Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency

327 Pages·2004·0.71 MB·English

by  William J. Daugherty

Preface
EXECUTIVE SECRETS
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EXECUTIVE
SECRETS
COVERT ACTION AND THE PRESIDENCY
WILLIAM J. DAUGHERTY
Foreword by
MARK BOWDEN
The University Press of Kentucky
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Daugherty, William J., 1947–
Executive secrets : covert action and the presidency / William J. Daugherty.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8131-2334-8 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 2. Intelligence service—United
States—History—20th century. 3. Presidents—United States—History—20th century.
4. United States—Foreign relations—1945–1989. 5. United States—Foreign
relations—1989– 6. Espionage—United States—History—20th century. I. Title.
JK468.I6D38 2004
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This material has been reviewed by the CIA. That
review neither constitutes CIA authentication of in-
formation nor implies CIA endorsement of the
author’s views.
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FOR SUSAN
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CONTENTS
Foreword by Mark Bowden xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxv
Introduction 1
ONE
The Role of Covert Action in Intelligence
and Foreign Policy 9
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The “Romances” of Covert Action 23
THREE
Covert Action Policy and Pitfalls 47
FOUR
The Military and Peacetime Covert Action 59
FIVE
The Discipline of Covert Action 71
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