Loch K. Johnson is Regents Professor of Political Science in the University of Georgia. He is the editor of the journal Intelligence and National Security - and the author of several books, including Bombs, Bugs, Drags, and Thugs: Intelligence and America's Quest for Security (2002); Secret Agencies: U.S. Intelligence in a Hostile World (1996); America's Secret Power: The CIA in a Démocratie Society (1989); and A Season of Inquiry. The Senate Intelligence Investigation (1985). Karl E. Inderfurth is Professor of the Practice of International Affairs in the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. He served as Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs (1997-2001) and U.S. Représentative for Special Political Affairs to the United Nations, with ambassadorial rank, during thé Clinton administration (1993-1997). Previously, he worked on the staff of the National Security Council in the Carter Administration and was also Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1979-1981).