The Life of a Spy; An Education in Truth, Lies and PowerThe remarkable true story of an extraordinary Australian intelligence officer, whose work took him across the world and into the depths of war and politics. I was no James Bond with a licence to kill, but I worked with the British intelligence services and with, and for, the CIA. I had guns pointed at me, death threats issued, a price placed on my head. In 1971, Rod Barton applied for a junior scientist role in the Australian Department of Defence.