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foreign operations subcommittee on June 2, 1972, and "accused American officials of condoning and even cooperating with corrupt elements in Southeast Asia's illegal drug trade out of political and military considerations". One of his major charges was that
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has influenced not only the academic documentation regarding the dictatorship, but in some cases had a direct impact on the actual events - such as the publication in the New York Times of his investigation on Marcos' "fake medals", just week before the
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as a lecturer (1978-1981), senior lecturer (1981-1985), and was eventually promoted to associate professor (1985-1989). He returned to the United States in 1989 as a full professor of history at the
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McCoy began his teaching career as a lecturer at Yale while he was still a doctoral student (1976-1977). He spent the next academic year as a research fellow at the
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responded to the allegations: "We are aware of these charges but we have been unable to find any evidence to substantiate them, much less proof."
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officials to Laos in order to maintain the Laotian government's cooperation in military and political matters. A spokesman for the
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Priests on Trial: Father Gore and Father O'Brien Caught in the Crossfire Between Dictatorship and Revolution
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Policing America's Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State
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Yloilo: Factional Conflict in a Colonial Economy, Iloilo Province, Philippines, 1937-1955
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Yloilo: Factional Conflict in a Colonial Economy, Iloilo Province, Philippines, 1937-1955
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The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade
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A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror
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In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power
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in Florida, and other high level military officials in South Vietnam,
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Endless Empire: Spain's Retreat, Europe's Eclipse, America's Decline
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Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State
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Online version is titled "How an article about the H-bomb landed
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Beer of Broadway Fame: The Piel Family and Their Brooklyn Brewery
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Torture and Impunity: The U.S. Doctrine of Coercive Interrogation
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Closer Than Brothers: Manhood at the Philippine Military Academy
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War On Drugs: Studies in the Failure of U.S. Narcotics Policy
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An Anarchy of Families: State and Family in the Philippines
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the administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos
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To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change
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harvested by their "tribal mercenaries". He also accused
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aircraft and helicopters in northern Laos to transport
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Academic staff of the University of New South Wales
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Smail Chair in History 987:Journal of Illicit Economies and Development 972:, vol. 43, no. 4 (Fall 2007), pp. 401–417. 16:American historian and educator (born 1945) 374: 1429:University of California, Berkeley alumni 1141: 1139: 1137: 1135: 1133: 1131: 1129: 1127: 1125: 1123: 1061:"Name: Alfred McCoy, Occupation: Author." 564:, Hilldale Award for Arts and Humanities 225:The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia 1434:University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty 1384:American expatriates in the Philippines 1325:University of Wisconsin-Madison profile 492:and Marcos' eventual ouster during the 255:European colonisation of Southeast Asia 203:European colonisation of Southeast Asia 1341: 1271: 1269: 1167:"Daily Closeup: He Almost Joined Them" 1120: 652:Clean Torture: An American Fabrication 519:Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad 404:led a narcotics ring with ties to the 336:in 1977. His dissertation, advised by 490:1986 Philippine presidential election 355:. McCoy remained in Australia at the 1078:"The Future of the American Empire." 