Douglas Valentine is an American journalist and author of four works of historical nonfiction: The Hotel Tacloban, The Phoenix Program, The Strength of the Pack, and The Strength of the Wolf, winner of the Choice Academic Library Award. His articles have appeared regularly in CounterPunch, ConsortiumNews, and elsewhere. Portions of his research materials are archived at Texas Tech University's Vietnam Center, at John Jay College, and at the National Security Archive, in both a Vietnam Collection and a separate Drug Enforcement Collection.
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The author of three books on CIA operations, Douglas Valentine began his research into the agency’s activities when CIA director William Colby gave him free access to interview agency officials who had been involved in various aspects of the Phoenix pro... SEE MORE