their midst and that stopping lone wolf attacks is nearimpossible. My life inside al qaeda and the cia is morten storms. Radical islamist turned cia double agent is revealing. Another eastern german double spy, markus wolf, said that if a double agent wasnt already hired by their agency, it was easy to turn the rest into double agents. Scott rudin is producing the adaptation based on the story of morten storm, who became a double agent for the cia.
The new miniexhibit, titled agent storm provides a chronological glimpse into the life of morten storm. Anwar alawlaki in yemen and pass on alawlakis whereabouts to the cia. Observations on the double agent central intelligence agency. This is the autobiography of a delinquent young danish man, storm, who gave up on a boxing career and turned to islam to give his life some meaning. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading agent storm. My life inside alqaeda and the cia foreign affairs. Former alqaeda double agent says muslims must fight extremism. He led the cia to some of al qaedas most dangerous operatives, including the american terrorist cleric anwar al awlaki, and helped thwart terrorist attacks in the west. Now i thought of the twin towers, bali, madrid in 2005, london in 2005. But after reading a book about the prophet mohammed, storm converted to islam. Former alqaeda double agent says muslims must fight. My life inside al qaeda and the cia as want to read. This book reads like a screenplay for a james bond movie written by joel and ethan coen.
In this explosive interview, meet christopher boyce, who was jailed within the 1970s for promoting categorised us info to the kgb within the soviet union. My life inside al qaeda and the cia storm, morten, lister, tim, cruickshank, paul on. My life inside al qaeda and the cia kindle edition by storm, morten, cruickshank, paul, lister, tim. The oss was formed to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for the united states armed. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the united states, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily. See firsthand personal artifacts from storm that factored into his mission as a double agent, including passports and identification documents, burner cell phones and a series of.
Morten storm, radical islamist turned double agent, is lifting the lid on some. Morten storm is a danish militant islamistturnedcia double agent. To do so, he must navigate a world of cia operatives, spies, and double agents, all tasked with finding him. The cia was fooled by scores of double agents pretending to be working for the agency but secretly loyal to communist spy agencies during the cold war and beyond, according to a former cia analyst. Morten storm, radical islamist turned double agent, is lifting the lid on some of. In 2009 the cia agent was charged with assault and battery and intimidation of a witness.
A danish man claims he worked with the cia to infiltrate al qaeda as a double agent for years and helped track radical cleric anwar alawlaki until the prominent al qaeda figure was killed in an. My life inside al qaeda and the cia kindle edition by. My life inside al qaeda and the cia by morten storm. Morten storm, a danish double agent who helped the cia target alqaeda terrorists, discusses his book agent storm. Wolf ended up sending his double agents to work for the cia. A 61 redhaired dane, storm spent his teens with a biker gang or in jail. My life inside al qaeda and the cia, by morten storm. Agent storm recounts the journey from radical islam to informant burly, redheaded, and danish, morten storm was an unlikely double agent. My life inside alqaeda and the cia by morten storm 2014 probably the best account of a modernday secret agent.
Storm left his dangerous life after unfriendly breakups. Im yours, baby by fiona davenport, running hot by helenkay dimon, dirty rich secrets. In malaga, storm met the danish agents klang, olde, and abu kaj along with hvalpen and jed, an american agent who had been storms cia handler in denmark for so many years that he was even. A sixfootone redhaired dane, storm spent his teens throwing punches with a biker gang and getting thrown in jail. The office of strategic services oss was a united states intelligence agency formed during world war ii. He plotted to destroy europe with bin ladens inner circle. Morten storm is a former radical islamist born in korsor, denmark. Sep 17, 2014 morten storm converted to islam in his native denmark, after a life of petty crime left him feeling hollow, he writes in a new book, agent storm.
This is the last of three excerpts from the new book mafia spies. He also wrote that he found a cia officer working in west germany who wanted to recruit east germans to work for them. Morten storm born january 2, 1976 in korsor, alias murad storm and murad storm aldenmarki, is a danish, former convert to islam and a former islamic radical, who became disenchanted with islamism after 10 years and went to work as an agent of the danish security and intelligence service pet operating in islamic militant circles. It is about a man named skip sands who joins the cia in 1965, and begins working in vietnam during the american involvement there.
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