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American. Occupation (s) Near East Director, Central Intelligence Agency. Robert Clayton Ames (March 6, 1934 – April 18, 1983) was an operations officer and Near East specialist for the Central Intelligence Agency. He was killed in the 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut.
- The “Jewel of The Mediterranean” at War
- That Fateful Day
- Remembrance
- Carrying on The Dangerous Mission
- Looking Back, Moving Forward
Lebanon—a small country on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea—is rich in history, triumph, and tragedy. Its capital, Beirut, was once a glamorous destination for world-renowned celebrities in the 1960s. During Lebanon’s civil war (1975-90), however, Beirut became a very dangerous place. Sniper fire and artillery exchanges between rival facti...
At approximately 1pm local time on April 18, 1983, a suicide bomber crashed a truck into the front of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut and detonated 2,000 pounds of explosives. The massive blast killed 63 people, including 17 Americans, eight of whom were CIA officers, and wounded more than 100 others. The Islamic Jihad Organization, which later became p...
The attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut remains the single greatest loss of lives in the Agency’s history. All of the fallen officers are honored with stars engraved on the CIA Memorial Wall at CIA Headquarters, a constant reminder of their courage, commitment, and the ultimate sacrifice they made for the nation.
“These gallant Americans understood the danger they faced, and yet they went willingly to Beirut. And the dastardly deed, the act of unparalleled cowardice that took their lives, was an attack on all of us, on our way of life and on the values we hold dear. We would indeed fail them if we let that act deter us from carrying on their mission of brot...
Despite major reconstruction after Lebanon’s civil war, trials and tribulations followed the Lebanese people throughout the years. Even so, downtown Beirut remains one of the great metropolitan destinations of the world, filled with wonderful restaurants, bars, cafes, galleries and other venues, which showcase the Lebanese love of life and art. Alo...
Oct 13, 2016 · The good spy: the life and death of Robert Ames Jeffrey G. Karam Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University Correspondence jkaram@brandeis.edu Pages 528-531 | Published online: 13 Oct 2016
- Jeffrey G. Karam
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Oct 20, 2014 · Reviewed by John Waterbury. Robert Ames was an influential CIA operative in the Middle East who was killed in the blast that leveled the U.S. embassy in Beirut in April 1983, which Washington has blamed on Hezbollah and Iran. Bird argues that for more than a decade, Ames was the sole U.S. conduit to Yasir Arafat and the Palestine Liberation ...
Apr 22, 2014 · The story of the American spy's contacts with the PLO underscores the necessity of talking to adversaries. by Paul R. Pillar. Kai Bird, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames (New York ...
4 days ago · Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird appears in a conversation with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius to discuss Bird's new biography, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames. Robert Ames was the CIA officer who created the first clandestine contacts with the Palestine Liberation Organization. He was among those killed in the April 1983 truck bomb attack that destroyed the ...
May 22, 2014 · In a new book, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames (Crown/Random House, 2014), Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer Kai Bird explains how Ames was able to make these ...
