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Their failures have handed future generations, in the words of president eisenhower, a legacy of ashes. More than any other government agency, the cia has found itself the target of criticism from both the left and the right. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The history of the cia traces the spy agencys failings back to its founding generation. Tim weiners legacy of ashes is not the definitive history of the central intelligence agency cia that it purports to be. I did not create this book, i am merely using this to create a podcast feed legacy of ashes. I saw an interview on tv this week with masha gessen, a writer being interviewed about her newest book called, the future is history. The history of the cia enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This shocking book, based on thousands of declassified documents and interviews with agents at all levels, shows the reality behind the glamorous myth. First, it offers up a definitive history of the cia activities much you may have read before but the whole effort is.
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Jun 26, 2008 the main theme of legacy of ashes is that the cia has been a consistent and essentially inexcusable failure since the beginning, over the decades, and up to the present moment. The result, in the words of president eisenhower, is a legacy of ashes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read legacy of ashes. No objective observer of agency history can fail to note that cia in its history has failedsometimes miserablyin what it set out to do or was ordered to do.
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