Intelligence agency

Edward Snowden is responsible for one of the largest acts of espionage ever committed. He revealed sensitive information about wrongdoings of the Central Intelligence Agency, who were guilty of unethical acts of phone and internet surveillance. INTRODUCTION Edward Snowden, a former contractor employed to the CIA in the United States of America, left the country after leaking sensitive information to the public about extensive acts of internet and phone surveillance by the American government for…

centuries. More so than ever before, the interrogation tactics used by the CIA after September 11, 2001 have been the subject of intense scrutiny. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the CIA ramped up its efforts to acquire human intelligence information deemed vital to United States national security. The compelling need to acquire information important to national security was not adequately balanced against the need to respect basic human rights. Further, the highly…

On July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Leslie Lynch King, Jr. was born to his abusive father, Leslie Lynch King, and his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner. Two weeks after his birth, his parents divorced and him and his mother moved to Grand Rapids, MI. While in Grand Rapids, his mother met a businessman named Gerald R. Ford. Dorothy and Gerald soon got married. Gerald was immediately nicknamed “Jerry” Ford and in 1935 officially changed his name to Gerald R. Ford Jr. Gerald was a successful athlete…

responded strongly and swiftly. Under President Bush, the Patriot Act was easily passed through both houses of Congress, and has since then been reauthorized multiple other times (NSA Surveillance). The powers and responsibilities of the National Security Agency were also drastically altered to fit the needs of a new era in this nation. The Patriot Act The Patriot Act granted the national government more authority and enforcement in order to protect the country against terrorism (Mockaitis). A…

are sometimes not the guiding force behind decisions made, the mission is, and depending on the mission interrogation methods like waterboarding can be beneficial. When individuals sign up to volunteer for service, whether it be with a government agency, like the CIA, or the military, they are accepting and acknowledging the fact that they will be following the orders of those in positions above them. The…

When Edward Snowden blew the whistle on how the national security agency recorded phone records many congressmen declared Snowden a traitor who has damaged the United States security. What Snowden did has many repercussions for the american people, but many people still focus too much on him. Many claim he is now a traitor because he revealed very important intelligence systems that could put America in danger. But other’s claim that he has done a very good thing revealing what the NSA has done…

Covert action is one of many foreign policy tools used by policymakers to advance national interests. Used in select international efforts, covert action encompasses a broad range of activities outside the operations of traditional intelligence collection. Sanctioned by the White House and overseen by Congress, covert action can provide results and otherwise unavailable information. "The term covert action was defined for the first time in statute to mean an activity or activities of the united…

recruit journalists to help them with gathering information, or working with spies in different countries. Also, there are “more than 400 American journalists who in the past twenty-five years have secretly carried out assignments for the Central Intelligence Agency” (Bernstein 1). This describes how there were more than 400 journalists that actually worked for the CIA, also it shows that the CIA had enough reach to get these journalist to even work with spies, which is shown when Bernstein…

The National Security Council The National Security Act of 1947 created the National Security Council. The next few paragraphs will further examine the functions and responsibilities of the National Security Council, the current domestic political environment pertaining to the border wall in Mexico, as well as the current threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and what role the National Security Council represents. National Security Council Background The National Security Act of…

Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg are two men that developed a need to exploit The United States government of secret and confidential information. Though Ellsberg and Snowden both leaked highly classified information to the public the actions and outcome of doing so was different between the two. Ones actions considered him to be a patriot and on the other hand a traitor. Daniel Ellsberg is known for leaking the pentagon papers in 1971; which “revealed that the government had ramped up the…