Defense Intelligence Agency

Canadian Security Intelligence Service. CSIS was originally created out of the bill C-9 in 1984. Sir John A. McDonald set up the first CSIS like organisation in 1868. He created the Dominion Police which was in charge of protecting federal buildings. CSIS was created with the intentions to split the up the federal police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Before 1984, their was no proper intelligence agency in Canada. The RCMP were tasked with. The tasks were too heavy for one agency to…

She started off in the movie just being a CIA analyst to one of the best spies in her agency. Such a drastic change from sitting in the corner desk to running from bullets and jumping on helicopters. From her coworkers making fun of her and even the love of her life giving her a mad cupcake necklace that looked like it belonged to an 8th…

has been fighting there has been a need for spies, intelligence, and secret movements. Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese warfare tactician and leader said, “hence it is only the enlightened and wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for purposes of spying and thereby they achieve greater results. Spies are the most important asset, because on them depends an army’s ability to march.” Also, “George Washington used his intelligence information in an effective manner to decide…

A fictional adaptation of the CIA 's hunt for Osama bin Laden, the blockbuster film Zero Dark Thirty directed by Kathryn Bigelow presents us with a number of important ethical questions. Along with a parallel theme surrounding torture, seen in the film, as well as felt through the audience. Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden becomes one of the most-wanted men on the planet. The worldwide manhunt for the terrorist leader occupies the resources and attention of two…

Two of Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous films are the spy movies Notorious and North by Northwest. Released in 1946, Notorious is a film about romance, espionage, and Nazis. Alicia Huberman agrees to work for the U.S. government by seducing Alex Sebastian, a friend of her father and a U.S. traitor, in order to get inside his home and learn valuable Nazi secrets. Along the way, she falls in love with her colleague, T. R. Devlin, and the plan goes differently than expected. North by Northwest (1959)…

calls him “a grandiose narcissist who deserves to be in prison” (Toobin) By releasing this information, Snowden broke the law and the agreement of trust he had, but also did the country a service by alerting the public to the NSA’s questionable intelligence gathering activity. In June of 2013 headlines were made when Edward Snowden leaked many documents showing…

Snowden’s email. All brought together to show if Snowden is indeed a hero, traitor, or none of the above. For starters, who is Edward Snowden and what exactly is he being accused of. Edward Snowden is a 30­year old ex contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA) . In May 2013, Snowden moved from his home in Hawaii to travel to Hong Kong. He was traveling there to reveal his secrets to the journalist Glenn Greenwald. At the time…

Drones: Not Even Remotely Safe Technology. Ancient people would never imagined the type of technology people use today. It makes tasks easier and more efficient, however, at times some people misuse this technology. In his short story “A Sound of Thunder,” Ray Bradbury demonstrates this idea of utilizing technology through harmful means with the reckless usage of a time machine. Even though Bradbury writes of a technology that has not yet been invented, his idea still stands today. Drones…

Name: Seyede Yasamin Surname: Hashemi Student number: 138489 Course code: PSIR421 Movie: Bridge of spies The movie bridge of spies which is based on a true story is in the period of cold war, and about espionage. Using spies and spying on the opposite country became part of the Cold War game. Both sides used spies to aid finding out of what the other was doing faster and easier. It was an extremely dangerous job and many of the spies knew the high risk of betrayal or making an error is…

During the Cold War, The United States Government, Armed Forces, and Central Intelligence Agency faced the formidable task of having to battle and contain the spread of the communist, socialist, and Marxist ideologies of the Soviet Union across dozens of countries around the world without igniting another “hot” or total war. Since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, United States history has aimed at encouraging the belief that the United States is a force for the good in…