The Invisible Government

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"This second, invisible government gathers intelligence, conducts espionage, and plans and executes secret operations all over the globe." "THERE ARE two governments in the United States today. One is visible. The other is invisible. The first is the government that citizens read about in their newspapers and children study about in their civics books. The second is the interlocking, hidden machinery that carries out the policies of the United States in the Cold War. This second, invisible government gathers intelligence, conducts espionage, and plans and executes secret operations all over the globe. The Invisible Government is not a formal body. It is a loose, amorphous grouping of individuals and agencies drawn from many parts of the visible government. It is not limited to the Central Intelligence Agency, although the CIA is at its heart. Nor is it confined to the nine other agencies which comprise what is known as the intelligence community: the National Security Council, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, Army Intelligence, Navy Intelligence, Air Force Intelligence, the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the Atomic Energy Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Invisible Government includes, also, many other units and agencies, as well as individuals, that appear outwardly to be a normal part of the conventional government. It even encompasses business firms and institutions that are seemingly private. ..." The Invisible Government - Binding Strip and Front Board ......Page 1 Short Title ......Page 2 By the Same Authors ......Page 3 Title Page ......Page 4 Printer's Imprint ......Page 5 Dedication ......Page 6 Contents ......Page 8 Short Title (2) ......Page 10 1. The Invisible Government ......Page 12 2. 48 Hours ......Page 17 3. Build-Up ......Page 32 4. Invasion ......Page 60 5. The Case Of The Birmingham Widows ......Page 83 6. A History ......Page 100 7. Burma: The Innocent Ambassador ......Page 138 8. Indonesia: “Soldiers Of Fortune” ......Page 145 9. Laos: The Pacifist Warriors ......Page 156 10. Vietnam: The Secret War ......Page 164 11. Guatemala: CIA’s Banana Revolt ......Page 174 12. The Kennedy Shake-Up ......Page 193 13. The Secret Elite ......Page 201 14. The National Security Agency ......Page 213 15. The Defense Intelligence Agency ......Page 220 16. CIA: “It’s Well Hidden” ......Page 226 17. CIA: The Inner Workings ......Page 242 18. The Search For Control ......Page 268 19. Purity In The Peace Corps ......Page 280 20. A Gray Operation ......Page 287 21. Missile Crisis ......Page 299 22. Electronic Spies ......Page 311 23. Black Radio ......Page 322 24. CIA’s Guano Paradise ......Page 337 25. The 1960 Campaign—and Now ......Page 347 26. A Conclusion ......Page 357 Notes ......Page 366 Index ......Page 372 Rear Board ......Page 385