K. J. Howe: Paul Vidich’s Beirut Station is a novel with deep historical roots, and it reads like a real-life thriller. Spies, revenge, betrayal—buckle up your seat belt! By Paul Vidich On March 16, 1985, William Francis Buckley, the newly appointed CIA Chief of Station in Beirut, left his tenth-floor apartment in the city’s western … Continue reading PAUL VIDICH GOES ROGUE: The Real Historical Incident that Inspired Beirut Station