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Jim Scott

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Operation Mockingbird: CIA Media Influence Program and Charter/Directive Post-1962
Operation Mockingbird refers to alleged CIA efforts to influence American media and journalists during the Cold War. The term originated in declassified CIA documents dated to early 1962, specifically…
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Project Mockingbird Wiretapping Operation: Legal and Ethical Reviews (1963-Present)
Project Mockingbird was a CIA wiretapping operation conducted between March and June 1963, targeting two Washington-based newsmen suspected of publishing classified materials, including Top Secret inf…