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West Berlin 1984. In a forest north of the city another chapter of the Cold War is being played out. A nineteen year-old American wearing the uniform of the East German border guards climbs over the Berlin Wall and disappears on the other side. A man living in two opposing worlds, but belonging to neither. What takes place that winter morning began a year earlier. Disillusioned and angry at the the things he sees working at a secret intelligence collection site in West Berlin, the young American makes the decision to leave it all behind. In the early morning hours of April 22nd, 1983 he crosses Checkpoint Charlie for what he thinks is the last time Once in the hands of agents of the Ministry for State Security he quickly realizes that his days of deciding his own fate are now over. Coerced by a clever combination of praise and threats, the young man is sent back to work against his co-workers. While he betrays the secrets of units collection activities in the name of world peace, other battles are raging inside his conscience. Living in a world where friends are now enemies and enemies now friends, he faces the realization that he is now alone. As hundreds of classified documents cross the border between East and West the stark realization of how close the world teeters on the brink of nuclear war emboldens the young man. Projects worth billions in research are compromised. The spy's work continues as he is transferred to the desolate plains of West Texas. There he continues to pass classified information to his handlers, this time in places such as Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City. In 1985 the Year of the Spy approaches. Worldwide, intelligence agencies are faced with defections and revelations of betrayal. As the United States considers aggressive measures to root our spies, the young man slowly becomes unstable, a risk to his work and to himself. Faced with the risk of exposure, the young man flees to Mexico seeking asylum at the East German embassy in Mexico City. At first turned away, the agent's handlers quickly reconsider, recognizing that the man knows too much about their work. While the East Germans are deciding how to best exfiltrate this once valuable asset, the Air Force is slowly coming to the realization that there is more to the disappearance of one of its own than at first appears. The clock ticks as the Air Force soon realizes that their missing man is a potential spy, but that time is enough for the agent to reach Cuba. Unsure what to do with a once-valuable agent, the Ministry for State Security considers extreme options. As the man discovers he is to be sent to Sweden to fend for himself, he comes to the painful realization that he was nothing more than a valuable pawn. Within months, however, he is sent to work against his former colleagues again, this time from the safety of secret sites in East Berlin. Soon he is listening the United States Embassy and has a front row seat in the political battle between East and West. Painfully aware that his adopted home is slowly but inevitably collapsing under the economic and political pressures within, he watches as the noose slowly closes around his neck. 1990 brings reunification and open borders, but he is trapped. The man believes that his German passport gives him protection. While others flee or commit suicide, he has chosen to remain, since the papers he received from the MfS may not withstand intense scrutiny. After receiving a tip-off from an East German defector, the United States believes it has found its man. On April 22nd, 1991, the exact date of his defection in 1983, an apprehension team of the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations kidnaps the former sergeant on a busy street and secretly returns him to the United States to face trial in an empty courtroom. Seized by the US government in 1997, and now censored by NSA , the story can finally be told by the man who lived it. More info: http://www.against-all-enemi.es/

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Realität des Kalten Krieges

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Wer aufgebauschte und sensationsheischende Darstellungen erwartet, ist hier fehl am Platz! Statt dessen, erwaten den Leser tiefe Einblicke in die reale Welt der Geheimdienste und des Kalten Krieges in Europa, der unter anderen Dank des Autors J. Karney und den dadurch erzielten Gleichgewicht der Kräfte, keine finale Eskalation erfuhr. In einzelnen Passagen sehr spannend und abwechslungreich geschrieben, wird es eigentlich nie Langweilig.
Tiefe Einblicke in die Welt der damaligen Geheimdienste vor dem Fall der Mauer und zu gleich die Schilderung der Lebensgeschichte eines Idealisten, dem Dank und Anerkennung selbst in den eigenen Reihen verwehrt blieb und durch Verrat die nüchterne Realität in der Welt der Geheimdienste erfuhr.
Das beste und authentischste Buch was ich bisher dazu lesen konnte.

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Ich gebe 5 Sterne weil dieses Buch ohne reisserisch zu sein doch spannend ist und einen Einblick in die Welt der Spionage, mit all ihren Facetten zulässt. Der Verräter wird zum Verratenen, eine tragische Geschichte welche nicht erfunden wurde sondern einen biografischen Einblick in das aussergewöhnliche Leben eines jungen Amerikaners in der Frontstadt Berlin gewährt. Ein Getriebener der zwischen den Systemen und ihren Geheimdiensten hin und her pendelt, einfach unglaublich und offensichtlich doch wahr!
Gut zu lesen, der Stoff würde auch zu einem erstklassigen Spionagefilm taugen.

