Melissa Mahle's guest appearances

Melissa Mahle

SpyCast

Michelle Obama

Brad Meltzer

Michele Rigby Assad

Jack Barsky

Chuck Todd

Shane Harris

Sean Parnell

Greg Miller

Stanley McChrystal

James Gordon

Jon Ronson

Daniel Silva

Jack Bryan

John Brennan

Brad Thor

OwlTail

Melissa Mahle served from 1988-2002 at the CIA, much of the time as a case officer dealing with terrorist issues in the Middle East, running agents and gathering intelligence. Today, she discusses with Peter her perspective on the recent suicide bombing of a CIA base in Afghanistan, the perils of collecting intelligence in a war zone, as well as the terrorist challenge.

Intelligence in a War Zone (Melissa Mahle)