In search of enemies
by Stockwell, John · first published 1978
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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
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Anyone interested in reading more about Angola and the U.S.'s involvement should check out the book "In Search of Enemies" by John Stockwell who was a manager in the CIA, and involved in the Angola operations.
on “Portugal Dominated Angola for Centuries. Now the Roles Are Reversed” ↗…history by the dominant forces. Black americans are amongst those who have had issues and those exposing atrocities abroad: https://ncac.org/news/blog/top-10-banned-books-that-changed-... The author of “In Search of Enemies”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stockwell_(CIA_officer) “Stockwell was one of the first professionals to leave the CIA to go public by writing a bestselling book, In Search of Enemies. The CIA…
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