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Einblicke eines Homosexuellen der in der realen Welt nicht klar gekommen ist reicht einfach nicht um sich nach 38 Jahren Gefängnis auf die Stufe eines Autoren zu stellen. Halbherzig erzählte Storys aus Bereichen die in verschiedenen Büchern schon erwähnt wurden. Dafür das er von 1983 bis 1984 gerade einmal "spionierte", was in seinem Bereich schon fast unmöglich und relativ unwichtig war, ist die Story zu aufgebauscht. Von 1985 bis zu seiner Entführung 1991 dann nur noch Aufklärung und Auswertung macht keine Spionage/Geheimdienst aus. Als Geschichte für ein paar Dinge aus der ehemaligen DDR kann man es lesen, ansonsten nur ein Versuch eines Ex-Knackis schnell an Geld zu kommen...

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Realität und bzw. trotzdem sehr spannend

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Leser, die Romane von John le Carre oder Tom Clancy mögen, kommen bei diesem Buch voll auf ihre Kosten. Auch ein in der englischen Sprache etwas ungeübter Leser wird vom Schreibstil, den Aufbau des Spannungsbogens der Handlung des Buches gefesselt.

Der Unterschied zu anderen Büchern: Das Beschriebene war Realität vor über 30 Jahren.

Die Handlung führt von den USA, nach Berlin (West) über Texas, Brasilien, Mexiko, Kuba die DDR, dem Berlin des wiedervereinigten Deutschlands wieder in die USA. Ein Stoff für einen Hollywood Blockbuster. Von Freude und Schmerz, Liebe und Intrigen, Entführung und Flucht, abenteuerlichen Schleusungen an der Berliner Mauer, geheimen Verstecken, Kameras in Lipton Tee Büchsen und vielen anderen Dingen ist alles dabei, was zu einem Spionagebuch gehört.

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"Cold Warriors Can Relate, If Not Sympathize"

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I enjoyed this book.

But let me be clear, while I never took the term "Betrayal" personally, I can professionally accept that many in the military and intelligence fields will never forgive Jeff his transgressions. I'm not one of them, but then, I've always approached investigations knowing the people I chased were at a disadvantage, sociologically speaking. They had flaws in their character that they were not able to overcome with common sense and intellect. The best criminals are very bright, but deem themselves brighter than those who follow society's rules.

I first met Jeff at a party when we were both assigned to Goodfellow AFB in Texas. I was an OSI Agent who was dating someone within his circle of friends and co-workers. Some time later, he came to my office to make a report of a contact with persons from a criteria country, as was the requirement at the time. Jeff and I were never friends. Merely acquaintances. I theorize that my suddenly becoming a peripheral part of his life, served to heighten his paranoia that he was being watched.

When his world began to unravel, because of his clearance being pulled, my office was made aware that his commander had some concerns. When Jeff fled to Mexico City, both my supervisor and I were convinced Jeff had been involved in espionage and defected. Oddly, getting anyone in the OSI Counter Espionage hierarchy to accept it, or for that matter, even entertain the notion, was like trying to break into Fort Knox. I've always felt that valuable time had been wasted with this ridiculous infighting and in the end circumstances bore that out.

I knew a lot about Jeff's history even before I read this book, but it was nice to know the whole story - taken with a healthy dose of professional skepticism with regard to motive. In the end, criminals always try to assign motives to their acts that serve to try and mitigate the moral and legal ramifications. In this case, it appears Jeff is pretty honest. There were things he cared about and things that didn't really matter. The things he cared about were inconsistent with his military service. What he didn't care about, didn't matter. He'd follow his own conscience, right or wrong. In my mind, he was wrong, but that was a long time ago and I'm satisfied it's over.

So, about the book. As a former OSI agent, it's refreshing to know that everything I've tried to impart to military members from the top down was proven true. Spies are not our enemy. WE are our own enemy. When we "gift" the enemy with golden eggs of intelligence information, we have only ourselves to blame. Despite being told 'ad-nauseum' that the telephone was our biggest vulnerability, military members and civilians in the military were promiscuously divulging intelligence information that did irreparable harm. Nothing has changed. We now know, based on revelations about the NSA that intelligence gatherers have always viewed the telephone as a virtual fountain of intelligence information. The only difference now is, we are spying on our own for purposes that we have yet to understand. I fear we will one day learn that lesson too.

