MixedThe Wall Street JournalReflecting on Gottlieb’s culpability, Mr. Kinzer is careful to place his story in historical context, balancing the standards for human experimentation that emerged after the Nuremberg trials with the Cold War hysteria about Soviet mind control. He rightly points to the support Gottlieb received from Helms and Dulles, who gave nearly unfettered power to a chemist in his 30s with little training or experience in the fields of intelligence and psychology. Mr. Kinzer’s conclusion is that, given the free rein that Gottlieb enjoyed, history should hold him accountable for what happened within his program, but that responsibility for the existence of MK-Ultra lies with his superiors. Some of the details in Mr. Kinzer’s book will remain controversial ... The reader will have to decide how far to venture into this dark thicket.
Mary Jo McConahay
PositiveThe Wall Street Journal\"With The Tango War: The Struggle for the Hearts, Minds and Riches of Latin America During World War II, Mary Jo McConahay has produced a riveting account of the region during the war years ... [McConahay\'s] stories are gripping, especially when she dives deep into little-known waters ... When the author turns her focus onto the postwar years, however, her arguments can feel strained ... In all, Ms. McConahay has produced an enjoyable, well-researched and well-documented book.\
