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CIA historian Tim Weiner: ‘Trump has put national security in the hands of crackpots and fools’ | Politics books

CIA historian Tim Weiner: ‘Trump has put national security in the hands of crackpots and fools’ | Politics books

It may seem perverse to pity the Central Intelligence Agency. The powerful spy organization’s history is rich with failures and abuses – from the Cuban missile crisis to the post-9/11 torture program to its role in the overthrow of a long string of democratically elected leaders. But among the many consequences of Donald Trump’s open hostility toward America’s intelligence community …

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