The FBI in Latin America: the Ecuador files
During the Second World War, the FDR administration placed the FBI in charge of political surveillance in Latin America. Through a program called the Special Intelligence Service (SIS), 700 agents were assigned to combat Nazi influence in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Th…
"During the Second World War, the FDR administration placed the FBI in charge of political surveillance in Latin America. Through a program called the Special Intelligence Service (SIS), 700 agents were assigned to combat Nazi influence in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. T…
Introduction: FBI -- SIS -- Communism -- Labor -- La Gloriosa -- Constitution -- Coup -- Departures -- Conclusion: Cold War
During the Second World War, the FDR administration placed the FBI in charge of political surveillance in Latin America. Through a program called the Special Intelligence Service (SIS), 700 agents were assigned to combat Nazi influence in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Th…
The largely unknown story of the FBI's surveillance operations in Latin America during the 1940s provides new insights into leftist organizations and the nature of the U.S.'s imperial ambitions in the western hemisphere.
"Allen Dulles took American spying from the back alleys of Europe to the forefront of American foreign policy as Director of Central Intelligence under Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. His life spanned the American century: from his diplomatic service at America's embassy in V…
"Allen Dulles took American spying from the back alleys of Europe to the forefront of American foreign policy as Director of Central Intelligence under Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. His life spanned the American century: from his diplomatic service at America's embassy in V…
The author chronicles the expansion of US secret intelligence from the 1790s to the 21st century, showing how it evolved into such an enormous and costly bureaucracy. He also asks us to think about the future direction of secret intelligence.
