It's difficult to think of anyone better-placed to write this book. He spent ten years in Washington and part of his job was to cover the CIA. Tim Weiner, Pulitzer Prize winner, is a journalist with the New York Times and he's reported from around the world, including such hotspots as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sudan. Legacy of Ashes is the history of the CIA, warts and all from 1947 to 2007. It soon became obvious that more could be achieved by covert operations - illegal actions in other countries which were outside its charter. Given that the coverage needs to be just about worldwide - you can only exclude close, long-term allies - it's easy to see that the task of recruiting these people is monumental. You also have to be aware that they could be double agents and are feeding you disinformation. You need people who are in place and largely invisible but committed to providing what you need. Gathering information - valuable information - is tricky. Truman, was supposed to be that system but in the intervening sixty years it has failed to live up to its purpose. The Central Intelligence Agency, founded in 1947 by President Harry S. It's frightening, all on the record and highly recommended.Īfter the Second World War it became obvious that America was in dire need of an intelligence system which would gather information, analyse it and feed it to government and primarily to the President. Summary: An in-depth look at the history of the CIA from 1947 to 2007.
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