Great piece. And I love this bit: "...as far as deterring the Russians from moving any further West, he considered Radio Free Europe the equivalent of a couple of divisions on the German frontier.”
Radio Free Europe was founded by the CIA, and has been a propaganda tool for empire and interference in other countries ever since. This is not a cause leftists should be embracing.
A wonderful tribute and reminder!
How vividly you captured that indelible image—the sagging ceiling, the threatening piano, under a desk, blankets, jackhammers
Great piece. And I love this bit: "...as far as deterring the Russians from moving any further West, he considered Radio Free Europe the equivalent of a couple of divisions on the German frontier.”
Radio Free Europe was founded by the CIA, and has been a propaganda tool for empire and interference in other countries ever since. This is not a cause leftists should be embracing.
I know about its OSS origins. It is still a non violent means of shaping hearts and minds. I have seen it achieve political ends without bloodshed.