The greatest spy speaks about the threat to america forbes. Pacepa and rychlak write that soviet union intelligence services used 4,000 espionage specialists within the muslim world in order to stoke political. Ion mihai pacepa author of disinformation goodreads. Before fake news, there was soviet disinformation a photograph of soviet dictator joseph stalin lies on a floor outside a courtroom in moscow, on oct. Ion mihai pacepa has seen his share of excitement, serving as general for communist romanias secret police before defecting to the united states in. Disinformation quotes showing 111 of 11 stalin scribbled on an intelligence report predicting that hitler would attack the soviet union in june 1941. Ion mihai pacepa, the highest intelligence official ever to defect from the soviet bloc. Kennedy assassination and soviet kgb connection explored. On 1 january 1990, the book began being serialized in the new official. Many ideas, misconceptions and flatout lies taking hold since world war ii were secretly generated by the kgb. That christmas, ceausescu and his wife elena were executed, following a hearing in which most of the accusations had come directly from pacepa s book. Ion mihai pacepa born 28 october 1928 in bucharest, romania is the highestranking intelligence official ever to have defected from the former eastern. Russianborn disinformation breeds terror, slanders us. Ion mihai pacepa born 28 october 1928 in bucharest, romania is the highest ranking intelligence official ever to have defected.
Disinformation campaigns are nothing new for the soviets. The new proof of the kgbs hand in jfks assassination. The communist strategy of deception and disinformation. One of the most startling claims pacepa makes, in the article and the book, is that, in a oneonone meeting in geneva, msgr. A new book from general io n mihai pacepa is cause for celebration, because he is among a tiny handful of people who know a lot about the intelligence services of the soviet empire, and because he writes about it. Ion mihai pacepa is a former threestar general in the securitate, the secret police of. Ion mihai pacepas book contains a new introduction by the author, an expanded section of photographs, and a transcript of the. It took me seven years to track down general ion mihai pacepa, the former chief of romanian intelligence, after he defected to the united states in the late 1970s. Published june 25th 20 by wnd books, incorporated first published june 20. Lee harvey oswald, the soviet kgb, and the kennedy assassination ion mihai pacepa, author. Lee harvey oswald, the soviet kgb, and the kennedy assassination ion mihai pacepa on. Discount prices on books by ion mihai pacepa, including titles like disinformation. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
Rychlak, adds to this important book by explaining in detail the campaign by the soviet intelligence. A new book from general ion mihai pacepa is cause for celebration, because he is among a tiny handful of people who know a lot about the intelligence services of the soviet empire, and because he writes about it with rare lucidity, always with an eye to helping us understand our world. Ion mihai pacepa books list of books by ion mihai pacepa. To improve the performance of our website, show the most relevant news products and targeted advertising, we collect technical impersonal information about you.
Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. A quartercentury ago, the highestranking soviet bloc intelligence official ever to defect to the west, lt. How the russians practice disinformation accuracy in media. Former spy chief reveals secret strategies for undermining freedom. Some of the agents were drawn from among the muslim minorities of the soviet union and other warsaw pact countries. Far more kgb energy went into disinformation than traditional espionage.
He described the book as a superb new paradigmatic work on the. And towards the end, pacepa has complaints about events in recent. Ion mihai pacepa, exposed the massive crimes and corruption of his former boss. Ion mihai pacepa is the highest sovietbloc official granted political asylum by the united states. Ion mihai pacepa, provides an insiders front row seat and analysis of the powerful sovietborn program of disinformation that has toppled. It took me seven years to track down general ion mihai pacepa, the former chief of romanian intelligence, after he defected to the united states in. Pacepa says the soviet union spread antisemitic propaganda across the middle. Theres been much written about the kgb since the soviet unions fall opened many of its files.