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Synopsis Of 1984 William E. Colby

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How 1984 handles their citizens, who go against the Party and how The United States government handle such situation is vastly different, but there are similarities in the ideas and the outcome. One of the past directors of the CIA, William E. Colby felt that the public had the public needed to know what the CIA had done to cover up scandals and spoke about his interactions with Congress. Colby was an active member of the CIA after World War II, and during the Vietnam War, he became the Director of the CIA. Colby was quick to adopt a policy of openness about U.S. intelligence activities to different committees within the government itself, and also, to the citizens of the United States. While Colby revealed the importance of the tasks done …show more content…

Instead, Winston was turned into an “unperson” like Comrade Withers. Winston’s name was wiped from existence and erased from every historic document that existed. Winston Smith was completely eradicated. Likewise, when Colby had revealed the immoral truths behind the CIA, he was discharged from his position and was later wiped from existence. While the United States government did not imprison Colby as Big Brother had been done to Winston, there have been many suspicions about Colby’s mysterious death in 1996. Colby reportedly was alone at his weekend house in Maryland when he went to work on his sailboat at a nearby harbor. Colby’s body was found underwater nine days later. While doctors and other reports claimed that Colby’s death was most likely accidental, other sources are skeptical about the actual cause of death. Many individuals, including Colby’s close friend Zalin Grant, claim that the United States government was responsible for Colby’s demise. In an article written by Zalin Grant, Grant explains, “both the CIA and FBI ignored Colby’s death and let a county sheriff’s office run the investigation” (Zalin Grant, War Tales, …show more content…

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