CIA

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• SOURCE: Skipped History
  3/24/2021
  

  The 1954 US-Backed Coup in Guatemala

  by Ben Tumin

  Ben Tumin's "Skipped History" video series returns with a discussion of the 1954 Guatemala Coup, drawing on the work of Greg Grandin, Stephen Kinzer and Steven Schleshinger, and Vincent Bevins.

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian
  1/15/2021
  

  You Can Now Explore the CIA’s ‘Entire’ Collection of UFO Documents Online

  If you want to read nearly 3,000 pages of CIA documents related to reports of UFOs, now you can. 

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• SOURCE: Muckrock
  9/16/2020
  

  Dive Into John F. Kennedy’s Daily CIA Updates

  Muckrock invites interested historians and history enthusiasts to participate in a project to make declassified Presidential intelligence briefings more widely accessible. 

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• 9/20/2020
  

  Dwight Eisenhower Built up American Intelligence at a Crucial Moment

  by Steve Vogel

  Dwight Eisenhower oversaw an aggressive building of American intelligence capability toward the USSR, moving espionage to a more prominent role in Cold War foreign policy. This included ordering the CIA to tunnel into East Berlin to tap Soviet phone lines. 

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• SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
  9/4/2020
  

  I Danced in the Streets after Allende’s Victory in Chile 50 Years Ago. Now I See its Lessons for Today

  by Ariel Dorfman

  The Chilean author Ariel Dorfman warns that while his country elected a democratic socialist in a landmark election, it was unprepared to deal with violent and ruthless efforts to maintain the status quo. Joe Biden is no socialist, but if he wins, his administration and Americans at large must be similarly prepared. 

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• SOURCE: NBC News
  6/7/2020
  

  A Message from 'Queen Elizabeth' to the Shah Played Role in CIA 1953 Coup in Iran, Documentary Says

  Historians who uncovered a message from "Queen Elizabeth" believe its misinterpretation helped persuade the shah not to flee Iran at a pivotal moment.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  5/18/2020
  

  Venezuela Failed Raid: US Has a History of Using Mercenaries to Undermine Other Regimes

  by Andrew Thomson

  The arrest of Silvercorp mercenaries in Venezuela echoes a long history of the U.S. government supporting private troops to overthrow foreign governments. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/14/20
  

  In 1933, two rebellious women bought a home in Virginia’s woods. Then the CIA moved in.

  In the late 1950s, the CIA took over the land in Langley, Va., to build a headquarters that could accommodate its fast-growing operations. 

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• SOURCE: Studies in Intelligence
  2/10/10
  

  "No Boy Scout": William Rust Publishes Article on CIA Operations Officer Lucien Conein

  by William J. Rust

  “No Boy Scout: CIA Operations Officer Lucien Conein” tells the story of a polarizing French-American paramilitary specialist who served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II and in its postwar successor agencies.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  9/27/19
  

  Spies in the White House Have a History of Running Wild Without Congressional Oversight

  A former congressional staffer says withholding damning evidence from Congress and using civilians to carry out presidential or intelligence agency agendas links the Ukraine crisis to other scandals.

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• SOURCE: Muck Rock
  8/21/19
  

  CIA instructed its historians to omit “embarrassing” details from the record

  In a formerly SECRET “Dos and Don’ts” regulation for historical officers, Agency suggested “unflattering statements” be avoided.

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• SOURCE: Chris Riback's Conversations
  Accessed 8/9/19
  

  2 New Podcast Episodes Discuss How the Republican Party became the Party of Trump and CIA "Black Sites"

  Chris Riback in conversation with Tim Alberta and Philip Mudd.

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• SOURCE: China Rising Radio Sinoland
  7/2/19
  

  Podcast Discusses History of the CIA

  An examination of Douglas Valetine's The CIA As Organized Crime.

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• 6/16/19
  

  The Cold War Spy and CIA Master of Disguise Writing the History of CIA Tactics in the Cold War

  by Aleisha Smith

  An interview with Jonna Mendez. A former Chief of Disguise with 27 years in the CIA, she discusses her latest book (co-authored with her husband Tony Mendez), her experience in the CIA, and her role at the Spy Museum.

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• SOURCE: The American Historical Review
  6/4/19
  

  Frantz Fanon and the CIA Man

  by Thomas Meaney

  Based on an encounter with Fanon’s CIA handler, C. Oliver Iselin, Meaney presents the firsthand experience of a mid-level figure in the U.S. security state who participated in the national liberation movements in Africa. 

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• 4/7/19
  

  The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton

  by James Thornton Harris

  The Ghost, a new biography of Angleton by Jefferson Morley, a Washington journalist, provides an intriguing look at this powerful, enigmatic Cold Warrior.

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• SOURCE: History.com
  3/12/19
  

  Video of the Week: Julia Child from WW2 Agent to Legendary Chef

  Before she became a world-famous chef, Julia Child worked for a top-secret U.S. intelligence agency, where she helped devise a recipe for shark repellent.

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• SOURCE: National Security Archive
  12/17/2018
  

  Communist Parades Gave the CIA What They Needed

  Some of the best opportunities for Western intelligence to get a picture – literally – of Soviet capabilities were presented by the USSR itself at public military parades.

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• SOURCE: Politico
  11-28-18
  

  The Forgotten Story of the Julian Assange of the 1970s

  Decades before WikiLeaks, Philip Agee’s magazine blew the cover of more than 2,000 CIA officers.

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• SOURCE: The Nation
  8-22-18
  

  NYU's Stephen F. Cohen continues to dismiss theories of Russian collusion

  He says former CIA Director John Brennan's statements about Trump echo Jospeh McCarthy and J. Edgar Hoover