CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting, The Collection 1-5: Dark Deeds & Derring-Do from 1950-Present

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Five scandalous and revealing case studies offer a chilling insight into the negligence, greed, murder and at some times comical disorganisation behind some of the CIA's most controversial secret organisations. Even the most exciting and bizarre science fiction cannot rival the influence the CIA had in the assassination of Martin Luther King. Jr, the 2001 counter-terrorism PATRIOT act and the illegal sale of weapons to Iran despite an arms embargo. Smith makes radical claims but uses facts to write a believable, accessible alternative to mainstream histories.

Keith Rosson is an artist best known for album covers, gig posters, and underground books. He is the author of the zineAvow. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Abner Smith is a researcher and writer. His work has been featured inParanoia Magazine and Razorcake. He lives in Defiance, Ohio. Joe Biel is the founder of Microcosm Publishing and the creator of the documentary about the DIY music scene,If It Ain't Cheap, It Ain't Punk. He is the coauthor of 13 Years of Good Luck and the author ofBipedal, By Pedal!; all volumes of the CIA Makes Science Fiction Unexciting series; the Perfect Mix Tape Segue series; andYou Can Work Any Hundred Hours a Week You Want (In Your Underwear)!! He lives in Portland, Oregon.

Yes indeed the claims are radical, but Smith presents these so calmly and with such a light humour, (usually so missing in the left), that one is carried along. Any lingering doubts are dealt with by the level of solid scholarship, and the wealth of supporting footnotes and further reading. It is a great starter for the new reader short on facts to explain current events and the worldwide anti-American backlash. - David Macadam, The Oligarch Kings