A new book released today takes a look at the CIA’s shifting role from that of intelligence gathering (aka “spying”) to more direct action through targeted killings, through drone strikes, hit squads, or other clandestine action. The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth by […]
Short Book Review: “Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America, and International Terrorism” by John K. Cooley
April 5, 2012 by
Citing the US as a culprit in the quagmire, a significant amount of responsibility is placed on the actions of the Pakistani intelligence services. Controlled by religious ideologues, the Pakistani intelligence services operated nearly autonomously from other Pakistani government branches, and often in opposition to stated policy. [cont…]
The Pentagon Papers of the Afghan War? Or more smoke than fire?
July 26, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Check it at the New York Times here, the Wall Street Journal here, Boing Boing here, and especially here, at Wikileaks. It may be the “largest intelligence leak in history”. Here are a few books that you might want to read: Taliban, by Ahmed Rashid, Ghost Wars by Steve Coll, Unholy Wars […]
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