Miles Copeland, Jr.
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Miles Copeland
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Miles Axe Copeland Jr. July 16, 1916 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Died | January 14, 1991 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Musician, businessman, and CIA officer |
| Spouse(s) | Lorraine Copeland |
| Children | Miles Copeland III, Ian Copeland, Lorraine (Lennie) Copeland, Stewart Copeland |
Miles Axe Copeland Jr. (July 16, 1916 – January 14, 1991) was an American musician, businessman, and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer best known for his close personal relationship with Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser and his "controversial books on intelligence," including The Game of Nations: The Amorality of Power Politics (1969) and The Game Player: Confessions of the CIA's Original Political Operative (1989). In his memoirs, Copeland recounted his involvement in numerous covert operations, including the March 1949 Syrian coup d'état and the 1953 Iranian coup d'état. A conservative influenced by the ideas of James Burnham, Copeland was associated with the American political magazine National Review. In a 1986 Rolling Stone interview, he stated: "Unlike The New York Times, Victor Marchetti and Philip Agee, my complaint has been that the CIA isn't overthrowing enough anti-American governments or assassinating enough anti-American leaders, but I guess I'm getting old."
Copeland was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the son of a doctor. He did not graduate from college. There is nothing in Copeland's CIA files to suggest he was ever a "professional musician," but "several relatives and friends have testified to his musical ability." Copeland's books contain "several impressive statements about his days as a jazz musician," including that "he spent a week playing fourth trumpet in the Glenn Miller orchestra," although this claim has been discredited.
Copeland was married to archaeologist Lorraine Copeland (née Adie) and was the father of music manager Miles Copeland III, booking agent Ian Copeland, writer/film producer Lorraine (Lennie) Copeland and composer Stewart Copeland, best known as the drummer for The Police.
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