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“[The United States’ goal in Angola] was not to keep out the Cubans and Soviets but to make their imperial efforts as costly as possible and to prove that, after Vietnam. we were still capable of response, however insane. It is this story that has been told, and in impressive and convincing detail, by John Stockweli, the former chief of the CIA’s Angola task force.’ His hook should not he missed. Since strategic thought survives by ignoring experience, it has a highly professional interest in avoiding accounts such as this. By the same token, all who are alarmed about the tendency toward such strategic thinking should strongly welcome Mr. Stockwell’s book.” —John Kenneth Gaibraith. New York Review of Books
In Search of Enemies is much more than the story of the only war to be found when the CIA sought to recoup its prestige after the Vietnam debacle. Though no American troops were committed to Angola, only “advisors,” many millions were spent, many thousands died, and many lies were told to the American people, in waging a war without purpose to American vital interests and without hope of victory. In Search of Enemies is unique in its wealth of detail about CIA operations and convincing in its argument that the clandestine services of the CIA should be abolished. John Stockwell, who lived in Africa for ten of his early years, is a graduate of the University of Texas and an alumnus of the U.S. Marine Corps. After twelve years as a CIA officer, he resigned from the agency on April I. 1977
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American Participation, American Personal narratives, Angola Civil War, 1975-2002, Biography, Foreign relations, History, Participation, American, Personal narratives, American, Secret service, Spies, United States, United States. Central Intelligence Agency, États-Unis, Biographies, Histoire, États-Unis. Central Intelligence Agency, Espions, Participation étrangère américaine, Récits personnels, Personal narratives, Foreign Participation, United states, central intelligence agency, Diplomatic relations, Military participation, American, Angola, Intelligence service-US, USA Central Intelligence Agency, USAPeople
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