CIA

Background

AfterU.S.PresidentRooseveltcametopower,hewasverydissatisfiedwiththecurrentsituationofAmericanintelligenceagencies,andhadtoconstantlycoordinatedisputesbetweenvariousintelligenceagencies.

In1939,PresidentRooseveltissuedasecretinstructiontohandoverallespionagework,counter-espionagework,andsabotagetotheenemytotheFBIandtheArmyandNavalIntelligenceDepartment.Atthesametime,healsoauthorizedtheFBItoconductcounterintelligenceandsecurityworkagainstAxisspiesinLatinAmerica.

OnJune22,1941,GermanywenttowaragainsttheSovietUnion.Theseverityofthesituationhasgreatlyexceededpreviousexpectations.RooseveltquicklymadeadecisiontoestablishtheUnitedStatesIntelligenceCoordinationAgency,withWilliamJosephDonovanasitsdirector.InJulyofthesameyear,Donovanaskedfora$450,000grantfromtheBureauofBudgettostartworkinseveraldilapidatedbuildingsneartheWhiteHouse.Theformaltasksweresabotage,espionage,counterintelligence,deployment,andimplementationofsecretoperations.ThesetaskslaterbecamethebasicscopeofoperationsoftheUSCentralIntelligenceAgency.

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DonovangraduallyincreasedthescopeandintensityoftheactivitiesoftheIntelligenceCoordinationBureau.HeeventookoverfromhisoldfriendStephensonajoboriginallydonebyaBritishspy,whichwastoregularlyconductsecretsearchesattheSpanishEmbassyinWashington,andsecretlyphotographthecodebooksandimportantdocumentsoftheFrancogovernmentofthepro-Axiscountries.ToassisttheUnitedKingdominconqueringtheGerman"mysterious"secretpassword.ButthissecretmovemadeHoover,DirectoroftheFBI,annoyed,becauseheshouldbeinchargeofit.Hooverwasannoyed.WhentheIntelligenceCoordinationBureauspyspiedintotheembassyagain,theFBIdispatchedthevehicle,turnedonthebrightsignallights,andraisedthealarmsignal,andfinallycaughtthepanickedspyback.

Donovantrembledwithanger.HeandHooverkeptarguinginfrontofRoosevelt,butoutofhisownconsideration,thePresidentdidnotreprimandHoover.Instead,heorderedthetasktobetransferredtotheFBI.

Composition

TheCIAisdividedintofourmaincomponents:IntelligenceDivision,ManagementDivision,OperationsDivision,andScienceandTechnologyDivision.Mostoftheinformationtechnicianshaveahighdegreeofeducationorareexpertsincertainfields.Theorganization,personnel,funding,andactivitiesoftheagencyarestrictlyconfidential,andevenCongresscannotintervene.

Established

Inordertoimprovethechaoticintelligencesituation,inearly1942,RooseveltoncewantedtodisbandtheIntelligenceCoordinationBureauandassignitsvariousagenciestootherintelligencedepartments.Donovantriedhisbesttopreventthisideafrombeingimplemented.Later,hefoundanally,theJointChiefsofStaffoftheUnitedStates'SupremeMilitaryOrganization.ThelatterfirmlybelievedthattheUnitedStatesmusthaveanagencythatspecializesinsecretworkagainsttheenemy,andDonovanconvincedthemthattheIntelligenceCoordinationAgencywasthebestperformer.

OnJune13,1942,atthejointrecommendationoftheJointChiefsofStaffandDonovan,RooseveltorderedthecombinationoftheIntelligenceCoordinationAgencyandthemilitaryintelligenceforcestoestablishtheUSStrategicIntelligenceAgency,DonovanServedasdirector.ThisisthefirstunifiedcentralintelligenceagencyintheUnitedStatesandthepredecessoroftheUSCentralIntelligenceAgency.

