How the Left Views Langley

Whenever I meet journalists who’ve recently acquired the intel beat, I pity them. The conundrum before all journalists covering senior U.S. officials—criticism versus future access—is acutely true for those covering intelligence since the avenues of access are often severely limited. Congress is always the best bet for getting info on sensitive projects because partisan disagreements can produce loose lips. But congressmen on intelligence committees too often don’t know what’s going on because a lot of operations never cross their desks; when they do, congressmen and their staffers don’t always know what they are looking at. What’s true for journalists is even more true for historians. They inevitably have limited access to primary sources; they usually have no first-hand experience with espionage and covert action.

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