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My impression is that Angleton was on the whole a destructive force.
by balding_n_tired 17y ago
My impression is that Angleton was on the whole a destructive force.
- hga 17y agoMy first question is where you do decide to strike the balance: in counterintelligence, do you prefer false positives or false negatives? I haven't tried to get a full measure of him and his actions (for one thing, I suspect that's going to be impossible until everything from the relevant periods are declassified), but my major point is that the counterintelligence function is essential and we pretty much just don't do it.