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AftertheSecondWorldWar,PresidentTrumandisbandedtheStrategicIntelligenceAgency.ButPresidentTrumansoonfoundhimselfunabletocopewithintelligencereportsfromvariousgovernmentdepartments.Therefore,theNationalIntelligenceAgencyanditsoperationalagency,theCentralIntelligenceUnit,wereestablishedtocoordinateandverifythesereports.

In1947,PresidentTrumanapprovedtheNationalSecurityActof1947.Accordingtothe"NationalSecurityAct",theCIAmustcomplywiththe"nopolice,subpoenas,orlawenforcementordomesticsecurityduties."ThisstructurehasledtotensionsbetweentheCIAandotherintelligenceagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense,aswellasbetweentheCIAandtheFBI.

OnSeptember18,1947,theCIA,themostpublicintelligenceorganizationintheworld,wasborninthisdelicatepoliticalenvironment.

Organizationalstructure

Officelocation

AtthebeginningoftheestablishmentoftheUSCentralIntelligenceAgency,theofficewaslocatedneartheLincolnMemorialintheWashingtonarea.

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After1961,theheadquartersoftheCIAmovedtothePotomacRiveratthejunctionofWashington,DCandVirginia.Langleyontheedgecoversanareaof​​morethan200acres.TheorganizationoftheheadquartersoftheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyisverylarge.

InstitutionalLogo

TheCIA'semblemisuniqueandalert.Atthecenterofthebluecircularchassiswithgoldrim,itisasilvershield.Inthecenteroftheshieldisacompassgraphicwith16redsharpcorners.OntheshieldistheheadoftheAmericannationalbird,abaldeagle,andthewords"CentralIntelligenceAgencyoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica"​​arewrittenontheoutercircle.ThesilvershieldsymbolizesthattheCIAisapowerfulbarriertoprotectAmericansecurity.

The16sharphornsofthecompassgraphicsymbolizethepenetrationoftheCIA'sforcestoallpartsoftheworld,andvariousintelligencematerialsaregatheredfromeverywheretothecenter.TheBaldEaglesymbolizesstrength,courage,freedom,andimmortality.Italsorepresentsalertness,agility,andcoldness.ThisisthestyleoftheCIA.

FourParts

TheCIAisanimportantagencyintheUnitedStatesengagedinintelligenceanalysis,secretpersonnelintelligencegathering,andcovertoperations.

TheDirectoroftheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyisalsotheDirectorofCentralIntelligence.HeisresponsibleformanagingtheactivitiesoftheentireUSintelligencecommunity.Thebureauisdividedintofourmaincomponents,eachofwhichisledbyadeputydirector,andtherearesixofficesdirectlyundertheleadershipofthedirectoranddeputydirector,theofficeofthegeneralaudit,theofficeofthedirector,theofficeofequalemploymentopportunities,theofficeofthepersonneldirector,andthepolicyWiththeOfficeoftheProgramDirector.Thefourmaincomponentsare:ManagementDivision,OperationsDivision,ScienceandTechnologyDivision,andIntelligenceDivision.

Communications,logistics,security,finance,medicalservices,personnel,trainingandeducation,anddataprocessingsectionsunderthemanagementdepartment;

Counterintelligence,foreignintelligence,andconcealmentundertheoperationsdepartmentOperations,CentralProtectionSection,Evaluation,PlanningandDesignSection,thespecificnumberofwhichisconfidentialbutestimatedtobeabout20,000;

TherearefivesectionsundertheIntelligenceDivision:ManagementandAnalysis,WeaponControlIntelligence,andDemandCollectionandEvaluationSections.Regionalofficeandfivefunctionaloffices,plusanindependentcenter;

TheScienceandTechnologyDepartmentwasestablishedin1962andwascalledtheResearchDepartmentatthattime.TheCIAisdifferentfromotherUSgovernmentagenciesinthatitdoesnotneedtodiscloseitsbudget,numberofemployees,orworkstatus.

