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Question: Name a new book by an editor of the Washington Post dealing with the subject of the Central Intelligence Agency. Hint: Bob Woodward's much ballyhooed Veil, an expose by the renowned Watergate reporter of the deeds and alleged confessions of the late director William J. Casey, does not count. Reward: those who come up with the correct answer can settle down to read an uncommonly informative and intriguing espionage thriller...
Piniella replaced Woody Woodward, who had asked to be relieved of his duties in that area, the club said in a statement...
...remain to be corroborated, a number of former CIA officials interviewed by TIME, including ex-CIA Chiefs William Colby and Stansfield Turner and former Deputy Chief Bobby Inman, gave the book generally good marks for accuracy in the episodes with which they were directly involved. Their major complaint is Woodward's habit of overdramatizing and embellishing quotes. Says Inman: "Everything's just a couple of degrees more colorful than it really...
...more serious objection from many in the intelligence community is that Woodward's expose has divulged classified information that will damage U.S. spying efforts. The book, for example, includes a detailed explanation of Ivy Bells, an eavesdropping operation aimed at Soviet underwater cables, betrayed to Moscow by Spy Ronald Pelton -- details that the Post refrained from printing last year in response to pleas from Casey that it would harm national security. Woodward insists he carefully weighed security considerations and excised any information that might damage ongoing operations. Still, ex-CIA Director Richard Helms charged that such disclosures harm the agency...
...Republican defection ensures an anti- Bork majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Southern moderates join the stampede. -- The Democrats are in disarray as Michael Dukakis fires his campaign manager for leaking an "attack video." -- What exactly did William Casey tell Bob Woodward, and when did he tell it? -- The worst earthquake since 1971 rocks Los Angeles...