Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981-1987

“Everyone always says more than they’re supposed to,“ Central Intelligence Director William J. Casey told Bob Woodward in one of their many interviews for this book. Using hundreds of inside sources and secret documents, Woodward has pieced together an unparalleled account of the CIA, its Director and the United States government.

My Review: Based on history, the saying, “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” might be apropos here since upheaval in the Middle East, saber-rattling from China, Russia and smaller dictatorships continue. Woodward was wildly heralded for his revelations of the Watergate saga but in my humble, Undocumented Historian analysis, he has gone so far left today it is unreasonable to give him further credence. CGK

Many photos inside.