Celebrated History of the CIA Comes Under Belated Fire

New York Times reporter Tim Weiner’s “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA,” hit the New York Times best-seller list last summer, riding a wave of praise from Washington’s national security writing establishment. But a growing cadre of historians, investigative reporters and others has called into question the respected Pulitzer Prize winner's handling of documents and sources, as well his book’s theme that the CIA’s record is one of almost abysmal failure.

CQ Homeland Security (03/14/2007)