whistleblower book tour
University Book Store, Seattle
PROGRAM: The event should run 60 minutes start-to-finish including 35-45 minute author talk and audience Q&A. Book signing follows. This event is an in conversation with Terry Tazioli. Book Title: Whistleblower at the CIA Author: Melvin Goodman Publisher: City Lights Publishing About the Book Melvin Goodman’s long career as a respected intelligence analyst at the…
CIA Whistleblower Talk Sponsored by FLVCS
Thursday, March 8, 2018, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center (525 Kumquat Court) Buy Tickets Here: https://squareup.com/store/peace-education-and-action-center/ (Click Link then when it opens scroll down to Mel Goodman Event) Tickets: $15 adv/$20 door Chef Richard’s Kumquat Kitchen will be open. Melvin A. Goodman was a soviet analyst at the CIA…
Columbia, MD: Oakland Mills High School
Sunday Feb. 4, 2018 9.15 am Talk at the Oakland Mills High School (cafeteria) located at 9410 Kilimanjaro Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045.
Chicago, IL: Seminary Co-op
Monday, January 8, 2018, 6pm Chicago, IL: Seminary Co-op In conversation with . . . Blog feature “Critical Reading” to do 5751 S. Woodlawn Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 773.752.4381 Contact: Alexandra Houston [email protected]
Recent News and Latest Book
The International Spy Museum in DC: Lies, Spies and Paranoia
The mainstream media have given rave notices to the new International Spy Museum, a striking edifice that is close by the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The New York Times finds the museum “remarkable,” and the Washington Post credits the museum with taking an objective look at both intelligence analysis and clandestine operations. However, there are serious shortcomings in a curation that has given the entire intelligence community a remarkable and stunning recruitment tool.
Made the list of Highly Recommended Books for 2019 Summer Reading
Whistleblower at the CIA: An Insider’s Account of the Politics of Intelligence by Melvin A. Goodman (City Lights Books, 2017): As a career CIA intelligence analyst and truth-teller Goodman shows how the secretive CIA has been anything but “intelligent.” The modern CIA blunders through the world with major, inaccurate forecasts, violent covert action, general lawlessness, and cover-ups that ignore President Harry Truman’s original intention for the organization. This book explains why CIA actions have contributed to our country’s disastrous foreign policy. A personal, readable, and authentically patriotic story.
