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| + | '''Walter Pincus''' is listed by [[John Simkin]] as under 'Disinformation'<ref>http://spartacus-educational.com/MDpincus.htm</ref> He was | ||
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| + | |text=one of ''[[Washington Post|the Post]]'''s primary hatchet men in attempting to discredit [[Gary Webb|[Gary] Webb]]. | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
In [[1955]], Pincus joined the and 1957 Pincus joined the [[Wall Street Journal]]. | In [[1955]], Pincus joined the and 1957 Pincus joined the [[Wall Street Journal]]. | ||
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==Exposure== | ==Exposure== | ||
| − | In 1979 [[Deborah Davis]] published ''[[Katharine the Great]]''. She exposed [[Operation Mockingbird]] and also named Walter Pincus as being one of the journalists willing to promote the views of the CIA.<ref name=spartacus/> | + | In 1979 [[Deborah Davis]] published ''[[Katharine the Great]]''. She exposed [[Operation Mockingbird]] and also named Walter Pincus as being one of the journalists willing to promote the views of the CIA.<ref name=spartacus/> |
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 Walter Pincus     (spook) | |
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| Born | 24 December, 1932 |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Member of | Counterintelligence Corps, The American Academy in Berlin/Distinguished Visitors |
A CIA asset in the corporate media | |
Walter Pincus is listed by John Simkin as under 'Disinformation'[1] He was “one of the Post's primary hatchet men in attempting to discredit [Gary] Webb.” [2]
Career
In 1955, Pincus joined the and 1957 Pincus joined the Wall Street Journal.
He condemned the House Select Committee on Assassinations and in February 1977 described it as "perhaps the worst example of Congressional inquiry run amok."[3]
Exposure
In 1979 Deborah Davis published Katharine the Great. She exposed Operation Mockingbird and also named Walter Pincus as being one of the journalists willing to promote the views of the CIA.[3]
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References
- ↑ http://spartacus-educational.com/MDpincus.htm
- ↑ Derailing Democracy p. 109, 2000
- ↑ a b http://spartacus-educational.com/MDpincus.htm
