America's Secret Power: The CIA in a Democratic SocietyOxford University Press, 1989 - 344 sidor In 1975, after The New York Times published a devastating critique of the CIA, three government panels--the Rockefeller, Church, and Pike Committees--were formed to examine these allegations in depth. What they uncovered--assassination plots, opened mail, drug experiments against unsuspecting subjects (two of whom died from side effects)--shocked the American people and moved Senator Frank Church to call the CIA "a rogue elephant rampaging out of control." Clearly, America needs a strong, effective intelligence effort, but just as clearly, this effort must operate within the bounds of an open, democratic society. Based on hundreds of interviews with CIA officials, national security experts, and legislators, as well as a thorough culling of the archival record, America's Secret Power offers an illuminating and up-to-date picture of the Central Intelligence Agency, stressing the difficult balance between the genuine needs of national security and the protection of individual liberties. Loch Johnson, who has studied the workings of the CIA at first hand as a legislative overseer, presents a comprehensive examination of the Agency and its relations with other American institutions, including Congress and the White House (he offers particularly astute analyses of the CIA's use of journalists and academics to gather intelligence) and he illuminates the CIA's three major missions--intelligence analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action--providing vivid descriptions of their purpose and their pathologies. For example, he offers a fascinating analysis of the "Seven Sins" of intelligence work, revealing how the best intelligence reports can be distorted or ignored (in the mid-1960s, the evidence against a quick American victory in Vietnam was dismissed); how covert actions can spin out of control despite extensive safeguards, as in the Iran-Contra scandal; and how the CIA has spied on American citizens in clear violation of its charter. Further, he provides a thorough review of legislative efforts to curb these abuses, suggesting several important ways to achieve the delicate balance between national security and democratic ideals. Vividly written and meticulously documented, America's Secret Power draws the strands of a vast amount of research into a balanced critique of our intelligence networks. It is a work that stands alone in its thoroughness and objectivity, a thoughtful and sobering portrait of the contemporary CIA. |
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... policymakers want . Most policymakers understand little about the intelligence process ; this fact , according to one experience CIA analyst , prevents them from articulating the proper ques- tions . " " What do I do about Nicaragua ...
... policymakers want . Most policymakers understand little about the intelligence process ; this fact , according to one experience CIA analyst , prevents them from articulating the proper ques- tions . " " What do I do about Nicaragua ...
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... policymaker wants to wade through ) . Often the press of time or the waning attention span of policymakers relegates this art form to the status of second - class citizenship as current intelligence and estimates move to the fore ...
... policymaker wants to wade through ) . Often the press of time or the waning attention span of policymakers relegates this art form to the status of second - class citizenship as current intelligence and estimates move to the fore ...
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... policymakers , but he argued that the Soviet missiles did not matter that much ; the United States was already under the threat of Soviet ICBMs . His colleagues disagreed ; the closeness of these medium - range ballistic missiles ...
... policymakers , but he argued that the Soviet missiles did not matter that much ; the United States was already under the threat of Soviet ICBMs . His colleagues disagreed ; the closeness of these medium - range ballistic missiles ...
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Democracy and the CIA | 3 |
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The Design of American Intelligence | 38 |
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America's Secret Power: The CIA in a Democratic Society Loch K. Johnson Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 1991 |
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