"A very valuable book. The research and organization are extremely impressive." --A.J. Langguth, author and former New York Times bureau chief
"A valuable reference for anyone interested in the conduct of US foreign policy." --
Choice (American Library Association) "I enjoyed it immensely." --
Gore Vidal "Each chapter I read makes me more and more angry." --
Helen Caldicott "The single most useful summary of CIA history." --
John Stockwell, former CIA officer and author "Far and away the best book on the topic." --
Noam Chomsky "I bought several more copies to circulate to friends with the hope of shedding new light and understanding on their political outlooks." --
Oliver Stone "A marvelous job of bringing together a lot of loose ends from many sources." --
Philip Agee, former CIA officer and author "I am impressed. It is a valuable contribution." --
Ramsey Clark, former Attorney General of the United States "Blum has performed a very important service in collecting this information in one place, and the documentation is praiseworthy." --
Teresa Pelton Johnson, Assistant Managing Editor, International Security, Harvard University "A very useful piece of work, daunting in scope, important." --
Thomas Powers, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
