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By Way of Deception| Media: | Paperback | | Author: | Victor Ostrovsky | | Publisher: | Wilshire Press Inc. | | Release date: | 01 January, 2002 | | Our price: | $24.95 |
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Terrific read and a necessary one |
I disagree with an earlier reviewer who said that you can't check anything in this book. This book, written in 1990, claims that Arafat was most likely homosexual; I just read about that the other day in Atlantic, in 2005. I was able to identify fellow Mossad officer "Jerry S." after 30 secs of googling.
If you were surprised (as I was) that the London police could identify all the subway bombers within a few hours of the 7/7 attack, the part about the bombing of American marines in Beirut makes that understandable. Mossad failed to warn Americans that the attacks would occur, but helpfully provided all the names of the attackers immediately afterwards. Same thing with 9/11?
The book's full of detail and dish and it tells you how to figure out if you're being followed. |
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Half the Story |
One thing you should know about this book is that in the sequel, The Other Side of Deception, Ostrovsky admits that some of the info in By Way of Deception was deliberately inaccurate and meant to serve as a message to the Mossad that they want to leave him alone or he will reveal the real info. The Other Side of Deception also reveals his true reasons for writing an expose, not so much idealism as it was self-preservation (if he weren't Machiavellian, do you think they would have made him a case worker?).
To address another reviewer's doubts: he was given protection by the Canadian government. And he acted quickly to make sure he had a lot of publicity so any sudden death would be carefully investigated with the Mossad being the obvious suspect. |
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Nonsense |
Out of morbid curiosity, I picked this controversial book, and was not surprised. The guy claims to be a mossad agent, with a head full of dark and embarassing secrets. If there was any truth in this, he would have been assasinated or kidnapped (like Vaanunu).
What you are reading here is entertaining fiction and speculations, presented as fact.
If you are after a true picture of the Mossad, keep away from this book. If you want to indulge in "how horrible the mossad is", that's your book. |
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