Quote of the day
Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.
Robert Baer

Born: July 1, 1952 (age 72)
Bio: Robert Booker "Bob" Baer is an American author and a former CIA case officer who was primarily assigned to the Middle East. He is Time's intelligence columnist and has contributed to Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
Known for:
- The Perfect Kill: 21 Laws for Assassins (2013)
- Sleeping with the Devil (2004)
- The Devil We Know (2008)
- Blow the House Down: A Novel (2006)
- La Chute de la CIA (2002)