Unwanted spy : the persecution of an American whistleblower

The powerful story of a CIA whistleblower and political prisoner who refused to give up on his American dream In 2015, Jeffrey Sterling was sentenced to prison, convicted of violating the Espionage Act. Sterling, it is now clear, was another victim of our government's draconian crackdown on alleged leakers and whistleblowers. Sterling grew up in a small, segregated town in Missouri and jumped at the chance to broaden his world and serve his country, first in law school and later in the CIA. After an impressive career, Sterling's progress came to a sudden halt: he was denied opportunities because of his race and was pushed out of the Agency. Later, Sterling courageously blew the whistle on the CIA's botched covert operation in Iran to Senate investigators. After a few quiet years in Missouri with his wife, he was arrested suddenly and charged with espionage. Unwanted Spy is an inspiring account of one man's uncompromising commitment to the truth and a reminder of the principles of justice and integrity that should define America. From a CIA whistleblower and political prisoner, the story of his fight for equality and justice in the country he loves. In 2015, Jeffrey Sterling was sentenced to prison, convicted of violating the Espionage Act by revealing details about a covert operation in Iran to journalists. Sterling, it is now clear, is another victim of our government's crackdown on alleged leakers and whistleblowers. In Unwanted Spy, Sterling chronicles his story, explaining how a rising star at the CIA was targeted by the US government. Sterling grew up in a poor, segregated town in Missouri, and jumped at the chance to serve his country and broaden his world in law school and, later, in the CIA. After an impressive career, Sterling hit the glass ceiling: he was denied opportunities because of his race, and was pushed out of the agency. During the early years of the War on Terror, Sterling blew the whistle on the CIA's botched Operation Merlin program. Then, in 2011, he was arrested suddenly and charged with espionage; the verdict put him in prison. Exposing the flawed national security industry and the injustices of the federal prison system, Unwanted Spy is an uncompromising look at the price of telling the truth Prologue: Waiting for the Verdict PART ONE: ROOTLESS ONE Child Without a Village TWO Neither Black nor White THREE The Escape FOUR In Search of America PART TWO: THE AGENCY FIVE Joining the CIA SIX Shadow of Africa SEVEN American Dream Unraveling EIGHT Not White Like Them NINE New Beginning, Same America TEN Man Without a Country ELEVEN The Death of Hope TWELVE Seeking the Undiscovered Country PART THREE BLOWBACK THIRTEEN Desperate Times FOURTEEN Coming Back FIFTEEN America Returning to Me SIXTEEN Goodbye to the Past SEVENTEEN Fate of a Whistleblower EIGHTEEN Show Trial Epilogue: After the Verdict A CIA whistleblower describes his fight for justice and equality after he drew attention to Senate investigators over a botched covert operation in Iran and was arrested years later for espionage