Special Agent Roy Ibble reporting . . .

[Paul Mackin]

Andrew writes:

> > Steely's book was described by one commentator as `disturbing'. Alex
> > Cockburn, his co-author,
> > replied that no, actually, it was not disturbing to find that the CIA was
> > implicated in
> > drug dealing on a global scale.

To CIA apologists is was not only NOT DISTURBING but was, as a story,
positively inspirational. Most people don't give the CIA that much
credit--for being able to pull off undertakings so secret and so 
successful in meeting its purported goals.

Even Webb was amazed at what he thought he was finding out.


		P.