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Douglas Laux (born January 20, 1983) is a former case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency , having served undercover in the Middle East and Afghanistan for eight years. Upon leaving the CIA, Laux wrote a New York Times Bestselling memoir, Left of Boom September 11 terrorist attacks .[1] [2] [3]
Early life and education
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Laux attended Indiana University Bloomington , earning a bachelor's degree in political science and East Asian studies with a focus on the Japanese language.[4] Loyola Marymount University .
Service with CIA
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He joined the CIA after a short stint working for the shipping company DHL following his graduation from IU.[5] Afghanistan and the Middle East .[6] [7] Syrian Civil War , Laux resigned from the Agency in February 2013.[8] [9] [10] Joint Special Operations Command until 2016.
Career after CIA
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In April 2016, Laux published his New York Times Bestselling memoir, Left of Boom : How A Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda [11] [12] Discovery Channel series Finding Escobar's Millions , which debuted on November 3, 2017.[13] Playboy Magazine article entitled, "In The Path of the Totality: Notes of a Veteran Chasing the Eclipse."[14] Bravo Channel series Spy Games [15]
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In the fall of 2019, Laux founded the non-profit organization CVLSRVNT to better support active duty Ohioans deployed overseas.[16] [17]
Publications
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Laux, Douglas (2016). Left of Boom: How A Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda . New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781250081360 .
References
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^ Mark Mazzetti (1 April 2016). "A C.I.A. Grunt's Tale of the Fog of Secret War". New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2017
^ Ken Dilanian (1 April 2016). "Spy Kid: A Young CIA Officer Breaks Cover and Spills Secrets". NBCNews. Retrieved 9 July 2017
^ Laux, Douglas; Pezzullo, Ralph (5 April 2016). Left of Boom: How a Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda . ISBN 978-1250081360
^ "COLUMN: "Left of Boom" gives an honest account of experiences in war - Indiana Daily Student" . www.idsnews.com .
^ Thought Matters (4 May 2016). "Rebel Without a COS" . HuffPost
^ "Former Agent Reveals What It's Like to Be a Spy" . 20 April 2016.
^ Romm, Cari (18 April 2016). "How Do Spies Keep Their Double Lives Secret?" .
^ "Doug Laux and David Portnoy" . adamcarolla.com . 29 April 2016.
^ "The story of the 20-something CIA officer who took on the Taliban" .
^ "How a Young CIA Officer Infiltrated the Taliban" .
^ " . 7 April 2016.
^ HQ, Crime (5 April 2016). "Q&A with Doug Laux, Former CIA Case Officer and Author of Left of Boom " . www.criminalelement.com .
^ "Finding Escobar's Millions - Watch Full Episodes & More! - Discovery" . www.discovery.com .
^ "In the Path of the Totality: Notes of a Veteran Chasing the Eclipse" . 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018 .
^ "Douglas Laux" . Bravo TV Official Site . 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-01-20 .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2020-03-07 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
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