1045:"An Interview with Alfred W. McCoy." 712: 383:at Yale, McCoy testified before the 1266: 1108:Allegations of CIA drug trafficking 479:Documenting the Marcos dictatorship 251:foreign policy of the United States 199:Foreign policy of the United States 13: 1419:People from Concord, Massachusetts 1404:Columbia College (New York) alumni 1369:21st-century American male writers 326:University of California, Berkeley 104:University of California, Berkeley 14: 1455: 1399:American people of German descent 1389:American male non-fiction writers 1379:American expatriates in Australia 1304: 941:, vol. 19, no. 4 (Sep. 21, 1972). 473:United States Department of State 280:, to Alfred Mudge McCoy, Jr. and 1364:21st-century American historians 1359:20th-century American historians 1297:in the middle of the Red Scare". 1071:(1980), pp. 5, 7–8, 10–11. 952:(Fall 1991), pp. 11–12, 14. 934:"A Correspondence with the CIA." 759:, with Nina S. Adams. New York: 716: 462:United States Ambassador to Laos 332:in Southeast Asian History from 1006:in the middle of the Red Scare" 708: 562:University of Wisconsin-Madison 361:University of Wisconsin-Madison 344:, which examined the region of 243:University of Wisconsin–Madison 174:University of Wisconsin–Madison 1287: 1242: 1217: 1159: 568: 525:Philippine National Book Award 513:Philippine National Book Award 507:Philippine National Book Award 467:of blocking the assignment of 432:and South Vietnamese Generals 353:Australian National University 1: 1203:Daytona Beach Morning Journal 1113: 1022: 945:"The Afghanistan Drug Lords." 870:University of Wisconsin Press 860:University of Wisconsin Press 850:University of Wisconsin Press 840:University of Wisconsin Press 830:University of Wisconsin Press 545:Association for Asian Studies 531:Association for Asian Studies 357:University of New South Wales 170:University of New South Wales 1394:American non-fiction writers 958:Crime, Law and Social Change 930:(July 1972), pp. 47–53. 662:Television credits include: 7: 1101: 1029:"Alfred McCoy Interviewed." 916: 450:Central Intelligence Agency 292:, McCoy graduated from the 263:Central Intelligence Agency 211:Central Intelligence Agency 10: 1460: 1424:Scientific American people 1047:Interview by Frank McGee. 448:. According to McCoy, the 324:in Asian Studies from the 247:history of the Philippines 195:History of the Philippines 1090:Alfred McCoy's interviews 1080:Interview by Nick Turse. 499: 316:in European History from 296:in 1964, where he earned 271: 232: 219: 190: 179: 161: 153: 148: 138: 123: 88: 83: 79: 69: 61: 28: 21: 1017:(3): 71. September 2020. 938:New York Review of Books 756:Laos: War and Revolution 748: 410:Trafficante crime family 245:. He specializes in the 1444:Yale University faculty 1150:University of Wisconsin 1148:Department of History, 538:University of Wisconsin 494:People Power Revolution 381:Southeast Asian history 379:As a Ph.D candidate in 375:Congressional testimony 1330:Full-text publications 1199:"Heroin Charges Aired" 573:Film credits include: 369:Fred Harvey Harrington 278:Concord, Massachusetts 1253:Department of History 799:Yale University Press 623:Taxi to the Dark Side 533:, Grant Goodman Prize 400:, and Prime Minister 1165:Van Gelder, Lindsy. 730:adding missing items 608:Ghosts of Abu Ghraib 554:Alumni Association, 552:Yale Graduate School 547:, George Kahin Prize 330:Doctor of Philosophy 239:Alfred William McCoy 33:Alfred William McCoy 1320:Library of Congress 1295:Scientific American 1011:Scientific American 1004:Scientific American 469:Bureau of Narcotics 465:G. McMurtrie Godley 318:Columbia University 95:Columbia University 84:Academic background 1409:Kent School alumni 1250:"McCoy, Alfred W." 1175:, August 25, 1972. 1146:"Alfred W. McCoy." 1057:) (Aug. 15, 1972). 978:10.1002/jhbs.20271 812:Metropolitan Books 728:; you can help by 556:Wilbur Cross Medal 259:illegal drug trade 207:Illegal drug trade 1276:"Alfred W. McCoy" 1229:Los Angeles Times 927:Harper's Magazine 868:. Madison, Wis.: 858:. Madison, Wis.: 848:. Madison, Wis.: 838:. Madison, Wis.: 828:. Madison, Wis.: 746: 745: 706: 705: 660: 659: 396:, Vice President 338:Harold C. Conklin 266:covert operations 236: 235: 214:covert operations 180:Doctoral students 143:Harold C. Conklin 1451: 1311:Curriculum Vitae 1298: 1291: 1285: 1273: 1264: 1263: 1261: 1260: 1246: 1240: 1239: 1237: 1236: 1221: 1215: 1214: 1212: 1210: 1195: 1176: 1163: 1157: 1152:. Archived from 1143: 1086:(Nov. 24, 2017). 1073:Full transcript. 1038:CBS Morning News 1018: 1008: 773:Harper & Row 761:Harper & Row 741: 738: 720: 719: 713: 671:Television show 665: 664: 576: 575: 483:McCoy's work on 402:Tráș§n Thiện KhiĂȘm 394:Nguyễn Văn Thiệu 371:(2015-present). 367:(2004-2015) and 314:Bachelor of Arts 139:Doctoral advisor 46: 42: 40: 19: 18: 1459: 1458: 1454: 1453: 1452: 1450: 1449: 1448: 1339: 1338: 1316:Alfred W. McCoy 1307: 1302: 1301: 1292: 1288: 1274: 1267: 1258: 1256: 1248: 1247: 1243: 1234: 1232: 1223: 1222: 1218: 1208: 1206: 1197: 1196: 1179: 1164: 1160: 1144: 1121: 1116: 1104: 1041:(Aug. 8, 1972). 