The CIA as Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World
In a 5- page essay, review the charges and accusations made by author Douglas Valentine in “The CIA as Organized Crime. Consider the author’s contention that the Vietnam War Served as a model for how rebellion, dissent, and dissatisfaction with societal norms might be dealt with by the US government at home. Chapter 3 of this book presents this issue in a stark and straighforward manner. The Vietnam War’s Silver Lining: A Bureaucratic Model For Population Control Emerges. Remember, your paper should reflect the historical literature of the day (in your citations) and present the historiographical comparisons and analyses that existed during these times. Valentine also broaches subjects such as the CIA’s drug dealing to subsidize their “black-ops” and how the Agency corrupted the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) in the process.
