“Reporters tend to lose their sense of skepticism, which you should particularly have dealing with CIA operational people — because their one real skill in terms of tradecraft is manipulating opinion.” It’s no secret that the CIA has a long and sordid history of controlling the news.
Great interview and wonderful collection of reference links. A few fine points largely omitted from history but solidly rooted in memory as a Washington creature from Watergate to Bush Sr.
Carl Bernstein's discovery of OpMockingbird was from Church/Pike Committee investigations and Pike's findings are still largely classified. Original reporting by Bernstein is still epic especially in conjunction w declassified archives for CIA Family Jewels.
1977 Rolling Stone ~ The CIA and The Media - Carl Bernstein
2007 - The CIA's Family Jewels Agency Violated Charter for 25 Years, Wiretapped Journalists and Dissidents ~ CIA Announces Declassification of 1970s "Skeletons" File, Archive Posts Justice Department Summary from 1975, With White House Memcons on Damage Control
Great interview and wonderful collection of reference links. A few fine points largely omitted from history but solidly rooted in memory as a Washington creature from Watergate to Bush Sr.
Carl Bernstein's discovery of OpMockingbird was from Church/Pike Committee investigations and Pike's findings are still largely classified. Original reporting by Bernstein is still epic especially in conjunction w declassified archives for CIA Family Jewels.
1977 Rolling Stone ~ The CIA and The Media - Carl Bernstein
https://www.carlbernstein.com/the-cia-and-the-media-rolling-stone-10-20-1977
2007 - The CIA's Family Jewels Agency Violated Charter for 25 Years, Wiretapped Journalists and Dissidents ~ CIA Announces Declassification of 1970s "Skeletons" File, Archive Posts Justice Department Summary from 1975, With White House Memcons on Damage Control
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB222/
Thanks for reading, PD! "Washington creature" made me laugh, love that. Appreciate the supplementary info!
txs Rebecca, great post!
BTW: Glenn Greenwald is on the blacklist of Ukrainian Government...
Thanks for reading, Paolo! And didn't know that, but not surprised...