Previousdirectors

DavidCohen

WilliamBurns

January20,2021-2021March

March2021-

Name	Termofoffice
RoscoeHenryHillencott(rearadmiral)	January23,1946-June194610th
HoytSanfordVandenberg(LieutenantGeneral)	June10,1946-May1,1947
RoscoeHenryHillencott(rearadmiral)	May1,1947-October7,1950
WalterBeeDelSmith(LieutenantGeneral)	October7,1950-February9,1953
AlanDulles	February26,1953-November29,1961
JohnAlexMcCone	November29,1961-April28,1965
WilliamFrancisRaeburnJr.(RetiredViceAdmiral)	April28,1965Day-June30,1966
RichardHelms	June30,1966-February2,1973
JamesRodneySchlesinger	February2,1973-July2,1973
WilliamColby p>	September4,1973-January30,1976
SeniorBush(successorPresidentoftheUnitedStates)	January30,1976-January20,1977
StansfieldTurner(RetiredAdmiral)	March9,1977-January20,1981
WilliamJosephCasey	January28,1981-January29,1987
WilliamWebster	May26,1987-August31,1991
RobertGates(laterSecretaryofDefense)	November6,1991-January20,1993
JamesWuErsi	February5,1993-January10,1995
JohnMarkDeutsch	May10,1995-December15,1996
GeorgeJohnTenet	July11,1997-July11,2004(resignedonJune3,2004) p>
JohnMcLaughlin	July11,2004-September24,2004Day(Agent)
PorterGoss	September24,2004－May5,2006
MichaelHayden(RetiredAirForceAdmiral)	May5,2006-February12,2009
LeonPanetta(laterSecretaryofDefense)	February13,2009-April28,2011
DavidPeterleyUs(formerUSCommanderinAfghanistan)	September6,2011-November9,2012
JohnBrennan	March8,2013-January20,2017
MikePompeo	January20,2017-March13,2018
GinaHespel	March13,2018-January20,2021	p>

CIADirectorDavidPetraeus(2011-November20129th)wasthefirstseniorofficialtochangehispositionafterObamawasre-elected.ThesuccessorisJohnBrennan.TheDirectoroftheCentralIntelligenceAgencyoftheUnitedStatesisdirectlyappointedbythePresidentoftheUnitedStatesandalsoservesasaseniorintelligenceadvisertothePresidentandCongress.Heisoftenreferredtoasthe"ear"ofthePresident.AftertheestablishmentoftheCIA,thefirstpersonPresidentTrumanreceivedeverydaywasalwaysthedirectoroftheCIA.

ThelongestdirectorinthehistoryoftheCIAwasAllenDulles,whotookofficefrom1953to1961duringtheColdWar.Whenhetookoffice,Dulleswas56yearsold,insixties,withgrayhair,apairofglasses,andapipeinhismouth.Hewasquitescholarlyandgavepeopleagentleandgentlefeeling.Infact,heisenergetic,scheming,andveryscheming.Americansjokinglycallhimthe"foxchief"oftheCIA.

Dulles’contributiontotheU.S.CIAisthathewithstoodMcCarthy’sattackontheU.S.CIA,makingtheU.S.CIAreplacedtheroleoftheStateDepartmentonsomekeyissuesandbecametheimplementationThemaintoolofUSforeignpolicyhasincreasedtheprestigeoftheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyintheUnitedStates.

AnotherimportantpersonisTenet,whotookofficein1997andleftin2004.Hehasworkedfor7years,secondonlytoAlanDulles.OnJuly11,1997,TenetbecameClinton'sthirddirectoroftheCIA.

InJanuary2001,BushaskedTenettostayinofficeafterhetookoffice.TenetbecamethefirstpersonintheCIAtobere-electedasthedirectorafterchangingthepresident.InthefiveyearsbeforeTenetbecametheheadoftheCIA,themostimportantintelligenceagencyintheUnitedStateshassuccessivelyreplacedthreedirectors,andhasbeeninastateofinstabilityforalongtime.Becauseofthis,AmericanintelligenceprofessionalsbelievethatoneofTenet'sgreatestcontributionsduringhistenureasthedirectoroftheCIAwastoenabletheCIAtomaintainlong-termstability.

