Douglas Valentine (http://www.douglasvalentine.com) is an American researcher, writer, and poet. He has spent 30+ years researching the CIA, its infamous Phoenix Program, and the manner in which it operates.

In this episode, Douglas explains the role of the CIA from the Vietnam war through to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the structure of the Phoenix program, the difference between the CIA and traditional military intelligence, the intersection of interests between the CIA and large corporations as well as how the CIA seeks to benefit from the illegal narcotics trade.

Here is the amazon link for a list of Douglas’ books: https://www.amazon.ca/Douglas-Valentine/e/B001H6W4UA/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1