3,000 Protesters Trampled Stalin's Image in 1953 Plzeň Revolt
Workers were watched by party informants and purged through security audits, with the most active strikers disappeared into Jáchynov mines.
By Marcus Boone ·
Radio Free Europe
Rep. Holtzman Demands Paul Henze Resign Over Suspected War Criminal
Victims of a 1941 Jewish pogrom were ignored as an NSC staffer dismissed a suspected fascist bishop's broadcast as "silly," sparking a congressional demand to oust him from the White House.
By Constance Bell ·
$1.8 Million in Public Gifts Masked a $15 Million State Engine
Listeners were led to believe Radio Free Europe was a private venture while the state funded nearly all of its $15 million budget and spent five million on unattributed activities.
By Marcus Boone ·
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 ·
State Department hid ties to Radio Free Europe to target 6 captive nations
US diplomats were ordered to maintain a firewall around the station so Washington could fuel dissent in the Eastern Bloc without being held accountable for the provocations.
By Constance Bell ·
State Department Salted 'Spicy' Intelligence into Private Broadcasts
Public audiences were deceived by a supposedly private organization that the CIA and State Department used to steer narratives using classified intelligence.
By Marcus Boone ·
Nixon Secures $36 Million to Save Cold War Radios
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty nearly went dark in 1972 as a legislative deadlock forced the Nixon administration to replace clandestine funding with a direct $36 million grant.
By Theo Marchetti ·