The CIA in Mexico: Who Killed Manuel Buendía?

Manuel Buendía was the most famous--and fearless--journalist in Mexico from the 1960s to the 1980s. Admired by colleagues and detested by politicians for his ability to ferret out stories that no one else perceived, Buendía was asked what he would say if he was ever killed for his journalism. "I had it coming," he said.

And so he did.

Manuel Buendía, Mexi…