pynchon-l-digest V2 #72458

[John Carvill]

> From: Robert Mahnke

> Apropos of the CIA, I recommend Legacy of Ashes, by Tim Weiner, a
> history of the agency.  Rather than describe it myself, let me borrow
> from the NYT review (by Evan Thomas:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/books/review/Thomas-t.html):
>
>
> America’s foes and rivals have long overrated the Central Intelligence
> Agency.....

Thanks for the review, certainly an interesting book.

> Tim Weiner’s engrossing, comprehensive “Legacy of Ashes” is a litany
> of failure, ....

Yes, many well-documented goof-ups to choose from.

But, the CIA weren't so incompetent that they couldn't kill JFK, were they?