I always thought that Lansdale's supposed success in the Philippines was very important for the Kennedy infatuation with counterinsurgency.
On Fri, Oct 12, 2007 at 02:45:30PM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > On 10/12/07, Eugene Coyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wikipedia has this about Edward Lansdale re "The Quiet American" > > > > Lansdale's memoir, published in 1972, was In the Midst of Wars. His > > biography, The Unquiet American, was written by Cecil Currey and published > > in 1988; the title refers to the common, but incorrect belief, that the > > eponymous character in Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American was based on > > Lansdale. According to Norman Sherry's authorized biography of Greene The > > Life of Graham Greene (Penguin, 2004), Landsdale did not officially enter > > the Vietnam arena until 1954, while Greene wrote his book in 1952 after > > departing Viet Nam. > > There are a lot of people _like_ Landsdale working for the CIA (and > before that, the OSS). > -- > Jim Devine / "The truth is at once less sinister and more dangerous." > -- Naomi Klein. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
