For Immediate Release:

SECRETS OF THE MIDDLE EAST:
TRUTH BEHIND THE HEADLINES

Robert Baer to Speak as Spy Series Continues at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre

Jupiter, FL (March 25, 2008) – The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is proud to continue its International Spy Series with Secrets of the Middle East: the Truth Behind the Headlines on Sunday, April 6 at 7 pm. This installment of the hugely popular series will feature former CIA Director of Operations, Robert Baer, who will share his in depth CIA experience and secrets of the Middle East. Join Baer for a special screening of the film Syriana. The film stars George Clooney in his Academy Award winning role, which was based on Baer’s true life experiences which were detailed in his book See No Evil.

International Spy Museum Executive Director, Peter Earnest, will moderate this session – drawing on his 36-year CIA career and experience in the Agency’s Clandestine Service – to reveal how disguise, surveillance, “sexpionage” and other top secret operations have been used both for and against the U.S. The audience will be invited to ask questions, participate in discussions, and take part in demonstrations.

During his twenty year CIA career, Baer has publicly acknowledged field assignments in Madras and New Delhi, India; in Beirut, Lebanon; in Dushanbe, Tajikistan; and in Salah al-Din in Kurdish northern Iraq. While in Salah al-Din Baer unsuccessfully urged the Clinton Administration to back an internal Iraqi attempt to overthrow Saddam Hussein in March of 1995 with covert CIA assistance. Baer quit the Agency in 1997 and received the CIA's Career Intelligence Medal on March 11, 1998. Baer wrote the book See No Evil documenting his experiences while working for the Agency. According to Seymour Hersh, Baer "was considered perhaps the best on-the-ground field officer in the Middle East”

Baer offers an analysis of the Middle East through the lens of his experiences as a CIA operative. His political outlook does not hew exclusively to either conservative or liberal viewpoints. Through his years as a clandestine officer, he gained a very thorough knowledge of the Middle East, Arab world and former Republics of the Soviet Union. He speaks Arabic fluently. Over the years, Baer has become a strong advocate of the Agency's need to increase Human Intelligence (HUMINT) through the recruitment of agents.

Secrets of the Middle East: the Truth Behind the Headlines begins at 7 pm. Tickets are $25 and are available at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre Box Office, online at www.jupitertheatre.org or by phone 561-575-2223 or 800-445-1666. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre opened in February 2004 as a 550-seat, nonprofit community-based regional theater in the former Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre. The theater is a member of the prestigious League of Resident Theatres. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is located at 1001 E. Indiantown Road and State Road A1A in Jupiter.

About the International Spy Museum: Founded by Maltz Jupiter Theatre Chairman, Milton Maltz, the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C. is the first and only public museum solely dedicated to the world history of espionage. Through interactive exhibits, film and the largest collection of international spy-related artifacts on public display, the Museum traces the evolution of espionage through the stories of individual men and women who practiced the profession. For information, visit www.spymuseum.org or phone 202-EYE-SPY -U (202-393-7798).