Shin Bet blog lifts lid on Israeli secret service

The blog features day-to-day accounts written by
four shadowy unidentified employees

(the-times) -- Recruitment can be tough if you're one of the world's most ruthless undercover agencies, whose operatives are known to disguise themselves, slip into Middle Eastern warzones and assassinate their enemies.

Now, in a highly unorthodox attempt to shake off its less-than-glittering image and attract some interest, Israel's Shin Bet has become the first secret service to set up a blog in which shadowy, unidentified staff tell their stories. full story