Ghost by Jefferson Morley [on J.J. Angleton CIA-CI Chief]

[Peter Lemkin]

Just finished the book. It does contain a few new interesting points and documents well who Angleton's friends and work colleagues were at various points. A few interesting tid-bits on lesser known things that Angleton was in charge of, but that this has long been hidden [such as the 'Huston Plan'], his political bent [far-right anti-communist, anti-socialist, anti-democratic-socialist, anti-left-liberal], his working with Hoover on many things, his early life. However, it was a TERRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT on the most important things. While it did make the point that Angleton and his team knew all there was to know on Oswald from his 'defection' until his death [and even after], this was kept from the public, the press, the various commissions and investigations and even from some others in CIA. That said the book takes the horrible position that Oswald was [for some unknown reason] the assassin [perhaps with some pals of his] and that the death of Mary Meyer was in no way connected to JFK's assassination nor suspicious. It also shows how Angleton was very close to Israeli intelligence and looked the other way as Israel built their nuclear program and 'procured' the enriched Uranium by stealing it from USG sources - and Angleton was the CIA's liaison with Israel! So, despite some interesting bits here and there IMO a very flawed and disappointing book. I don't know if Morley is just naive or is doing a cover-up for some important issues. He missed some others than those mentioned above too, such as the USS Liberty attack [why], although he does correctly posit that Angleton directed the ship to be there and no one else. I could go on, but will leave it here for now.