View ffrom Bridge 89

Lobster Issue

[…] CIA used the murder of its Athens station chief, Richard Welch, in 1975 to discredit not only defecting CIA officer Philip Agee but also, more importantly, Democratic Senator Frank Church, who was the focal point of demands within the Democratic Party that the Agency should be more accountable to the politicians.29 Now, with Welch’s […]

The view from the bridge

Lobster Issue 89 (2024)

[PDF file]: […] CIA used the murder of its Athens station chief, Richard Welch, in 1975 to discredit not only defecting CIA officer Philip Agee but also, more importantly, Democratic Senator Frank Church, who was the focal point of demands within the Democratic Party that the Agency should be more accountable to the politicians.80 Now, with Welch’s […]

View from the Bridge 89

Lobster Issue

[…] CIA used the murder of its Athens station chief, Richard Welch, in 1975 to discredit not only defecting CIA officer Philip Agee but also, more importantly, Democratic Senator Frank Church, who was the focal point of demands within the Democratic Party that the Agency should be more accountable to the politicians.29 Now, with Welch’s […]

View from the Bridge 89

Lobster Issue

[…] CIA used the murder of its Athens station chief, Richard Welch, in 1975 to discredit not only defecting CIA officer Philip Agee but also, more importantly, Democratic Senator Frank Church, who was the focal point of demands within the Democratic Party that the Agency should be more accountable to the politicians.16 Now, with Welch’s […]

The View from the Bridge

Lobster Issue

[…] “You just don’t in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pre-text.” Iraq was in the 21st century. Senator John Kerry voted for it. Hypocrisy of this magnitude has to be respected. True enough. But the comments of US secretaries of state are intended for […]

The view from the bridge

Lobster Issue 67 (Summer 2014)

[PDF file]: […] “You just don’t in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pre-text.” Iraq was in the 21st century. Senator John Kerry voted for it. Hypocrisy of this magnitude has to be respected.34 True enough. But the comments of US secretaries of state are intended for […]

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