Douglas Laux

Douglas Laux (born January 20, 1983) is a former case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, having served undercover in the Middle East and Afghanistan for eight years. Upon leaving the CIA, Laux wrote a memoir, Left of Boom, which details his experiences serving amidst the Global War on Terror.[1][2]

Douglas Laux
Born (1983-01-20) January 20, 1983
Ohio
Alma materIndiana University
Website
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Service with CIA

Laux attended Indiana University, earning a bachelor's degree in political science and East Asian studies with a focus on the Japanese language.[3] He joined the CIA after a short stint working for the shipping company DHL following his graduation from IU.[4] Laux was an officer in the Near East Division and served multiple tours in Afghanistan and the Middle East. [5][6] Frustrated with the bureaucratic handling of the Syrian Civil War, Laux resigned from the Agency in February 2013. [7][8][9]

Career after CIA

Media

In April 2016, Laux published his memoir, Left of Boom: How A Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.[10][11] A year later, Laux appeared in six episodes of the Discovery Channel series Finding Escobar's Millions, which debuted on November 3, 2017.[12] He is also credited as the executive producer and creator of the series. In September 2017, Laux's photography was featured in a Playboy Magazine article entitled, "In The Path of the Totality: Notes of a Veteran Chasing the Eclipse." [13] Debuting on January 20, 2020, Laux appeared in eight episodes of the Bravo Channel series Spy Games.[14] Laux's role was as an "Assessor" responsible for building challenges for contestants and then critiquing them on their performance.

Music

Laux is an accomplished DJ and manages an international radio station and podcast titled Markhor Radio.[15] His music is largely focused on Electronica, Progressive house, and Downtempo genres. As of June 2020, Markhor Radio had broadcast ninety-three episodes worldwide.[16] Laux's music first gained notoriety in August 2018 when he remixed Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus with Tears For Fears' Shout.[17]

Community

In the fall of 2019, Laux founded the non-profit organization CVLSRVNT to better support active duty Ohioans deployed overseas.[18][19] Laux has been publicly recognized for his heroism and dedication to the United States by Senator Sherrod Brown, Representative Warren Davidson, Representative Jim Banks, and Governor Ron DeSantis.[20][21][22][23] In his downtime, Laux serves as a substitute teacher for grades K-12 in Mercer and Auglaize counties.[24][25]

Publications

Laux, Douglas (2016). Left of Boom: How A Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781250081360.

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References
  1. Mark Mazzetti (1 April 2016). "A C.I.A. Grunt's Tale of the Fog of Secret War". New York Times. Retrieved 8 July 2017
  2. Ken Dilanian (1 April 2016). "Spy Kid: A Young CIA Officer Breaks Cover and Spills Secrets". NBCNews. Retrieved 9 July 2017
  3. "COLUMN: "Left of Boom" gives an honest account of experiences in war - Indiana Daily Student". www.idsnews.com.
  4. Matters, Thought (4 May 2016). "Rebel Without a COS".
  5. "Former Agent Reveals What It's Like to Be a Spy". 20 April 2016.
  6. Romm, Cari. "How Do Spies Keep Their Double Lives Secret?".
  7. "Doug Laux and David Portnoy". adamcarolla.com.
  8. "The story of the 20-something CIA officer who took on the Taliban".
  9. "How a Young CIA Officer Infiltrated the Taliban".
  10. ""Homeland" made me laugh: Here's what it's really like being a CIA agent in the Middle East". 7 April 2016.
  11. HQ, Crime. "Q&A with Doug Laux, Former CIA Case Officer and Author of Left of Boom". www.criminalelement.com.
  12. "Finding Escobar's Millions - Watch Full Episodes & More! - Discovery". www.discovery.com.
  13. "In the Path of the Totality: Notes of a Veteran Chasing the Eclipse". 1 September 2017.
  14. "Douglas Laux". Bravo TV Official Site. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  15. https://soundcloud.com/markhorradio
  16. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/markhor-radio/id1367193568
  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LJIfKHyjfI&feature=youtu.be
  18. https://www.dln.com/newcorporations/details/ref_index/360736
  19. https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/displayPub78.do?dispatchMethod=displayPub78Info&ein=843207924&country=US&deductibility=all&dispatchMethod=searchCharities&isDescending=false&city=Coldwater&ein1=&postDateFrom=&exemptTypeCode=&submitName=Search&sortColumn=ein&totalResults=17&names=&resultsPerPage=25&indexOfFirstRow=0&postDateTo=&state=OH
  20. https://2minutewindow.com/governor-desantis-recognizes-douglas-laux-for-veterans-day/
  21. https://2minutewindow.com/senator-sherrod-brown-recognizes-douglas-laux-for-his-service/
  22. https://2minutewindow.com/congressman-jim-banks-recognizes-douglas-laux-for-his-service/
  23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lE2umPSRjU&feature=youtu.be
  24. https://www.celinaschools.org/Downloads/Sept%2016_19.pdf
  25. https://2minutewindow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/The-Daily-Standard-2020-03-07.pdf
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