[HN Gopher] The Spy Who Came in from the Carrel
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       The Spy Who Came in from the Carrel
        
       Author : drdee
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2021-04-03 04:24 UTC (18 hours ago)
        
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       | 1cvmask wrote:
       | Book (or news or narratives) burning, banning or silencing has a
       | long rich history by the dominant forces.
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       | Black americans are amongst those who have had issues and those
       | exposing atrocities abroad:
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       | https://ncac.org/news/blog/top-10-banned-books-that-changed-...
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       | The author of "In Search of Enemies":
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       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stockwell_(CIA_officer)
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       | "Stockwell was one of the first professionals to leave the CIA to
       | go public by writing a bestselling book, In Search of Enemies.
       | The CIA retaliated by suing him in the 4th District Court in
       | Washington, D.C.. Part of the suit intended to eliminate the
       | possibility of selling the story for the purpose of making the
       | movie and requested all future publications be submitted to the
       | CIA for review. Unable to afford the travel necessary to contest
       | the case, Stockwell filed for bankruptcy in Austin, Texas. After
       | the litigation was processed through the bankruptcy, the CIA
       | eventually dropped the suit."
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       | and of course Julian Assange..... The most prominent news
       | breaking publisher of the 21st century....
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       | Publish so long as you don't challenge authority or the ruling
       | elites or their narrative.
        
       | chriselles wrote:
       | Very interesting story.
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       | I wonder how it compares with more contemporary mostly open
       | source intelligence collection efforts such as the Russians
       | seeking value from US academic archives during the Cold War and
       | China's CCP doing the same even more aggressively in recent
       | decades?
        
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