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Covert action, often called the Third Option, refers to efforts by the US to secretly influence international affairs through propaganda, as well as political, economic, and paramilitary operations. It is a dimly lit world of secret agents; weaponry; foreign election propaganda; and counterfeit foreign currencies-a largely invisible realm of clandestine activities governed by the best of intentions, yet sometimes yielding the worst of results. In short, it's a world that merits the thoughtful attention and judgment of every citizen. Loch Johnson offers a frank assessment of this obscure but vital component of America's foreign policy.…mehr

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Covert action, often called the Third Option, refers to efforts by the US to secretly influence international affairs through propaganda, as well as political, economic, and paramilitary operations. It is a dimly lit world of secret agents; weaponry; foreign election propaganda; and counterfeit foreign currencies-a largely invisible realm of clandestine activities governed by the best of intentions, yet sometimes yielding the worst of results. In short, it's a world that merits the thoughtful attention and judgment of every citizen. Loch Johnson offers a frank assessment of this obscure but vital component of America's foreign policy.
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Loch K. Johnson is Regents Professor Emeritus of International Affairs at the University of Georgia. He is the author of over 200 articles and thirty books on US national security, including Spy Watching: Intelligence Accountability in the United States and National Security Intelligence, 2d ed. He served as special assistant to the chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (1975-76); as a staff aide on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1976-77); as the first staff director of the Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight, US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (1977-79); and as special assistant to Chairman Les Aspin of the Aspin-Brown Presidential Commission on the Roles and Missions of Intelligence (1995-96). (SPIA) at the University of Georgia.