Our men in Havana
Tim Weiner is a former New York Times reporter and author of
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA (2007). The history of the CIA, according to Weiner, is a history of the failures of the CIA.
The CIA chose not to ignore the book. It posted a response by the agency’s historian that the agency has unfortunately removed from its site. The CIA historian’s response to Weiner’s book was linked in J.R. Bullington’s review for American Diplomacy here, but the link now draws up a blank page. I read the CIA response at the time Weiner’s book was published and thought it was pretty good. Writing from my memory of it, I think it informs Bullington’s review.