Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA

For the last sixty years, the CIA has managed to maintain a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, burying its blunders in top-secret archives. Its mission was to know the world. When …

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