Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an intelligence agency of the United States government.
Its primary function is obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and persons, and reporting such information to the branches of the Government. Its secondary function is propaganda or public relations, overt and covert information dissemination, both true and false, and influencing others to decide in favor of the United States Government.
The third function of the CIA is as the hidden hand of the U.S. government, by engaging in covert operations at the direction of the President.[1] This last function has caused most controversy for the CIA, raising questions about the legality, morality, effectiveness, and intelligence of such operations.
2007-04-07
19:39:22
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Central Intelligence Agency
George W. Bush announces his nomination of Hayden as the next Director of the CIA as Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte looks on.
George W. Bush announces his nomination of Hayden as the next Director of the CIA as Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte looks on.
On Monday, May 8, 2006, Hayden was nominated by President George W. Bush to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency after the resignation of Porter J. Goss on May 5, 2006. [5] He was later confirmed on May 26, 2006 as Director, 78-15, by full U.S. Senate vote. [6]
2007-04-07
19:40:53 ·
update #1
Apologies for the repetition.
Here's the question:
Do you think CIA is involved in propaganda about 9/11, terrorists, insurgents, Saddam, weapons of mass destruction so that the people will decide in favor of the US Government ?
If no, why not ? The CIA director was appointed by George Bush, and CIA is made to serve the President of the USA.
2007-04-07
19:43:18 ·
update #2
QUESTION is right above this line - look up 2 inches =)
2007-04-07
19:46:36 ·
update #3