Human intelligence, counterterrorism, & national leadership : a practical guide / Gary Berntsen ; foreword by Seth G. Jones.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123) and index.

A little background -- Covert action -- Personnel : lifeblood of the clandestine service -- The polygraph : eating our young -- Counterterrorism : intelligence, law enforcement, and military power -- Language skills : preparing for tomorrow today -- Terrorist finances and the Internet -- The freedom corps -- Intelligence and force levels in counter-insurgency operations -- Enemy combatants and interrogation -- Counterterrorism : policy -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Catastrophic event response -- Iran, the key state sponsor of terrorism -- The new war -- Paramilitary and special operations capability -- The president's foreign advisory board -- Narco-terrorism -- Conclusions.