The real-life event described in the book's intro where college age Brett goes toe-to-toe with his 1st KGB agent.
Brett, seen here posing in front of the true-life 'crime scene' revealed in the book… a criminal conspiracy of surprising proportion
Career Highlights
9/9/99 op-ed in The Wall Street Journal
Brett describes this as his "break out moment" as an adjunct fellow
Worth a Quick Read, keeping in mind:
- By the end of the year, parliamentary elections would indeed tip the balance of power in Russia; culminating in Putin suddenly seizing control of government; and
- Two years later (almost to the day) Osama bin Laden would indeed attack Lower Manhattan
The Late Sen. Ted Kennedy introduces Brett's work to Congress
This is where Brett emerges as a key player in a major nuclear arms control agreement
A gift to Brett commemorating a milestone in his pet project
The Naval War College Years
TOP: Brett's folding name ID place setting from the conference table in Newport
MIDDLE: the official professor bar designed to be pinned on his military uniform, had he been an officer in uniform
BOTTOM: the ID badge, with bar code on the back, which gave him all-access on campus
The Ventura headquarters for Brett's indie think tank "The California Center for Strategic Studies"
This is where Brett enjoyed the professional freedom necessary to take on the Big Boys... such as leaking the highly-controversial demo video for the 'pain ray'
'Sergei' is just one of Brett's many undercover identities between 2008 and 2019
FOR MOM
From the Gift Shop at CIA Headquarters
Brett's mother collected Teddy Bears, competing with her fellow collectors for those 'rare bears' no one else had.
When Brett spotted this one in the gift shop, he knew none of her friends would have this one (only someone who worked there would have access to it).
The envy of her friends, she gave it the very appropriate Teddy Bear sounding name "Langley"