''Ruse'' is an autobiographical account written by investigative journalist and FBI counterintelligence operative,
Robert Eringer.
''Ruse'' covers the author's covert interactions with CIA defector,
Edward Lee Howard in the late years of his life. The primary objective is to convince Howard to travel outside of Russia, to a jurisdiction where he could be arrested and extradited. Eringer's cover as a
literary agent
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also allows him to gain the confidence of the 23 year fugitive,
Unicorn Killer (Ira Einhorn).
[ Frustrated with extradition negotiations, the FBI approved Eringer's plan to keep tabs on Einhorn in case that he would attempt to flee from France during extradition negotiations. Activities described in ''Ruse'' also expose Cuban intelligence (DGI) operatives in Washington D.C.,]Bob Menendez
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.
Summary
The author's cover as a book agent served to open communications with fugitives who wished to capitalize on their memoirs. Instead of just publishing these books, Robert Eringer approached the FBI with his plan to "ruse" these fugitives and attempt to bring them to justice. Set between the end of the Cold War
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...
and September 11, 2001, ''Ruse'' is an account of Eringer's involvement in the efforts of the rendition of Unicorn Killer (Ira Einhorn) and CIA defector Edward Lee Howard. Howard died with operations on hold, due to diplomatic concerns. Einhorn was arrested and is serving a life sentence. The Edward Lee Howard operation produced intelligence of interest in the Aldrich Ames double-agent case. The book includes candid statements from Russian operatives, during the period when Russia's security services were transitioning to the FSK FSK may refer to:
* FSK (band), a German band
* Federal Counterintelligence Service, (Russian ') of Russia
* Fiskerton railway station, in England
* Forskolin, a diterpene
* Forsvarets Spesialkommando, a Norwegian special forces unit
* Fort Scott M ...
and FSB.[
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Senator Menendez conspiracy
In 2014, '' The Washington Post'' quoted from ''Ruse'' concerning unfounded allegations that Senator Menendez had underpaid a pair of unnamed prostitutes while on vacation in the Dominican Republic.
Approach
The book is written in three parts, "Hoodwinking Howard", "Conning the Cubans", "Bamboozling Beelzebub" and a short epilogue,"Blackmail, Vodka and Threat to Kill". ''Ruse'' is documented with dates and photographs of meetings and correspondence. On April 20, 1994, shortly after the arrest of Aldrich Ames, Eringer entered the country to meet with CIA defector Edward Lee Howard under conditions that Russia would consider espionage and with the knowledge that the FBI would disavow any connection to himself, or the operation.
Further reading
* "A Counterintelligence Cold Case File: The Fourth Mole", by Mike Mattson, 2009[
* Lockdown 2010: "Manufactured Consent and Cyberwar", by Bill Blunden, Conference proceedings, University of Wisconsin -‐ Madison]
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://roberteringer.com/books/detail/ruse_undercover_with_fbi_counterintelligence
2008 non-fiction books
American autobiographies
Non-fiction novels