![]() ![]() Bush’s disastrous invasion of Iraq, but numerous other crimes and mishaps throughout the post-war era. Weiner argues that these same tendencies led not only to George W. ![]() Recurring themes of Legacy of Ashes include dishonesty, incompetence and over-willingness to falsify intelligence to please superiors. Tim Weiner is a former New York Times reporter who has also written books about the FBI, the Pentagon and the presidency of Richard Nixon. The book presents a highly critical history of the agency dating from the its inception to the end of the George W. Doubleday.įor those interested in learning about the blunders, deceptions, crimes and disasters of the Central Intelligence Agency, Tim Weiner’s 2007 book Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA is an excellent place to start. ![]() Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, by Tim Weiner. ![]()
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