I know that I am a little late in reading this book but I am very glad that I finally go around to reading it. Barker did an absolutely superb job on the Clayton Lonetree story. I can't believe how well he documented his view and the trouble that he went through to interview as many of the persons involved as possible including the KGB. Lonetree, at the time of these events was completely immature and incapable of good judgement. Like many other young men he fell for the KGB skirt and ultimately had to pay the price. His parents did not do well in raising him. The USMC should have vetted him before putting him in a responsible position. The State Department and CIA were idiots. The only agency that seemed to know what they were doing was the KGB. I wonder if Clayton and Violeta will ever get together again?