George Shultz and the 1987 Pivot on Pinochet
A secret memorandum kept from view for decades shows how the State Department used a defector's testimony to force Reagan to stop backing a dictator who bombed Washington
By Theo Marchetti ·
George Shultz
Pinochet and the 1987 Evidence of a Washington Murder
Kept secret for over a decade, a memo shows the State Department using CIA evidence of a capital city assassination to force Ronald Reagan to abandon a Chilean dictator.
By Theo Marchetti ·
Eduard Shevardnadze and the 1988 Clash Over Afghan Arms
The United States relied on a secret pipeline through Pakistan to arm the resistance, a logistics chain that nearly derailed the Geneva Accords during a heated exchange in March 1988.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Richard Helms Warns CIA Radios Face 30-Day Survival Window
Radio Free Europe faced a total blackout in 1971 when Senator Ellender blocked secret CIA funding, leaving the operation with only weeks of cash and termination costs still blacked out.
By Marcus Boone ·