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Every book Kevin Shipp recommended on podcasts
Kevin Shipp is a former CIA officer who has spoken extensively about intelligence agency operations and national security matters. Appearing on the Candace podcast, Shipp recommended and discussed several books related to government operations, historical events, and intelligence scandals. He strongly recommended The Secret Team by L. Fletcher Prouty to provide listeners with insight into high-level Department of Defense and CIA activities surrounding the JFK assassination. Shipp also referenced Bob Woodward's book Veil, using it to dispute specific claims regarding William Casey's hospital room while alleging that certain portions of the work were fabricated. Additionally, he brought up Gary Webb's book Dark Alliance to describe how Webb exposed CIA drug running operations, and he referred to information detailed in Tom O'Neill's book Chaos during a conversation regarding suspicious deaths and corrupt medical examiners. Through these various recommendations and critiques, Shipp used published literature to support his claims and shed light on what he described as hidden government operations and historical controversies within the American intelligence apparatus.
Books recommended by Kevin Shipp
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Veil
Veil by Bob Woodward is a journalistic non-fiction book examining the history and covert operations of the Central Intelligence Agency during the final years of the Cold War and William Casey's tenure as director.
Discussed“well it turns out Bob Woodward with some of the information Casey gave him publishes Veil The Secret Wars of the CIA”
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The Secret Team
The Secret Team is an influential expose by L.
Recommended“for starters uh is have you read the book The Secret team by Fletcher proudy oh I would recommend that book to everybody”
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Chaos
Chaos by Tom O'Neill is a deeply researched investigative non-fiction book that exposes startling connections between the CIA's MKUltra mind control experiments, COINTEL Pro, and the infamous Charles Manson murders of the 1960s.
Discussed“it basically one of the things that you also learn in this chaos book which is the same which is that there are corrupt medical examiners”
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Dark Alliance
Dark Alliance by Gary Webb is an investigative journalism book that examines the alleged connections between the Central Intelligence Agency, Nicaraguan Contras, and the introduction of crack cocaine into American cities during the 1980s.
Discussed“and he wrote the book dark Alliance”
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Books Kevin Shipp wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIA Whistleblower Returns: What Is America Doing In The Middle East? | Candace Ep 113 | Candace | 2024-12-03 | 2 |
| Former CIA Officer Exposes The Shadow Government | Candace Ep 100 | Candace | 2024-11-08 | 3 |
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“now that may sound crazy but we have the the documentation in Twilight of the Shadow government to prove that that that was a coup against Richard Nixon and that Bob Woodward himself was involved in that”
“and in the book we're we're making the case for reforming the CIA redoing the National Security Act of 1947 and eliminating the cia's covert operational Authority entirely”
“so I wrote from the company of Shadows came out went to First not knowing to The Washington Post”
“and then that's when I wrote from the company Shadows so yeah and then and then I started experiencing firsthand”