*Ralph McGehee, author of the indispensable Deadly Deceits: **My 25 Years in the CIA, * *died on May 2, at 92, (reportedly) of COVID-19. *
*What with the Agency's tight grip on US book publishing, and on the media overall, * *Ralph had a hard time getting his book published (the ACLU finally helped him thwart* *the CIA's attempts to kill the project); and, when it came out in 1983, **it got few reviews, * *despite—or because of—the harsh light that it sheds on what **the CIA was (and still is) * *really all about.* *Unsurprisingly, that too-truthful book did not sit well with Ralph's former colleagues,* *whose hostility made his life in Virginia so unpleasant that he felt compelled to move* *to Florida.* *For more on this true patriot, and courageous fighter for the truth, read his family's* *detailed obituary: * *https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/portland-me/ralph-mcgehee-jr-9166739 <https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/portland-me/ralph-mcgehee-jr-9166739> * *MCM * -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. Ways to unsubscribe: 1) send a blank email to [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "News From Underground" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W_Oy7m%3D7zTsuo7xor3dWS%3DjbjeDiBR2JPMM%2BwY7pmQ9eA%40mail.gmail.com.
