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Article: Showing how Soviet spooks shaped American foreign policy.(BOOKS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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Byline: Joseph C. Goulden, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan spent his last years in office seemingly competing with Al Gore for the title of "Dumbest Intelligent Man in Washington." Sen. Moynihan's favored oratorical hobbyhorse was the claimed irrelevance of intelligence agencies, foreign and domestic. Rather than contribute towards sensible foreign policy decisions, he contended, the spooks spent most of their time in meaningless spy-vs.-spy games.
I suggest that Sen. Moynihan pick up a copy of "Sacred Secrets," by the talented Washington writer-couple Jerrold and Leona Schecter, and flip to page 187, where they pose several ...