DutiesandResponsibilities

AccordingtotheNationalSecurityActof1947intheUnitedStates,theCIAhasnodomesticmissionsandnoarrestpower.ThemainresponsibilityoftheCIAistoprovidethebasisforthepresident'snationalsecuritydecision-making.TheDirectoroftheCIAistheintelligenceadvisertotheNationalSecurityCouncil.ThisestablishestheCIA'spositionintheUSintelligencecommunity.Itistheintelligenceagencyclosesttothenationalsecuritydecision-makingprocess.However,thevariousagenciesoftheUSintelligencecommunityhavemaintainedaconsiderabledegreeofindependence.TheCIAdirectorcannotissueorderstootherintelligenceagencies,butonlyplayacoordinatingrole.

Mainlyhavethefollowingfivefunctions:

1.ProvidetheNationalSecurityCommitteewithinformationoncoordinatingtheintelligenceactivitiesofvariousgovernmentdepartmentsandagenciesonnationalsecurity;

2.ProvidetheNationalSecurityCouncilwithsuggestionsforcoordinatingtheintelligenceactivitiesofvariousgovernmentdepartmentsandagenciesonnationalsecurity;

3.ContactandevaluatenationalsecurityintelligenceforthegovernmentProperlydisseminateinformationandprovideusefulinstitutionsandfacilitiesatappropriatelocations;

4.Forthebenefitofexistingintelligenceagencies,engageinauxiliaryservicesofcommonconcerninordertomoreeffectivelyandcentrallyimplementtheNationalSecurityCouncil’sDecision;

5.Performotherfunctionsandobligationsrelatedtointelligencethataffectnationalsecurity,sothattheNationalSecurityCouncilcanprovideguidanceatanytime.

Beginningintheearly1990s,theUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyhasgraduallyshifteditsfocustocollectingeconomicintelligenceandotherinternationalhotissues,suchascollectingtheeconomicpoliciesofhostilecountries,militarydevelopmentplans,andanti-terrorism.,Preventtheproliferationofnuclearweaponsandpreventtheleakageofstatesecretsandotherissues.TheClintonadministrationclearlyinstructedtheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencytomainlyhavethreemajormissionsunderthenewinternationalsituation:

1.Strivetograspthesituationofcountriesinvolvedinweaponproliferationandterroristactivities,amongwhichthemostTheprominentandmostimportantcountriesareNorthKoreaandIran.

2.PaycloseattentiontothesituationofcountriesthatmaymaketheUnitedStatesfeeluneasyoncetheirpoliticalandeconomicchangestakeplace,suchasRussiaandChina.

3.MakeeveryefforttoassisttheU.S.governmenttoensurethatU.S.companiescanconductfairtransactionsinforeignbusinessfields.SometimesallbriberyorbriberyactivitiesarecarriedoutinordertotakeawayeconomiccontractsfromenemycountriestoprotectAmericancompaniesfromwinningthecompetitioninthebusinessfield.

Personnelselection

Recruitmenttarget

Currently,therecruitmenttargetoftheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyisnottraditionalAmericans,butfromthreateningcountries,specialAsiancountries.AreimmigrantsfromcountriesintheMiddleEastorthedescendantsoftheseimmigrants,especiallyethnicminoritiesandwomen.AseniorCIAofficialsaidthattheCIAhasbeenrecruitingimmigrantssothattheycanenterthegrassrootsofforeignsocietiestoobtainintelligence.Especiallyinthecurrentsituation,theUnitedStatestreatsforeignterrorists,drugdealers,andarmssmugglersmoreasenemiesofnationalsecurity,andtheCIAneedsagentswhoareproficientinthelanguageandpsychologicalwarfareoftheenemy'scountry.Volunteerswhohavetheabilitytosneakintoterroristorganizationswillbegivenpriorityforadmission.

