In Memoriam
From the New York Times of Oct. 23, 2002:
Richard M. Helms Dies at 89;
Dashing Ex-Chief of the C.I.A.
 Associated Press Richard M. Helms, a former C.I.A. director, died today. |
By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS
WASHINGTON Oct. 23 — “Richard Helms, a former director of central intelligence who defiantly guarded some of the darkest secrets of the cold war, died today of multiple myeloma. He was 89. An urbane and dashing spymaster, Mr. Helms began his career with a reputation as a truthteller….” |
Needless to say, that didn’t last. I encountered this story this afternoon, after writing the entry below this morning. The site I described there,
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2740/,
reads as though it were compiled by an intelligence officer, and may serve as a small memorial to Helms.