Authors: John Prados
NSC (National Security Council): Colby not revealing Hersh interview to,
25
; Comey discussions with Townsend,
105â106
; and control of documents,
278
; and hostile interrogation,
136
,
145
,
153
; and Iran-Contra,
291â293
,
299â303
,
306â310
,
321
; and leak of Afghan propaganda campaign,
217
; Ober and,
278â279
; and Project Azorian story,
216
; and study of Nixon-era leaks,
284
Nuremberg principles,
329
NYPD (New York Police Department),
61â63
Obama, Barack: “Afpak” strategy,
184
; attack on bin Laden,
185â186
; attempts to close Guantanamo,
327
; banning torture and secret detention,
158
,
315
,
333
; drone war under,
184â188
; opposing CIA truth commission,
315
,
329
; release of torture memos,
315
,
326
; resisting investigations of CIA,
274â275
; targeting of Americans,
187
,
333
; target list process,
184â185
Ober, Richard: and Huston Plan,
43
; on NSC staff,
278â279
; and Project Chaos,
40â41
,
45
,
49â50
,
52â53
,
55
; and Project Lingual,
71
;
Ramparts
investigation,
40
,
200
; rejecting IG briefing,
55
“Occupy” Movement,
63
OCI (Office of Current Intelligence),
43
,
46
,
48
,
58
O'Connell, James,
169
Office of Computer Services,
43
Office of Current Intelligence (OCI),
43
,
46
,
48
,
58
Office of Legislative/Legal Counsel,
78
,
147
Office of Public Affairs,
223
Office of Security: and Castro assassination attempts,
168â169
; CIA office tapes,
290
; and college recruitment,
35â37
; expansion of,
167â168
; HT/Lingual mail opening,
68â69
,
73â76
,
168
; investigation of Epstein,
227
; manuscript review by,
240
,
256
; Marchetti surveillance,
236â237
,
240
; and Nosenko case,
119â120
; Project Celotex,
212
; Project Merrimac,
37
; Raborn briefing on
Ramparts
,
199
; “volunteer” surveillance of Snepp,
252
; wiretapping of Scott and Allen,
194â195
Office of Strategic Services,
167
Office of Technical Services,
169
Office of the General Counsel,
175â176
Offie, Carmel,
167
Okinawa,
212
Olmstead, Kathryn,
161
Olson, Frank,
335n1
Olson, James M.,
266
OMB (Office of Management and Budget),
49
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (1968),
19
,
83
,
86
O'Neal, Birch D.,
117
one end abroad/” minimization” rule,
84
,
98â100
,
109
openness as tool of accountability,
332â333
“operational tempo,”
148
,
151
,
153
Osborn, Howard: and Ellsberg profile,
285
; Helms discussion of Watergate,
283
; Marchetti surveillance,
236â237
; and Nosenko,
113
,
119
; and Project Lingual,
73â74
; Project Merrimac,
37â38
,
49
; Project Resistance,
35â37
,
49
; and
Ramparts
article,
199â200
; swearing out deposition,
20
Oswald, Lee Harvey,
114
,
117
,
121
,
206
,
227
Padilla, Jose,
135
Palestine Liberation Organization,
44
Paseman, Floyd,
264
Passaro, David,
148
Pavitt, James L.,
142
,
144â145
PDB (President's Daily Brief),
196
,
356n6
Peace Corps,
203
Pearson, Drew,
159
Pelosi, Nancy,
100
,
138â139
,
146
Penguin Press,
245
Pennington, Lee,
289
Pentagon Papers: discussed at CIA meetings,
202
,
209â210
,
214
; DOJ request for name file on,
45
; and Ellsberg psychiatrist burglary,
15
; leading to public cynicism,
11
; Plumbers formed in reaction to,
284
Pforzheimer, Walter,
290
Philby, Kim,
114
Phillips, David A.,
223
Phillips, Samuel,
87
“Phoenix” program,
232
photographs for Ellsberg break-in,
16
,
289
plausible deniability,
67
,
188
,
319
Plumbers, White House,
20
,
210
,
214
,
284â285
,
287
pocket litter,
284â285
Poindexter, John,
292â294
,
297â298
,
301
,
305â308
,
320
,
325
,
328
Pointer Project,
66â68
Polgar, Tom,
252
police collaboration with CIA domestic spying,
36â38
political conventions,
36â38
political surveillance: of African American activists,
38
,
39â40
; of antiwar protests,
37
,
47â48
,
50
,
84
; on campus,
36â37
; destruction of files to hide,
56â57
; as a Family Jewel,
57â58
; of gay and lesbian activists,
60
; Helms false testimony regarding,
58
; intra-agency dissent over,
38
,
54
,
57
; leading up to Chicago Democratic convention,
37â38
; listings and files on Americans,
36
,
50
; military intelligence denial of ban against,
60
; of Muslims post-9/11,
60
; Project Merrimac,
37â38
,
49
,
52
,
162
,
342n29
; of Quakers,
60
; and war on terror,
59â64
; of Washington public school system,
38
; Weatherman dissidents,
38
,
45
.
