How the Murder of a CIA Officer Was Used to Silence the Agencys Greatest Critic

A new account sheds light on the Ford administration’s war against Sen. Frank Church and his landmark effort to rein in a lawless intelligence community.


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How the Murder of a CIA Officer Was Used to Silence the Agency’s Greatest Critic

James Risen, Thomas Risen

A new account sheds light on the Ford administration’s war against Sen. Frank Church and his landmark effort to rein in a lawless intelligence community.

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