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Monday, October 31, 2005

Gulf of Tonkin Intelligence Cover-Up
or
Why It's Important to Admit When You're Wrong

I've always mostly blamed Johnson for the Gulf of Tonkin/Vietnam debacle, but this piece in the NYT indicates that the GoT debacle resulted from people at the NSA trying to cover up errors they initially made.

(HT: Canis Major)
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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous12:07 PM

    Winston,

    I highly recommend this book about this general subject:

    http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=UN32SLACE9&isbn=0670032093&itm=3

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