In 1975, after The New York Times published a devastating critique of the CIA, three government. Further, he provides a thorough review of legislative efforts to curb these abuses, and suggests several important ways toĪchieve the delicate balance between national security and democratic ideals. Johnson available in Trade Paperback on, also read synopsis and reviews. At once fascinating and sobering, Johnson's book reveals how the best intelligence reports can be distorted or ignored how covert actions can spin out of control despite extensive safeguards, as in the Iran-Contra scandal and how the CIA has spied on American citizens in clear violation of its charter. 5: Safeguards against the Abuse of Secret Power The evolution of safeguards against intelligence abuse in the United States A shock theory of intelligence. Loch Johnson, who has studied the workings of the CIA at first hand as a legislative overseer, presents aĬomprehensive examination of the Agency and its relations with other American institutions, including Congress and the White House, and looks closely at how it pursues its three major missions-intelligenceĪnalysis, counterintelligence, and covert action. ne needs of national security and the protection of individual liberties. America's Secret Power: The CIA in a Democratic Society (Trade Paperback / Paperback)īased on hundreds of interviews with CIA officials, national security experts, and legislators, as well as a thorough culling of the archival record, America's Secret Power offers an illuminating and up-to-date picture of the CIA, stressing the difficult balance between the genui.
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