Time for betrayal - The amazing double life of a CIA agent inside the Iranian Revolutionary Guard

Time for Betrayal - The Amazing Double Life of a CIA Agent Inside the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Author: Reza Kahili Translated into Arabic: Hisham Saleh Abdullah Cover: Hardcover Number of parts: one Paper: Shamoha Size: 14 × 21 Synopsis: A true story as joyful as a great spy, as turbulent as today’s headlines from the Middle East, 2010. Winner of the Best National Books Award. Time for Betrayal reveals what no previous memoir from a former CIA agent might: the inner workings of the notorious Revolutionary Guards of Iran, as witnessed by an Iranian man within their ranks who spies for the US government. It is a human story, a family story, and friendships torn apart by an extremist regime, and how the choices of three childhood friends during the Islamic Republic led to tragic and heartbreaking fates. This is the brave and remarkable account of a man’s decade-long commitment to leading a horrifying double life, revealing to his beloved country and its people—a place that once promised freedom and enlightenment—but instead is ruled by deadly violence and spirit-crushing repression. Reza Kahili grew up in Tehran surrounded by his intertwined family and two enthusiastic childhood friends. Iran allowed his youth, Reza, to think and act freely, even indulging a rebellious streak in defiance of local mullahs. His political and personal freedoms flourished while studying computer science at the University of Southern California in the 1970s. But his alert time in America was short-lived, with his father’s sudden death, and Reza returned home to find a country on the brink of change. The 1979 revolution plunged Iran into a dark age of religious fundamentalism under Ayatollah Khomeini, and Reza, clinging to hopes of a Persian renaissance, joined the Revolutionary Guard, the elite force of Khomeini’s call. But as Khomeini’s tyrants grew more oppressive, and as citizens turned against each other, after the horror he witnessed inside Evin Prison, Reza returned with disillusionment to America to become a dangerous “agent,” a CIA spy. Following the Iranian elections that sparked global outrage, at a time when Iran’s nuclear program drew worldwide concern, the revelations inside Time for Betrayal could not be more powerful or timely. He has now left his secret life behind to reclaim precious time with his loved ones. Reza Kahili documents scenes from history with heartfelt clarity, providing vital information from the Iran-Iraq War, the Beirut Marine barracks bombings, the disaster of Pan Am Flight 103, the Iran-Contra scandal, and more. A series of incredible events culminates in the nation’s ongoing battle for freedom, which continues to this day.