Central Intelligence Agency

The Beginning of the End of Terrorism: Is It Justified? In the most recent years, a rise in terrorism globally has invoked a string of United States military actions in response. Though these actions have been debated by pacifists to warmongers based on personal beliefs, Aquinas’s just war theory from Summa Theologica is the most impartial and distinguished method to justify or condemn the U.S. military’s involvement. There are numerous actions taken by the United States military that were, and…

assess the impact of Intelligence reform on the Global War on Terror. The research question is as follows: ??What is the impact of post-September 11th, 2001, intelligence reform on the Global War on Terror?? Secondary research questions might include: ?What is the impact of post-September 11th, 2001, emphasis on human intelligence on the Global War on Terror?? As well, another avenue of research could include: ?What is the impact of post-September 11th, of signals intelligence on the Global War…

The covert CIA actions in Afghanistan from 1979-1989 to support Mujahedin rebels fight off the invading Soviet influence, were necessary for not only stopping the spread of communism and preventing a hot war, but central to the beginning of the fall of the Soviet Union. “The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was viewed in the West — and not just in the United States — as the ultimate proof of aggressive intent.” Afghanistan is not as much a regime change instigated by the CIA, as it is an effort…

passed the National Security Act which established a Department of Defense over three separate services. These services were the army, the navy, and the new air force. The act also created the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to coordinate the intelligence gathering activities of various government agencies. Finally, the act also provided for a National Security Council (NSC) which advises the president on all matters regarding national security. The National Security…

with intelligence, although a meaningful definition of tradecraft escapes even some of the most senior intelligence officers. So what is Analytic tradecraft? In its more basic form, Analytic tradecraft is the methodology of decision making by which an analyst thinks, research’s, evaluates evidence, writes, and communicates their findings. This term was originally coined Jack Davis, one of the foremost instructors on the craft of analysis at the CIA and been used by the elite US Intelligence…

Facts”). I think the CIA would be a very fun and interesting job to have. It also can be very dangerous at times. I would love to be part of the CIA and there are many reasons why. CIA stands for Central Intelligence Agency, and was formally created 1947 (“About CIA”). The CIA works to analyze foreign intelligence related to threats, also foreign governments and industries. They preform very secretive undercover operations. Being a CIA agent can be very scary at times because sometimes you have…

Within the media one of the stories that is told is the president holding too much power. The president has the power to do things that past presidents would never dream of. Making calls, and going about their agenda right under congress, and the judiciary branch. In this paper, we will examine some of the ways that the president has become more of a monarchial president, and look at some examples of the power the president has slowly gained. One of the first times the President went above his…

common sense of the people has infiltrated the masses enough now alerting us not to believe everything we read. Deceptive reporting was first brought to public attention when Operation Mockingbird, designed and implemented by the US Central Intelligence Agency in the early 1950s was uncovered. It was exposed as the clandestine activity of those who wanted to dictate the opinions of the subscribers of news and general media. There are those who control the media, and want to sway public…

Following the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, many issues were identified within the Intelligence Community (IC), namely that information had not been shared between agencies or with local law enforcement apparatuses in order to piece together the looming threat. In order to fill this significant gap in security and to strengthen U.S. counterterrorism efforts, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DoD) created numerous organizations to compensate for…

CIA Drug Controversy 1986 The United States said to been dealing with illegal drugs and selling them as Crack-cocaine and Heroin. The CIA has tried everything to avoid questions, but they’ve gotten answers from Representatives and CIA officers. May 1, 2003 The Heroin Of politics by Alfred W. McCoy gave all evidence that the CIA’s drug trafficking did become a fact. A quote from the book “Over the past thirty years, the U.S. and UN prohibition has simply served to push production and processing…