The lesson Jeff learned - and I find myself a little amused by - is that the spy is loathed most, by the masters they serve. In this case, Jeff chose to serve masters that events have shown to be the equal of any of the worse human rights violators in history. But, like many in the "peace" movement, socialism has had some perverse appeal to their psyche, allowing them to overlook that which common sense suggested had always been true.

My 4 star rating of this book should not be seen as an endorsement of Jeff or a forgiveness of his crimes. Forgiveness isn't mine to give and I understand his less-than-fair portrayal of my old organization, the AFOSI. His use of the term "Kidnapped" is simply a ruse to engender sympathy. He was caught and brought to justice. It wasn't perfect, but one has to admit, it was well deserved.

It's an interesting read. One that should be recommended to military members and civilian employees of the military, if only to highlight intelligence vulnerabilities and motivations for espionage. For these reasons, I recommend it.

And, because I understand Jeff, perhaps better than he understands me, I hope it does well.

Daniel Chamberlain
AFOSI Special Agent, Retired.

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I, too, served in the 6912th in Berlin

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There seems to be a number of us who served there reviewing. I wonder if I'm the oldest, having served 1971-1974.
(Speaking of the designation "6912th", did you guys notice that was redacted everywhere except once? I found it interesting the government found it necessary to redact. Anyway, they missed one.)

Went to work every day at Marienfelde as Carney did. In my day the job was "Analysts", as in "German Analysts". We had German, Polish and Russian. It was somewhat surreal, having worked in the same building at the same job.

Carney and I have more in common than the venue. Politically and ideological I think we'd agree more than disagree (although I've never met anyone with whom I agreed 100%). But, that's where are similarities end.

In training, there were certain things drilled into us that were simply unthinkable. We understood the enormous responsibility that comes with having a Code Level Clearance. This was not a joke or something to be taken casually. Beginning in Monterey we had a standing invitation to just say "I can't do this". You almost didn't need a reason. They'd have you in a different career field immediately. They weren't about to expose that sort of information to someone who was "iffy" about it. They were serious, we were serious.

That's part of Carney's story I don't understand. He said he tried to quit more than once and the powers that be refused. Now, you guys who were also there, can you imagine going to your CO and saying something like "Sir, I have a moral issue with the way our government is using the information we provide and I simply can't do it anymore" and have them refuse?? Hard for me to believe. Hard for me to believe things would have changed that much in the 10+ years after I left and Carney arrived. Say that to my old CO and you'd be out of the building in five minutes never to return.

IMHO Carney was just too young and immature for the job and the responsibility it demanded. And I would have been too at 19. But the time I got there I a 22 year old fresh out of college. The difference between 19 and 22 doesn't sound like much but I know I was a ton more mature at 22 than I was at 19. I matured a great deal at college, an experience Carney didn't have.

Jeffrey, how hard did you really try to get out of the career field? Man, I know that if you kept taking it up the chain of command someone would have realized how dangerous it was to keep you there in that mental condition. I'm thinking you probably asked your boss a couple of times; he said NO and that was it. That's not really trying, man, not rally trying.

Carney's immaturity was evident in his first defection attempt. He goes across Charlie, says he wants to defect and....what? He really thought they'd just give him a Welcome, Comrade hug and set him up with a life? Why would they do that? What possible motivation would they have? How outrageously naive can you be?? Talk about immature! His only value is to go back to work and send them info. His value is staying in the west, not coming to the east. Duh

All things considered I think justice was served. 12 years in prison was enough. It was half of his lifetime from when he went in. That's pretty severe and it should be. More than that would be heavy handed for a mistake made at 19. IMHO he should have an opportunity to re-claim his life and move forward and that's what he's got. I hope he's mature enough now to not squander it.

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Carney's story is worth knowing

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Carney's book caught my eye because I grew up in West Berlin, although before Carney was stationed there. I was curious about finding out more why Stanislav Petrov got a peace prize by the UN and then one in Dresden, Germany, for 1983 events. That might have been under the blackened parts. I'd like to think that there is a link until I know what is under the blackened parts.

Having grown up with the cold war in West Berlin, it was very interesting to read what happened behind the curtains, interesting in the Chinese sense, too, and it is a credit to the system what did make it through. Had the book been with the censors just a few months later, some of the blackened lines would not have been necessary, I guess, because only 2 months after the preface was written, Edward Snowden appeared on the scene.

