Bad Intelligence; Two new books on the evolution of the CIA help explain the agency's current black eyes. From: The Washington Post | Date: November 27, 2005| Author: Reviewed by Michael F. Scheuer | Copyright 2005 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

THE CIA AND CONGRESS

The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy

By David M. Barrett

Univ. of Kansas. 542 pp. $39.95

BURN BEFORE READING

Presidents, CIA Directors, and Secret Intelligence

By Stansfield Turner

Hyperion. 308 pp. $23.95

These fine new books should be read by all those stalwart investigators who found no one responsible for two recent intelligence disasters: 9/11 and Iraq's nonexistent WMD programs. Instead of pointing finger...

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