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Cia - Current Issues & Background (Paperback)
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Long the focus of popular interest, as witnessed by the plethora of
spy-thriller movies and books, the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) is an enigma to most people. With its primary focus the
gathering of international intelligence information and the
safeguarding of US national security, the CIA has taken on
considerable importance in recent months. The agency has had to
face down numerous questions in the wake of the September 11th
terrorist attacks, such as whether any clues of the crimes were
missed and if regulations hindered co-operation with other national
agencies like the FBI. Congress and the White House have been
considering ways to change and streamline the CIA's operations
amidst a series of hearings and debates. Along with the issue of
9/11, the CIA faces periodic criticism for its ambiguous covert
actions in foreign incidents. Despite these issues, the CIA remains
an important tool in America's security apparatus, indispensable to
the intelligence infrastructure. Although secrecy is a necessity
for an organisation predicated on covert operations and national
security, it remains important for the public to have some
understanding of the organisation's history, mission, and
practices. In order to shed some light on the CIA, this book
provides a thorough and well-prepared overview of America's premier
spy agency. Topics addressed include CIA history, organisation,
practices, and specific operations. Following this analysis is a
carefully selected bibliography of current literature dedicated to
the study of the CIA. Further access is finally provided with
author, title, and subject indexes. Given the public fascination
with the CIA, and especially the recent events and international
climate, understanding intelligence operations has never been more
important and the resource of this book never more needed.
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