A Radical Suggestion

Undated picture of Richard M. Helms. Helms, 89, the quintessential intelligence and espionage officer who joined the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) at its founding in 1947 and rose through the rands to led it for more than six years, died 22 October 2002 in Washington, D.C. AFP/AFP/Getty Images

Commentary

I wouldn’t call it an out-of-body experience exactly, but I did get a thrill in reading the autobiography of former CIA Director Richard Helms, “A Look Over My Shoulder.”