1025: 999: 995:10.31389/jied.8 919: 900:Haymarket Books 890:Haymarket Books 751: 742: 736: 733: 717: 711: 571: 502: 481: 426:Ouane Rattikone 377: 365:John R.W. Smail 334:Yale University 328:in 1969, and a 298:varsity letters 274: 209: 205: 201: 197: 172: 168: 166:Yale University 113:Yale University 111: 102: 57: 47: 44: 38: 36: 35: 34: 24: 23:Alfred W. McCoy 17: 12: 11: 5: 1457: 1447: 1446: 1441: 1436: 1431: 1426: 1421: 1416: 1411: 1406: 1401: 1396: 1391: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1356: 1351: 1337: 1336: 1327: 1322: 1313: 1306: 1305:External links 1303: 1300: 1299: 1286: 1265: 1241: 1216: 1177: 1158: 1118: 1117: 1115: 1112: 1111: 1110: 1103: 1100: 1099: 1098: 1095:Democracy Now! 1087: 1075: 1065:John Stapleton 1058: 1042: 1024: 1021: 1020: 1019: 997: 981: 962: 953: 942: 931: 918: 915: 914: 913: 903: 893: 883: 873: 863: 853: 843: 833: 823: 820:978-0805082487 802: 789: 776: 764: 750: 747: 744: 743: 723: 721: 710: 707: 704: 703: 700: 695: 691: 690: 687: 684:Democracy Now! 680: 676: 675: 672: 669: 658: 657: 654: 649: 645: 644: 641: 634: 630: 629: 626: 619: 615: 614: 611: 604: 600: 599: 596: 591: 587: 586: 583: 580: 570: 567: 566: 565: 558: 548: 541: 534: 527: 521: 515: 509: 501: 498: 480: 477: 434:Đáș·ng Văn Quang 406:Corsican mafia 376: 373: 322:Master of Arts 312:. He earned a 282:Margarita Piel 273: 270: 234: 233: 230: 229: 221: 217: 216: 192: 191:Main interests 188: 187: 184:Temario Rivera 181: 177: 176: 163: 159: 158: 155: 151: 150: 146: 145: 140: 136: 135: 127: 121: 120: 92: 86: 85: 81: 80: 77: 76: 74:Margarita Piel 71: 67: 66: 63: 59: 58: 48: 32: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1456: 1445: 1442: 1440: 1437: 1435: 1432: 1430: 1427: 1425: 1422: 1420: 1417: 1415: 1412: 1410: 1407: 1405: 1402: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1390: 1387: 1385: 1382: 1380: 1377: 1375: 1372: 1370: 1367: 1365: 1362: 1360: 1357: 1355: 1354:Living people 1352: 1350: 1347: 1346: 1344: 1335: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1308: 1296: 1290: 1283: 1282: 1277: 1272: 1270: 1254: 1251: 1245: 1230: 1226: 1220: 1204: 1200: 1194: 1192: 1190: 1188: 1186: 1184: 1182: 1174: 1173: 1172:New York Post 1168: 1162: 1155: 1151: 1147: 1142: 1140: 1138: 1136: 1134: 1132: 1130: 1128: 1126: 1124: 1119: 1109: 1106: 1105: 1097: 1096: 1091: 1088: 1085: 1084: 1079: 1076: 1074: 1070: 1069:The Tagg File 1066: 1063:Interview by 1062: 1059: 1056: 1052: 1051: 1046: 1043: 1040: 1039: 1034: 1033:Nelson Benton 1031:Interview by 1030: 1027: 1026: 1016: 1012: 1007: 1005: 998: 996: 992: 988: 985: 982: 979: 975: 971: 970: 966: 963: 960: 959: 954: 951: 950: 946: 943: 940: 939: 935: 932: 929: 928: 924: 921: 920: 911: 907: 904: 901: 897: 894: 891: 887: 884: 881: 877: 874: 871: 867: 864: 861: 857: 854: 851: 847: 844: 841: 837: 834: 831: 827: 824: 821: 817: 813: 809: 807: 803: 800: 796: 794: 790: 787: 786:Penguin Books 783: 781: 777: 774: 770: 769: 765: 762: 758: 757: 753: 752: 740: 731: 727: 724:This list is 722: 715: 714: 701: 699: 696: 693: 692: 688: 686: 685: 681: 678: 677: 673: 670: 667: 666: 663: 655: 653: 650: 647: 646: 642: 640: 639: 638:War on Terror 635: 632: 631: 627: 625: 624: 620: 617: 616: 612: 610: 609: 605: 602: 601: 597: 595: 592: 589: 588: 584: 581: 578: 577: 574: 563: 559: 557: 553: 549: 546: 542: 539: 535: 532: 528: 526: 522: 520: 516: 514: 510: 508: 504: 503: 497: 495: 491: 486: 476: 474: 470: 466: 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 446:United States 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 398:Nguyễn Cao Kỳ 395: 392:'s President 391: 390:South Vietnam 386: 382: 372: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 349: 347: 343: 340:was entitled 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 287: 286:urban planner 283: 279: 269: 267: 264: 260: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 231: 227: 226: 222: 220:Notable works 218: 215: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 193: 189: 185: 182: 178: 175: 171: 167: 164: 160: 156: 152: 149:Academic work 147: 144: 141: 137: 133: 132: 128: 126: 122: 118: 114: 109: 105: 100: 96: 93: 91: 87: 82: 78: 75: 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 54:Massachusetts 51: 45:(age 79) 31: 27: 20: 1334:ResearchGate 1294: 1289: 1279: 1257:. 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Index

Concord
Massachusetts
Margarita Piel
Alma mater
Columbia University
BA
University of California, Berkeley
MA
Yale University
PhD
Thesis
Yloilo: Factional Conflict in a Colonial Economy, Iloilo Province, Philippines, 1937-1955
Harold C. Conklin
Yale University
University of New South Wales
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Temario Rivera
History of the Philippines
Foreign policy of the United States
European colonisation of Southeast Asia
Illegal drug trade
Central Intelligence Agency
covert operations
The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia
University of Wisconsin–Madison
history of the Philippines
foreign policy of the United States
European colonisation of Southeast Asia
illegal drug trade
Central Intelligence Agency

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