Former nsa, cia director general michael hayden on recode. American intelligence in the age of terror, reflects such swings by openly describing the ups and downs of his career in that community with candor and splendid prose. Air force fourstar general, director hayden in his newest book, the assault on intelligence. Michael hayden is also the founder of the schar schools michael v. Air force general, michael hayden served as director of the cia from 2006 to 2008 and the director of the nsa from 1999 to 2005. Penguin random house is moving up the release date of former cia director michael haydens upcoming book, amid heightened interest in the investigation into russian efforts to meddle in u.
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