The Dirty Tricks Department

The Dirty Tricks Department

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Authored by John Loftus and Mark Aarons, 'The Dirty Tricks Department' delves into the covert operations and intelligence activities of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), the precursor to the CIA. It uncovers the founding and early history of American intelligence, revealing controversial tactics and hidden agendas.

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I had uh John Lyall on he wrote uh the dirty tricks department which was about the founding of the OSS

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John Lyall
John Loftus
The Dirty Tricks Department
OSS

🤖 Why This Product Was Mentioned

"John Lyall (likely John Loftus, a common mispronunciation) was mentioned by name, and his book 'The Dirty Tricks Department' was explicitly cited as being about the founding of the OSS. This directly links the author to a specific book."