Summary of Douglas Valentine's The CIA as Organized Crime
Author | : Everest Media, |
Publisher | : Everest Media LLC |
Total Pages | : 63 |
Release | : 2022-04-29T22:59:00Z |
ISBN-10 | : 9781669397106 |
ISBN-13 | : 1669397106 |
Rating | : 4/5 (106 Downloads) |
Download or read book Summary of Douglas Valentine's The CIA as Organized Crime written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-04-29T22:59:00Z with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I wanted to write a book that would de-mystify the Phoenix program, which was a controversial CIA assassination program during the Vietnam War. I wrote Colby a letter and sent him my first book, The Hotel Tacloban. He was all for it. #2 I was able to interview the people who created the Phoenix program, and they loved having a journalist who was sympathetic to soldiers listen to them and understand what they were saying. #3 I interviewed members of the CIA, and they cooperated because Colby had sent me to them. I never asked them if they had killed anyone or done any illegal things, and they were confident I was de-mystifying the program because they trusted me. #4 There is a Douglas Valentine Collection at the National Security Archives at George Washington University, which contains interviews with close to 100 CIA officers and military officers involved in the Phoenix program.