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Former CIA Targeter: Hunting Terrorists After 9/11 | Brittany Butler

May 23, 2026·1h 15m·6-min readinterviewpolitics
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Brittany Butler, a former CIA targeting officer, shares her journey from a small-town Georgia upbringing to operational roles in Iraq and Afghanistan, detailing how her experiences combating terrorist networks shaped her transition into writing spy novels that blend authentic tradecraft w

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Brittany Butler

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Brittany ButlerJack Murphy

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The Patriot’s Daughterby Brittany ButlerThe Syndicate Spyby Brittany ButlerZero Dark Thirty

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CIA

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BooksForeign PolicyGeopoliticsMilitary HistoryNonfictionSelf ImprovementTrue CrimeUs Politics

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