InJune1986,theCIAestablished11recruitmentcentersintheUnitedStates.Afterpassingtheexamination,1,000peoplewereemployed,ofwhich200to300weretrainedasspies.Inthefallof1998,theCIAcarriedoutthelargestrecruitmentofspiesandanalystsin10yearswithgreatfanfare.TheCIAcarriedoutlarge-scaleadvertisingcampaignsacrossthecountryandreceivedapplicationsinhotelsandhotelsinmanypartsoftheUnitedStates.By.TheCIArecruitsspiesandchoosestofocusonintelligenceandexpressiveness,suchasadventurousandwillingtomakesacrifices,orexpertiseinacertainarea.

TheCIAhasestablishedclosetieswith66ofthebestuniversitiesandcollegesintheUnitedStates.Inaddition,Congressadded1.5billionU.S.dollarsofbudgetto13Americanintelligenceagenciesthatyear,ofwhich200to300millionU.S.dollarswasallocatedtotheU.S.CentralIntelligenceAgency.

In2002,theCIAseemedtobefullofmysterytomanypeople.Thisisprobablybecausespyingisnotsomethingthatcanbeadvertisedcasually.Therefore,theUSCentralIntelligenceAgencywentunconventionalandbegantopublishadvertisementsinnewspapersandhigh-endmagazinessuchasTheEconomist,andopenlyrecruited"spies."TheseadvertisementsportraytheActionOfficeasacolorfulconsortiumofbeautifulyoungpeopleintheirtwenties.

SelectionSteps

Thefirststepistoconducta"namecheck"onthepersonswhoareinitiallyidentifiedonthelist.Thepurposeofnamecheckingistoseewhatbackgroundandmaterialsthesepeoplehavethatarenotsuitableforspying.

Thesecondstepistoconductfurthersecuritychecksonthosewhohavepassedthenamecheck,includingfamilyconditionsandpersonalexperience.Afterthecompletionofthesetwosteps,thequalifiedwillundergoaseriesofunexpectedtests.Thetesteeacceptsthetestwithoutanymentalpreparationinordertobeabletofullyinvestigatethetruesituationofhisintelligence,expressivenessandideologicalqualities.Qualifiedcandidateswillfirstundergothe"observationtest"inspection,andtheexaminerwillissuequestionsbasedontheplanorexperts,andlettheexamineecompleteitbythemselves.

The"willpowertest"istosuddenlyarresttheexamineefromthehomeandsendittothedarkroominthebasement,placedunderastronganddazzlingreflector,orlockedupwiththedeathrowinmate,fromthedarkThereweresevereinterrogationandthreats.Thefinaltesttakershavetopassisapolygraphtesttochecktheirpsychologicalquality.

Thosewhopasstheabovequalificationswillfirsthave9monthsto1yearofpreliminarytraining.Inthefirstthreemonths,newtraineeswillattendclassesattheheadquartersoftheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencytostrengthencamouflageandlanguagetraining.Inparticular,theymustconductin-depthstudyandresearchonthehistory,geography,politics,economy,andcustomsofthecountrywheretheyarestationed.Threemonthslater,IwenttothePirieCamp"farm"inVirginia(thatis,theAmericanspyschool,internallycalledtheTri-ServiceExperimentalTrainingBase,externallycalledthe"farm")totrain.Generallyspeaking,futurespieswilllearntofightunarmed.Theydonotreceivesystematictraininglikeboxers,butonlylearnhowtousetheirheels,palms,andfingerstohittheopponent'svitalparts"Sanshou",whichincludestheessenceofChineseKungFu,Judo,andgrappling.Thefocusofcomprehensivetrainingisoncovertoperationsandsecrecy.Theylearntodo"bagwork"(tosneakintoaprivatehouseorcompanyoffice)andwiretap.