See also
Project Minaret
The Politics of Heroin
,
207â208
,
245
Poptun, Guatemala,
123
Portrait of a Cold Warrior
(Smith),
252â253
post office.
See
Project Lingual
Powell, Colin,
148
Powers, Thomas,
71
PRB (Publications Review Board): Carle case,
270
; criminal charges for lying to,
270
; damage caused by,
274
; early vetting procedure,
257â264
; Epstein case,
227
; establishment of,
256
; internal investigation of,
273
; Kiriakou case,
269â270
,
273
; moved to Information Management,
263
; as public relations,
257
; recent vetting procedure,
265â269
; suing for book profits,
254â256
,
268
; suit by Plame,
270â271
; suit by Soufan,
272
; support for,
265
; warning agents not to talk to Valentine,
232â233
Predator drone,
178â187
.
See also
drone warfare
prepublication review,
256
presidential commission.
See
Rockefeller Commission
presidential findings: and Beirut bombing,
259
; Bush post-9/11,
138
,
179â180
; Iran-Contra,
293
,
295
,
297
,
300
,
302â303
,
305
presidential power: Cheney and,
310â311
; and electronic surveillance,
86
; fighting to preserve,
322
; indirect control of intelligence agencies,
319â320
; use of go-betweens,
320
; use of signing statements,
110
; in Yoo memos,
103
,
137
Presidential Security Department (Guatemala),
123
,
125
President's Daily Brief (PDB),
196
,
356n6
PRG (People's Revolutionary Government),
44
Priest, Dana,
154â155
prior restraint of publications,
256
Proctor, Edward,
15
product, information as,
110
Project Azorian,
216
Project Bluebird,
168
Project Butane,
268â269
Project Cannonball,
189
Project Celotex I,
210
Project Celotex II,
212â213
Project Chaos (MH/Chaos): activists' awareness of,
52â53
; analyses produced by,
46â47
; concealment of,
49â50
,
53
; creation of,
39â41
; destruction of records,
56
,
231
; expansions of,
49â50
,
320
; Helms directive strengthening,
53
; Mexico branch,
243
; persistence of,
321
; and Project Lingual watch list,
74â75
; and Project Lodestar,
51â52
; Rafalko defense of,
41
; recycling of FBI information by,
50
; staff levels of,
51
,
53
; termination of,
56
; views of antiwar movement,
52
Project Hunter,
69
Project Lingual,
50
; cancelled by Schlesinger,
78
; deemed worthless by Osborn,
72â73
; destruction of records,
78
,
177
,
232
; expansions of,
68â72
,
321
; extent of,
72
,
73â74
; as a Family Jewel,
79
,
110â111
; FAS inquiries regarding,
76
; FBI sharing in,
69
,
71
,
73
; Helms responsibility for,
111
,
328
; IG evaluation of,
70
,
73
,
75
; initial purpose of,
66â67
,
72
,
78
; internal objections to,
72â73
; laws against mail-tampering,
65
,
66
; no formal approval for,
66â67
; persistence of,
110â111
,
321
; Post Office limited agreement to,
66â68
,
75â77
; random selection of mails,
75
,
77
; “Special Category Items” file,
77
; watch list for,
69
,
71â72
,
74â75
,
77
Project MH/Chaos (Special Operations Group),
39â41
,
51
,
55
,
243
; analyses produced by,
46â47
; destruction of records,
56
,
231
; expansion of,
320
; hiding from OMB, White House,
49â50
; misleading briefings about,
53
; new
restrictions on and ultimate termination of,
56
; organizational chart for,
49
; persistence of,
321
; and Project Lingual watch list,
74â75
; staff levels of,
53
Project Minaret: Abzug subcommittee hearing on,
93â94
; data-mining ability,
109
; FBI withdrawal from,
87â88
; illegality of,
112
; mission creep,
320â321
; NSA testimony on,
93â94
,
96
; origins of,
84
; Peter Fenn investigating,
91
; and Project Chaos,
85
; Secret Service participation in,
85
,
87
; termination of domestic aspects of,
88
,
110
; and war on drugs,
85â87
; warrantless wiretaps found unconstitutional,
86â87
Project Mockingbird,
194
,
233â235
Project MP/Lodestar,
51