The book is worth reading both from the macro and the micro perspective. We know now in 2015 that some people are salivating for new wars but that they really played with them all those years ago, was a revelation to me. I had been completely bogged down in pre-fabricated thinking at the time. Thinking now back to the time I spent in journalism in Germany, there were one or two occasions when there was some kind of tickling at the border and the editor said, 'ah, don't run it, these boys play around there from time to time.'

On the micro perspective, the psychological development was half what I had expected without knowing. People from conflicted families look for a home, and the military is a strong candidate. But then life catches up with them, they experience a higher level of suffering when experiencing mendacity and double standards, because when you have been deceived by your family and then your new 'home' does the same, the results can be unpredictable. People from conflicted families are used from an early age to think for themselves, and that's exactly what Carney did, but it's verboten. One gets medals, another gets prison - and for me Carney is not a criminal. I believe that Carney's activities did prevent a war in the 19eighties, applaud him for it and for letting us know. As far as those are concerned who say 'he swore an oath' - well the henchmen in Auschwitz did that, too, and the Nuremberg trial established clearly that it is a crime to obey certain orders. Obeying certains oaths must now be included in that category.

Carney's story is worth knowing.

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Man Without a Country

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Like Jeffrey Carney, I grew up in a Midwestern state (Indiana), entered the U.S. Air Force at the age of 17, and became a Cryptologic Linguist. I studied Czech (and Slovak), and went through training in Monterey, California and Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo, Texas. I was assigned to a unit in West Germany that monitored communications in Eastern Europe, but this is where our stories diverge. I had access to a lot of the intelligence made available to Carney, but, unlike Carney, I did not betray my country. Along with the other linguists in my unit (Czech, Polish, German, and Russian) in both the Air Force and Army, I served my country to the best of my ability.

I bought this book out of curiosity. I had stumbled onto Carney's website and found photographs of familiar places (e.g. Defense Language Institute in Monterey). While the book is a decent read, despite the grammar mistakes, misspellings, and factual inaccuracies mentioned by other reviewers, it did not succeed in making me feel sorry for Carney. As a matter of fact, the old proverb about making your bed and lying in it often came to mind. Carney created his own problems, and although I give him credit for owning up to what he did, I'm not sure if I can forgive him his putting other lives at risk for his own personal gain. Throughout the book, Carney states that his motivation was not financial, and that he accepted no money from his handlers. (Other times he wrote that he did reluctantly accept hundreds of West German marks.) His motivation was ideological. It was also selfish. Looking for a better life for himself undoubtedly had a negative impact on the lives of others.

The book is also full of propaganda. I've lived in the Czech Republic for 20 years, and I even had the opportunity to visit Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Hungary before the events of 1989 (after my military service ended). Corruption was rampant, a lot of basic staples were difficult to come by, and if you weren't a member of the Communist Party, you (or your kids) could forget about going on to college. Carney makes East Germany sound like Utopia at times, as if standing in lines waiting for bread was something everyone wanted to do. And I'm also surprised by his omission of the 125 deaths that occurred fleeing this Utopia.

Even after his prison sentence, Carney will continue to pay the price for what he did. Many employers and individuals will find it hard to trust him, and can we blame them? The U.S. got burned for trusting him, and the Federal Republic of Germany certainly does not trust him, as they denied his request for reinstatement of citizenship. Jens Karney is a man without a country.

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Erich von Anhalt

Fascinating, intuiging and honest.

Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 23. April 2015

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An excellent account of an amazingly exciting but ultimately tragic story. Carney was not the only American to have left The US for The DDR but his story IS the only one of its type and he tells it with sincerity and close attention to detail. It's a huge, oversized book that get's a little difficult to hold at times but it's well worth the juggling act. I also really appreciate Carney's intentional inclusion of the numerous short and long blocks of blacked-out text where the DoD censored a lot of material before letting him submit it for publication. There's a lot of stuff that our government STILL doesn't want to share with the rest of us. My only complaints are that there were no photos except for the one on the back cover. Also, there are lots and lots of typos but neither of these issues detracts from the story. It's a story that I was unable to put down and I think I read the entire, massive book in about 2 weeks. I plan to read it again at a more leisurely pace this summer. It's a little expensive and there aren't too many used copies available but it's well worth every penny no matter what you have to pay.

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