Jefferson Morley, "The Ghost"

As head of CIA Counterintelligence between 1954 and 1975, James Jesus Angleton operated in a shadowy realm of secrets, spies, and plots. As Morley demonstrates in his detailed biography, Angleton wielded more power than anyone realized, spying on anti-war and black nationalist movements, launching mass surveillance of ordinary Americans, obstructing the investigation of Kennedy’s assassination, and working so zealously to expose Soviet moles that he nearly destroyed the Agency. Yet he also proved a formidable adversary to America’s enemies. Morley, a longtime journalist focusing on intelligence, military, and political issues, vividly captures the Cold War’s rampant paranoia and documents its effects on the individuals and institutions responsible for national security.
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[@MMorMM]

Jim was a voracious reader. Of other people's mail.

[@tunesmithdainfinitytunegat1691]

Thanks for taking the time to enlighten people about the world around us

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

A wilderness of mirrors.

[@bgmeadows6085]

There was always something creepy about Angleton.

[@MMorMM]

Then, Colby found himself up the creek without a paddle.

[@gregmcn11]

There were no v2 rockets hitting london in march 1944

[@randallanthony1794]

why would mary meyer want angleton to have diary.i dont believe morleys view on this

[@tunesmithdainfinitytunegat1691]

Nobody would steal nothing from me

[@teachone2261]

I believe I met an aging man in Clearwater, Florida back in 2008 At Costco---he looked EXACTLY like Jesus James Angleton and he told me about "my guys" how he trains his Immigration Examiners etc . . . I believe he is alive !

[@greenglasful]

Morley is a misguided Trump hater, but wrote a good, thoroughly researched book.