How the CIA Paid and Threatened Journalists to Do Its Work

Published Oct. 14 2016 12:00AM EDT

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Americans love a good conspiracy theory, and plenty have been bandied about this election season. But what about conspiracy theories that turned out to be, well, not theoretical at all?

The CIA has long played the international game of propaganda required by an intelligence agency, but during the Cold War, the...

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How the CIA Paid and Threatened Journalists to Do Its Work

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