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From the first, the Sorensen appointment seemed curious. He served as President Kennedy's top adviser and speechwriter but has had little intelligence experience. Since he returned to private life (corporation law), he has urged a more modest role for the CIA and the curtailment of its covert operations...
...early pledge by the Carter Administration to avoid military or covert intervention in Latin affairs...
...harsh critic of what he calls "covert, manipulative and deceptive" diplomacy, Brzezinski is certain to advise Carter to bring not only the American public but also the allies into the early stages of policymaking. In a mock report card he drew up several years ago, he barely passed the Administration (marking it C) for its handling of relations with Europe, and gave it a D for its dealings with Japan. Brzezinski's most marked departure from Kissinger's approach may be in tone. While Kissinger with his cosmic sweep at times has seemed pessimistic about the U.S., Brzezinski...
...addition to the Excab proposal, Allison has recommended that the CIA be split into two units--one for covert operations and the other for intelligence gathering
AMONG THE HOPES that are traditionally harbored for new administrations, there are always some demands for changes in foreign policy. Unfortunately, the covert activities mentioned above and the choice of allies to which America has been inclined seem to be the by-products of a consensus on foreign policy that has endured since the 1950s. Whether or not that consensus has been sufficiently fragmented to permit a new direction and style for American foreign policy will only be revealed with time. But new directions will certainly be necessary before the United States can confidently tell the dictatorships of the world...