Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-1987

by Bob Woodward

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2105 Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987, by Bob Woodward (read 30 Oct 1987) This is a journalistic work and one doesn't know how much to believe, but it is fascinating reading. It revolves around Bill Casey, who served six years as head of the CIA--1981 to 1987. He was a dedicated and unusual man, but he sure never hesitated about means. The book of course ends with the Iran/Contra affair, which I watched so much testimony about. (

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Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-1987

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Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-1987

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William J. Casey

Stansfield M. Turner

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New York Times Best Books of the Year (1987)

New York Times bestseller (Nonfiction, 1987)

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VEIL: The top-secret code word for covert operations undertaken in the latter years of the Reagan Administration to influence events abroad

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The alarm woke the Director of Central Intelligence, Admiral Stansfield Turner.

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Veil is the explosive #1 national bestseller that ripped the lid off the inner workings of the CIA. From Watergate to Nixon, from the Supreme Court to the controversial death of comic John Belushi, Bob Woodward is on the leading edge of the events in our nation that make news, make history and make bestsellers! HC: Simon & Schuster. (Nonfiction)

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