Mr. Tygart told Mr. Armstrong he stood accused of offenses that stretched beyond doping to a coverup marked by nearly 15 years of denials, threats and actions against anyone who told the truth about doping on the team.

WSJ: Behind Lance Armstrong's Decision to Talk

In the months that I spent talking with people in Braintree, I came to believe that there had indeed been a coverup, but that it had been an act not of conspiracy but of compassion.

NEWYORKER: A Loaded Gun

Now, in the aftermath, the administration has claimed that the CIA was totally to blame and the CIA has basically acquiesced in that coverup.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Beyond Bias: The Mainstream Media