Intelligence Gathering Espionage, Undercover Operations, Informants, Assets and Betrayal by Panesar, Hardev

For twenty-Four years, I served in the shadows — in places the headlines never tell you about, on missions that never officially happened. I believed in the flag, in the mission, in the idea that sacrifice meant something.

I was wrong.

This is not a story of heroes.

It’s a confession, a warning, and a record of what really happens when you serve a system that will use you, discard you, and deny you ever existed.

I’ve observed and seen betrayal in every form — from the deserts of Iraq to the streets of Afghanistan, from covert games in Ukraine and Kashmir to the rubble of Gaza to the chaos and mayhem Killings in Mexico, Central America and South America. I’ve watched leaders justify atrocities as strategy, watched allies turn into enemies, and seen good men left to rot when they were no longer useful.

This life cost me my marriage, my family, my friends, my peace. And for what? For politicians to shake hands while people bled in the dirt.

If you think this work is glamorous, walk away now. If you think it’s noble, read on — and find out what it really takes, what it really costs, and why, when it’s over, the only thing you’ll have left are ghosts.