Author Debriefing
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1/7/2014
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When:
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1/7/2014 12 Noon
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Where:
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International Spy Museum
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Intelligence historian Hugh
Wilford reveals the surprising history of the CIA’s pro-Arab operations in
the 1940s and 50s by tracing the work of the agency’s three most
influential—and colorful—officers in the Middle East: Kermit Roosevelt, Archie
Roosevelt, and Miles Copeland. With their deep knowledge of Middle
Eastern affairs, the three men were heirs to an American missionary tradition
that engaged Arabs and Muslims with respect and empathy. These "Arabists”
propped up authoritarian regimes, attempted secretly to sway public opinion in America
against support for the new state of Israel, and staged coups that destabilized
the nations with which they empathized. They were fascinated by
imperial intrigue, and were eager to play a modern rematch of the "Great Game,”
the nineteenth century struggle between Britain and Russia for control over
central Asia. Free
No registration required!
Join the author for an informal chat and book signing.
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