William Herman Schaap (March 1, 1940 – February 25, 2016) was an American lawyer, co-founder of the CovertAction Information Bulletin, and director of the Institute for Media Analysis.

William Schaap
Born
William Herman Schaap

(1940-03-01)March 1, 1940
DiedFebruary 25, 2016(2016-02-25) (aged 75)
Alma materCornell University
University of Chicago Law School
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He was born in Brooklyn to Maurice and Leah (née Lerner) Schaap. Dick Schaap was his older brother. He graduated from Cornell University, and from University of Chicago Law School in 1964. Most of Schaap's legal career was spent representing activists, protesters, and whistleblowers. He also advised conscientious objectors to the Vietnam War while working in Germany and Japan.[1]

In 1976, he helped found CovertAction Information Bulletin, which was renamed the CovertAction Quarterly in 1992.[2] Schaap was married to co-founder Ellen Ray.[3]

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  • Dirty Work 2: The CIA in Africa, with Ellen Ray, Karl Van Meter, and Louis Wolf. Lyle Stuart (1979). ISBN 978-0818402944.
  • Covert Action: The Roots of Terrorism, with Ellen Ray. New York: Ocean Press (2003). ISBN 978-1876175849.
  • Bioterror: Manufacturing Wars the American Way, with Ellen Ray. New York: Ocean Press / Institute for Media Analysis, Inc. ISBN 978-1876175641.

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