Background
Stockwell, John Robert was born on August 27, 1937 in Angleton, Texas, United States. Son of William Foster and Wilora (Baker) Stockwell.
( “The United States’ goal in Angola was not to keep out ...)
“The United States’ goal in Angola was not to keep out the Cubans and Soviets but to make their imperial efforts as costly as possible to prove that, after Vietnam, we were still capable of response, however insane. It is the story that has been told, and in impressive and convincing detail, by John Stockwell, the former chief of the CIA’s Angola ‘task force.’ His book should not be missed. Since strategic thought survives by ignoring experience, it has a highly professional interest in avoiding accounts such as this. By the same token, all who are alarmed about the tendency toward such strategic thinking should strongly welcome Mr. Stockwell’s book.” —John Kenneth Galbraith, New York Review of Books In Search of Enemies is much more than the story of the only war to be found when the CIA sought to recoup its prestige after the Vietnam debacle. Though no American troops were committed to Angola, only “advisors,” many millions were spent, many thousands died, and many lies were told to the American people, in waging a war without purpose to American vital interests and without hope of victory.
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Stockwell, John Robert was born on August 27, 1937 in Angleton, Texas, United States. Son of William Foster and Wilora (Baker) Stockwell.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1959.
Foreman, McCallum Landclearing, Alice, Texas, 1962; market research analyst, Gates Rubber Company, Denver, 1962-1964; with, Central Intelligence Agency, 1964-1967; chief of base, Central Intelligence Agency, Lubumbashi, Katanga, 1967-1969; chief of station, Central Intelligence Agency, Bujumbura, Burundi, 1969-1971; provincial officer in charge, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, 1972-1973; chief Angola Task Force subcommittee National Security Council, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1975-1976; freelance author, lecturer and film consultant, Elgin, since 1977. Consultant Oliver Stone's film John F Kennedy Assassination, since 1991.
( “The United States’ goal in Angola was not to keep out ...)
(Focusing on the Angola paramilitary program of 1975-76 in...)
( Ex-CIA agent John Stockwell analyzes the CIA and other ...)
(In Search of Enemies: A CIA Story)
(Paperback book)
Major United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1955-1977.
Married 1959 (divorced November 1973). Children: Mary Kathleen, Arthur McCallum, Mel Foster. Married Lit Xu, October 28, 1978.
1 child, Jonathan Literature.