HOPE, OPPORTUNITY, AND THE C.I.A.'s SECRET WARS / John Stockwell. Talk by former CIA station chief John Stockwell which points to the historic opportunity for the United States to reduce defense spending following the end of the Cold War. Talk is followed by a question and answer session. - CONTENT: Stockwell examines the Savings and Loan crisis, and the reduction of social services under Reagan and Bush. The Gulf War was needed by Bush to distract the American public from domestic issues. The New World Order has been created, with the United States and international police. One of the problems with the U.S. economy is the defense spending, which sends much of the 2.5 trillion dollars to multinational corporations outside the United States. Question and answer session begins. RECORDED: 11 Oct. 1991.
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