Central Intelligence Agency

capability. This includes its integration with official policy and bureaucratic structure of the state. The most important element however, is in regards to the “integration within the wider intelligence cycle,” as successful actions require “good intelligence, counterintelligence, and analysis.” Good intelligence is relevant on a number of levels. It can help policymakers and leaders…

The death of Osama Bin Laden was very popular all around the world. Some may think “he deserved to die” while many of his followers in Islam think that his death was unjust. On May 2, 2011 Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S special forces during an early morning( CNN 1). Laden was very powerful in his own ways. He killed people just to get his point across about economical power. He was the founder of Qa’eda and led many of his civilians to justice. While many people agreed on his death he still…

counterinsurgency doctrine, striving to conduct major combat actions. A key contributor in Western failure has been the lack of integration of operations and intelligence in conventional forces. Intelligence is necessary to create knowledge that leads to the discovery of the enemy’s critical vulnerabilities. Integration of operations and intelligence ensures that knowledge is transferred so that critical vulnerabilities can be attacked and destroyed in…

It is with deep concern that I, as the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), need to engage you in a serious foreign affairs situation so early in your new presidency. You are fully aware of the overall concerns in Cuba from your security briefings, but I need to bring to your attention our uneasiness over Cuba and Prime Minister Fidel Castro’s forceful move towards communism. First, you know we were never pleased at Castro’s rise to power. Yet, although we were suspicious of his intentions,…

Proposed Thesis Statement: According to IC21 (1996), public and private information that is collected by the intelligence community and law enforcement differs, in that law enforcement collects specific information, whereas the intelligence community collects more nonspecific information in mass quantities. The National Security Act of 1947 required that intelligence activities be held separate and distinct from law enforcement activities. In the 1970s, scandals that involved…

While whistleblowing is deemed as wrong and harmful, it is necessary in order to report the fraud and deceit that goes on behind our backs. Edward Snowden is one of the most known whistleblowers of our time, since his case happened so recently. Snowden didn’t release the documents for personal benefits, but for the citizens of the United States. He put his life on the line to expose what the government is doing behind our backs, and for that reason, I think his crimes should be pardoned. Edward…

Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American privacy activist, computer professional, former CIA employee, and former government contractor who leaked classified information from the United States National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013. The information revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments. (wikipedia, n.d.) Edward Snowden was working as a technical contractor…

North, and illegal drugs. In this case Barry Seal was running drugs for the CIA and was later murdered. Moreover, the case of Oliver North of the Iran-Contra fame involved drug running, the DEA and the CIA. These nefarious activities involving these agencies have been covered up and demonstrate the face of the true nature of these organizations whose activities work against the public safety and welfare and cause many…

guilty of neither. Glenn Greenwald, journalist and former constitutional lawyer, vehemently defended Edward Snowden against the espionage charges, declaring “[Snowden] could have - but chose not - sold the information he had to a foreign intelligence service for vast sums of money, or covertly passed it to one of America's enemies, or worked at the direction of a foreign government. That is espionage. He did none of those things” (Greenwald). Since whistleblowers are not spies, they…

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) was created by the United States Congress with the Passing of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act(FISA) of 1978. The main purpose of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is to provide jurisdictive guidance of intelligence activities in a secure, classified setting. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is make of Federal judges that are selected by the United States Supreme Court Chief Justice. (Foreign Intelligence…