The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old GuardFrom the late 1960s through the mid-1980s, a small band of military activists waged war against corruption in the Pentagon, challenging a system they believed squandered the public's money and trust. This book examines that movement and its proponents and describes how the system responded to their criticisms. |
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Page 91
... senior leaders to report the daily activities of the hard - core reformers , including contacts with possible sympathizers . The pressures came from , and the reports went back to , the chief's group . The chief and the vice chief had a ...
... senior leaders to report the daily activities of the hard - core reformers , including contacts with possible sympathizers . The pressures came from , and the reports went back to , the chief's group . The chief and the vice chief had a ...
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... senior leaders never understood or acknowledged . ) Chu received a three - ring notebook full of critical magazine and news- paper articles that the senior leaders claimed had been the work of these evil reformers . Somehow , a handful ...
... senior leaders never understood or acknowledged . ) Chu received a three - ring notebook full of critical magazine and news- paper articles that the senior leaders claimed had been the work of these evil reformers . Somehow , a handful ...
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... senior leaders at the top is filtered , massaged , manipulated , and shaped to pump up the good news and suppress the bad news . If senior leaders really want to know what is happening in their domain , they must develop outside sources ...
... senior leaders at the top is filtered , massaged , manipulated , and shaped to pump up the good news and suppress the bad news . If senior leaders really want to know what is happening in their domain , they must develop outside sources ...
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Meet Me at the Flags | 63 |
The Wheel of Conspiracy | 83 |
Copyright | |
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