Galiullin, Rustem. The CIA in Asia: Covert Operations Against India and Afghanistan.

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Galiullin, Rustem. The CIA in Asia: Covert Operations Against India and Afghanistan. Translated

from the Russian by Gayane Chalyan. Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1988. 144 pages.

 

Published prior to the Soviet coup, this book is primarily a collection of essays on CIA misdeeds in India and

Afghanistan -- although Galiullin manages to comment on everything from the OSS to Watergate and the Contras.

His sources vary from the writings of Lenin to the Washington Post. The book is peppered with the names of CIA

officers, "victims" of U.S. foreign policy, and agents working for the CIA. Despite the anti-imperialist slant, the

chapters on India and Afghanistan are worth reading. He seems to have gleaned from both Indian and U.S.

periodicals what evidence there is of CIA activities in the region. Though his conclusions are subjective, they are

based on actual events. However, some of Galiullin's accusations parrot the party line -- he manages to tie the

CIA in with the Society of Krishna Consciousness and describes the Peace Corps as a CIA front. Given the

sponsorship of the publication, the reader should consult other sources before making a judgment.

 

-- Wendell Minnick

ISBN 5-01-000428-8

 

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The Soviet government described the Hare Krishna movement as a

CIA-backed imperialist conspiracy when it appeared here 20 years ago.

 

[leyh]

The Krsna Consciousness Movement is an open conspiracy by the Supreme Lord and His devotees to trick stubborn conditioned souls back home, back to Godhead.

[Tarun]

Chaitanya Intelligence Agency - fine & dandy, beneficial to all.

Otherwise, apart from smuggling drugs & guns, what do CIA agents do?