Inthe"farm",asimulatedborderlinewithacontroltowerisbuiltforstudentstopracticeillegallycrossingtheborder.Italsotrainshowtofollow,monitor,getridofenemytracking,establishsafeconnectionpoints,transferintime,learnhowtodressup,learnhowtoconnectsecretcodes,codes,andciphertelegrams,secretgatherings,arsonandblasting,drawingmaps,andstudytheenemy’saspects.Counterintelligenceagencies’methodsofactionandorganization,aswellasconfidentialityeducation...Afteroneyearofformaltraining,theCIAtestedthestudents’abilities,intelligence,andpersonalitystability,andthenassignedthemtotheCIA.Allsubordinatedepartmentsworkforaboutthreeyearsunderthecontrolandguidanceofthetrainingoffice,andthenformallydispatchedtovariouspartsoftheworldtoperformsecretmissions.

Organizingevents

Organizingmyths

Oneofthemyths

Theintelligenceagenciespaidgenerously.Spyagentsalwaysweardesignerfashions,drivelimousines,andenterhigh-endrestaurants...AtArlingtonNationalCemetery,notfarfromKennedy’sTomb,anordinarysergeantnamedJackDunlapisburied.ThemostdangerousspyinAmericanhistory.ThistallandthinsuperspyworksasapostmanfortheCIA.Itwasonlythreeyearslaterthathisbosssuddenlyrememberedthatthepostmanwhoearned$100aweekwasdrivingaJaguarluxurycarandasailingboat.Hewasafrequentvisitortoluxuryhotelsandsailingclubs.Whenthesergeantdidnotlivetorevealhisidentity,hetooktherecruitedsecretintothegrave.Today,theUSCentralIntelligenceAgency,thewealthiestsecretserviceagency,hasmediumincomebyWesternstandards.ThesalaryofWesternintelligencepersonnelwithayearofserviceisbarelyenoughforthemtolivealifethatisnotpoor.Theyrelyon25-yearloanstobuyhousesandordinarycars.Theycan'teventhinkofowninghigh-endracingcars,manors,andyachts,norcantheyexpecttogotorestaurantstodrinkandeatfrequently.Onlywhenthedepartmentholds"events"inhigh-endrestaurants,canyoueatdeliciousfoodanddrinkrarewine.AldrieAmes,thefamousAmericanCIAagent,cannotliveagoodlifeonlegalincome.TheAmericanssaidthatAmesreceivedatleast$2.7millioninnineyearsofcooperationwiththeKGB.Hebetrayednearly100secretinformationfromtheUSCentralIntelligenceAgency,exposingtheidentitiesofdozensofAmericanagentsintheformerSovietUnion.

Myth#2

Spyesworkingabroadoftendealwithsocialelites-generals,diplomats,ministers,andbankers...suchasinthe1950sTheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyhadcontactwiththeleaderofSaddam’sBaathSocialistPartyinIraqatthetime,especiallywiththeupper-levelofficersintheIraqiarmywhoengagedinthecoupd’etat,andprovidedthecoupd’étatistswithalistofpeoplewhomustbeclearedoutimmediately,leadingSaddamHussein.TheBaathSocialistPartyoverthrewtheformerPresidentKasemin1963andprovidedstrongforeignaid.TheSaddamregimeundertheauspicesoftheUnitedStatesturneditsfaceagainstothersandantagonizedtheUnitedStates,whichledtotheGulfWar,OperationDesertFox,andtheIraqWar.

MythIII

Allspiesaresharpshooters,boxersandracers.Shooting,fighting,anddrivingareallteachingcontentsofspyschoolsaroundtheworld.However,mostspieslosetheseskillsquicklyaftertheywork.AccordingtothelogicoftheCIA:"Lawyerswithsuitcasesgrabmoremoneythancriminalswithguns."ThisispreciselythespecialrequirementoftheCIA'sskills.

