Douglas Valentine
Douglas Valentine is an American journalist and author of four works of historical nonfiction: The Hotel Tacloban , The Phoenix Program , The Strength of the Pack , and The Strength of the Wolf , winner of the Choice Academic Library Award. His articles have appeared regularly in CounterPunch , ConsortiumNews , and elsewhere. Portions of his research materials are archived at Texas Tech University's Vietnam Center, at John Jay College, and at the National Security Archive, in both a Vietnam...See more
Douglas Valentine is an American journalist and author of four works of historical nonfiction: The Hotel Tacloban , The Phoenix Program , The Strength of the Pack , and The Strength of the Wolf , winner of the Choice Academic Library Award. His articles have appeared regularly in CounterPunch , ConsortiumNews , and elsewhere. Portions of his research materials are archived at Texas Tech University's Vietnam Center, at John Jay College, and at the National Security Archive, in both a Vietnam Collection and a separate Drug Enforcement Collection. See less
Douglas Valentine's Featured Books
Douglas Valentine book reviews
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The Strength of the Pack: The Personalities, Politics and Espionage Intrigues That Shaped the DEA
Extensive reporting on the useless war on drugs
The book covers extensively the war on drugs performed by the USA (and forced to be done to other countries) and it's mishaps on political levels.
Very well researched ans written. Read More
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The CIA as Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World
Hard to get Thru, But Worth the Effort
by Edward S, Nov 16, 2017
This book consists mainly of transcripts from radio interviews with Valentine. Different hosts at different times occasionally ask similar questions, so there is overlap. The editing could have been ... Read More
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The Strength of the Wolf: The Secret History of America's War on Drugs
Strength of the Wolf Review
by Derek L, Aug 16, 2012
Excellent documentation of government interference with the social structure and politics and judicial system of America by operating covert agencies. Clearly their intention is to corrupt and ... Read More