Bob Baer served 21 years in the Central Intelligence Agency at the Middle East and beyond, and was awarded the Career Intelligence Medal. After leaving the CIA Baer became one of the Company’s most stinging, trenchant critics. His book See No Evil was adapted by writer/director Steven Gaghan for the 2005 movie Syriana, wherein George Clooney depicted a character based on Baer, winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar and Golden Globe.