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Paul Blackstock person

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Paul Blackstock exposed CIA book_quoted
“Perhaps it's not surprising that few academics and observers who followed intelligence at the time stood for greater openness and oversight. As early as 1958, Harry Howell Ransom had gone on record in favor of joint congressional committees…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 32 (34) @ 16:10

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The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 32 (34)
▶ 16:10 Perhaps it's not surprising that few academics and observers who followed intelligence at the time stood for greater openness and oversight. As early as 1958, Harry Howell Ransom had gone on record in favor of joint congressional committees…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 32 (34)
▶ 16:37 Both argued that oversight had become necessary. Blackstock viewed controls as helping legitimate intelligence, part of a process to counteract the dangers of blowback from these activities. Congress had its own concerns, and some of its me…