E-mail a friendFebruary 22, 2005
Former intelligence officer Melissa Boyle Mahle offers a rare glimpse inside the CIA. Gospel great BeBe Winans talks about his new album, "Dream."
Melissa Boyle Mahle
Melissa Boyle Mahle
Melissa Boyle Mahle spent 14 years in the CIA and five tours in the Arab world running operations and recruiting agents. She's an expert on the Middle East and counterterrorism and one of the few women in the CIA who spoke Arabic. After leaving in '02, Mahle worked as a consultant on Middle Eastern political and security affairs. She also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in a blizzard and wrote the book, Denial and Deception, in which she describes agency culture and tells what it was like to be a female spy.
BeBe Winans
BeBe Winans
The seventh child of a prominent gospel family, Grammy-winning BeBe Winans began his career singing background for his famous brothers. He earned crossover success with his sister, CeCe, and went on to record with and produce songs for other top artists. Winans released his first solo album in '97. With its Martin Luther King-inspired title track, 'Dream' is his fourth solo project and his first studio album in five years. He also hosts the syndicated BeBe Winans Radio Show and acts in both film and theater.