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| + | '''Angus Mackenzie''' was an US investigative journalist.<ref>https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520219557/secrets</ref> | ||
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| + | Mackenzie was particularly interested in the covert activities of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. Over many years he accumulated evidence of the CIA's systematic efforts to suppress and [[censor]] information. Mackenzie discovered that these [[covert operations]] originated during the [[Cold War]] as the CIA instituted programs of domestic [[surveillance]] and [[agent provocateur]] activities. As [[independent media|antiwar newspapers]] flourished, the CIA set up an "underground newspaper" desk devoted to various counterintelligence activities--from infiltrating organizations to setting up [[CIA-front]] student groups.<ref>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secrets-CIAs-War-at-Home/dp/0520219554/ref=sr_1_1/026-8857582-2442061?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185987535&sr=1-1</ref> | ||
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| + | Angus Mackenzie died at age 43 of [[brain cancer]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 13 December 2023
 Angus Mackenzie    (journalist) | |
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| Born | 1950 |
| Died | 13th May, 1994 (Age 43) |
Cause of death | brain cancer |
| Interests | CIA |
US investigative journalist particularly interested in the covert activities of the Central Intelligence Agency. | |
Angus Mackenzie was an US investigative journalist.[1]
Activities
Mackenzie was particularly interested in the covert activities of the Central Intelligence Agency. Over many years he accumulated evidence of the CIA's systematic efforts to suppress and censor information. Mackenzie discovered that these covert operations originated during the Cold War as the CIA instituted programs of domestic surveillance and agent provocateur activities. As antiwar newspapers flourished, the CIA set up an "underground newspaper" desk devoted to various counterintelligence activities--from infiltrating organizations to setting up CIA-front student groups.[2]
Angus Mackenzie died at age 43 of brain cancer.
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