Skeptic Ex CIA Analyst Reveals Tet Offense Warning
James V. Ogle says he and colleagues forecast the Tet offensive from captured documents and North Vietnamese leader speeches but were ignored by officials. He describes a delayed cable and petty bureaucratic hurdles that prevented timely warning before the January 30 start of the 1968 attack.
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Dear Abby and Alaska tales mix in readers letters
A letters page features Abby Van Buren comments on Alaska man scarcity and oil boom impacts, plus reader questions on Phi Beta Kappa symbolism and waitress bias. The column also covers CIA Vietnam era debate with Ogle, Pike committee witnesses, and analysis on intelligence failures in Vietnam.
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