Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Robert Baer

Born: July 1, 1952 (age 73)
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)