CIA sues former employee for publishing book

[October 20, 2010]  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The CIA is suing a former officer who published a book highly critical of the agency without completing the CIA's lengthy review process.

The lawsuit accuses the officer of breaking his secrecy agreement with the U.S. The former CIA staffer worked under deep cover before publishing the book in July 2008 under the pseudonym "Ishmael Jones."

The CIA says his book, "The Human Factor: Inside the CIA's Dysfunctional Intelligence Culture," was submitted to the agency's publications review board under a secrecy agreement that covers books written by former CIA officials. Jones ultimately published the book without the CIA's official blessing.

The suit seeks an injunction against further violations of Jones' secrecy obligations and recovery of proceeds from unauthorized publication.

[Associated Press]

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