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Prados, John.

Safe for democracy : the secret wars of the CIA / John Prados. - Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2006. - xxxv, 696 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [649]-678) and index.

The gamut of secret operations -- Cold war crucible -- The secret warriors -- "The kind of experience we need" -- The covert legions -- Bitter fruits -- Adventures in Asia -- "Acceptable norms of human conduct do not apply" -- Archipelago -- The war for the roof of the world -- "Another Black Hole of Calcutta" -- The Bay of Pigs: failure at Playa Giron -- Cold war and counterrevolution -- The secret war against Castro -- War in Southeast Asia -- Global reach -- The southern cone -- From "rogue elephant" to resurrection -- The mountains of Allah -- The Reagan revolution -- Bill Casey's war -- Project democracy -- Full circle -- The struggle for control -- Safe for democracy.

ISBN: 1566635748 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781566635745 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006006269

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Servicio de Inteligencia--Estados Unidos.
Intelligence service--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Foreign relations.

LC Class. No.: JK 468 / P896s 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 327.1273