inthemidstofevil t1_jde98ra wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:38 PM

I am looking for some solid reads on the CIA and different operations and coups. I haven’t narrowed my interest down to any particular subject matter but I have been intrigued by paperclip and cointelpro related things. Drugs, mind control/psychology stuff, infiltration of movements. I’m pretty open, though.

WeeklyIntroduction42 t1_jdxy3ay wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:22 AM

Bitter Fruit-The story of the American coup in Guatemala is a good read

inthemidstofevil t1_jdyejj7 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:22 AM

I’ll check it out! Thank you!

elmonoenano t1_jdelw0k wrote on March 23, 2023 at 8:59 PM

It sounds like you might dig Legacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner. A lot of what he wrote is heavily contested. I don't know enough to evaluate those claims.

You can understand both good and bad reasons why he would have errors. The CIA's work is classified a lot of times, so he had to piece the stories together indirectly. So mistakes are understandable. If the criticism of bias is more accurate that's a different issue, but you'd have to read reviews of his book and probably read a lot to get an idea of how much bias has had an impact.