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84: Former CIA Agent Michele Assad Returns: On Transforming Insecurities Into Intuition and Faith


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"Though trepidation has haunted me every step of this journey, I have a trusted force that I cannot see."

—Michele Rigby Assad, Breaking Cover: My secret life in the CIA and what it taught me about what's worth fighting for

When faced with life-or-death situations on a daily basis, Michele Rigby Assad knew she had to turn to something greater than herself for support. Drawn toward international affairs as a child obsessed with reading National Geographic, she later spent 10 years working undercover in the CIA, interrogating terrorists while stationed in the most dangerous war zones across the Middle East.

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