MH/CHAOS : the CIA's campaign against the radical new left and the Black Panthers / Frank J. Rafalko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rafalko, Frank J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements.

History.

African Americans--Civil rights.

New Left.

Social conditions.

United States--Social conditions--History--20th century.

United States.

Intelligence service--United States--History--20th century.

Intelligence service.

New Left--United States--History--20th century.

Black power--United States--History--20th century.

Black power.

Radicalism--United States--History--20th century.

Radicalism.

African Americans--Civil rights--United States--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Protest movements--United States--History--20th century.

Social movements--United States--History--20th century.

Social movements.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

Black Panther Party.

Physical Description:

328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 2011.

Summary:

In this remarkable refutation of relatively uncontroversial lessons of history, former CIA operative Rafalko argues that the intelligence agency's 1960s and 1970s program of domestic surveillance was justified. Himself a member of the anti-radical unit, the author blames the press and anti-CIA political forces for halting an operation he deemed a proper use of intelligence assets, given that in his estimation, anti-war activists were agents of foreign governments. This volume will appeal to readers interested in behind the scenes intelligence operations and the psychology of Cold War functionaries. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

1 Déjà Vu 9

2 Special Operations Group: The Beginning 15

3 The New York Times: Massive Operation 23

4 The New York Times: CIA Had No Authorization 33

5 The New York Times: CIA Terrorizing American Public 42

6 The New York Times: No FBI Approval for CIA Activities 53

7 The New York Times: A Deep Snow Section 60

8 Colby Opens Pandora's Box 66

9 The Rockefeller Commission 74

10 Congressional Oversight and Investigations of CIA 83

11 The Black Panther Party Abroad: A Case Study 98

12 American Radical New Left Foreign Contacts 132

13 MHCHAOS Ends 191

14 The Aftermath 210.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-316) and index.

ISBN:

1612510450

9781612510453

9781612510705

1612510701

OCLC:

713188238

Publisher Number:

99946135338