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In Search of Enemies

John Stockwell

“[The United States’ goal in Angola] was not to keep out the Cubans and Soviets but to make their imperial efforts as costly as possible to prove that, after Vietnam, we were still capable of response, however insane. It is the story that has been told, and in impressive and convincing detail, by Jo...

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Swindled

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Swindled

The episode highlighted that the CIA sued the author, driving him into bankruptcy, which underscored the book's controversial exposure of covert operations. The hosts pointed to this aggressive governmental response as evidence of the title's impact.

Episode: 50. The Octopus (United Fruit Company)

The Central Intelligence Agency retaliated against the book's publication by suing Stockwell into bankruptcy.

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In Search of Enemies

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