MythNo.4

Americanagentspenetratedintothe"AlQaeda"organization.AlQaedaisthemostdifficulttopenetrate.BecausethereareveryfewAmericanagentswhocanmeettherequirementsintermsofrace,belief,language,andexperience,andtheinternalcontrolofthe"AlQaeda"organizationisextremelystrict,theUnitedStatesregardssendingagentstoinfiltratethe"base"asanationalsecret.TheAmericanmediahasworkedhardonthisissue,butwithlittlesuccess.OnecasethathasbeendisclosedisthattheCIAoncecooperatedwithanordinaryAmericanhousewifetobreakintotheperipheryofthe"AlQaeda"organization.TheAmericanhousewifewhocalledherself"Mrs.Galt"wasdevelopedintoa"quasi-agent"bytheCIA.Sheusedher"innocent"backgroundtogaintrustandenteredanon-publicwebsitethatisonlyusedforcommunicationbetweenthe"base"andmembersofotherterroristorganizations.SheusuallycollectsalargenumberofArabicproverbsandsayings,portraysherselfasareligiousextremistinthechatroom,andhelpssometerroristorganizationsbuildwebsites.Inordertoattracttheattentionofmembersofterroristorganizationsanddispeltheirdoubtsaboutthemselves,Mrs.Galtsometimesevenflirtswiththem.Hereffortswerenotinvain.AccordingtothecluessheprovidedtotheCIA,anaffiliateofAlQaedainPakistanwaswipedout.

MythNo.5

The"base"suspectwastransformedintoadoubleagentservingtheUnitedStates.AnotherbrillianttrickforUSintelligenceagenciestobreakintothe"AlQaeda"organizationistotransformthe"AlQaeda"suspectsintodoubleagentsservingtheUnitedStates.ABConcereportedthattheU.S.anti-terroristagencysecretlyarrestedMohamedValsama,acomputersciencecollegestudentinthecountry.ThispersonisaCanadiancitizenofSomalioriginandissuspectedofprovidingsupporttotheAl-Qaidaorganization.TheCIAoriginallyplannedtoabsorbValsamaand"reform"himasadoubleagent,butafterthemediaexposedit,theCIAhadtohandoverValsamatothepolice.Judgingfromthedisclosedcases,theUnitedStateshasonlytouchedthesideofthe"base",butaccordingtoCIAofficials,thestatusofAmericanagentsinthe"base"organizationishigherthanthatofordinarysoldiers,althoughitisstilldifficulttopenetratethe"corecircle"aroundbinLaden."However,withthestrongcooperationoftheseinsiders,theUnitedStatescapturedoreliminatednearlytwo-thirdsofthemid-tohigh-levelleadersofthe"AlQaeda"organization,andthwartedthe"base"multipleattacksonUSembassies,airlines,andotherimportanttargets.

MythNo.6

TheAmericanandBritishagentsjoinedforcestosingaplay.Accordingtoreports,thespecialtaskforcedeployedbytheUnitedKingdomiscalledthe"ReconnaissanceandSurveillanceGroup",whichiscomposedof600elitesoldiersandisauthorizedtocarryoutactivitiesaroundtheworld.ThesepeoplewillworkcloselywiththeBritishairandwaterspecialservices,aswellastheUnitedStatesCIAagency.Inordertobreakintoaterroristorganization,theycaneitherdirectlysneakinordevelopmembersoftheterroristorganizationinto"double-sidedagents."Aftermanyyearsofoperations,theUSandBritishintelligenceagenciesshouldhave"eyeliners"insidethe"base",butinthefaceofdepartmentalinterests,theyhadnochoicebuttoletthe"eyeliners"takesomerisks.

SpyDeeds

SpyLoss

OnthestarwallinthemainhalloftheCentralIntelligenceAgency,thereare70starsintotal.Thestarsrepresentanamedorunnamedofficialwhodiedordisappearedduringthemission,andonly40ofthemcanbefoundinthehonorrolloftheCIA.

Since1948,atotalof48internationalstudentsrecruitedasspiesinAmericanschoolshavecommittedsuicideforfearofbeingcaughtandimprisonedafterreturningtoChinaandthereisnootherwaytoescape.

FromChinain1949toSomaliain1992,theCIAspieshavebeenleftbehind.DuringtheVietnamWar,whentheNorthVietnamesearmyattackedSaigon,SouthVietnam,mostoftheagentssentbytheCIAtoSouthVietnamdidnotreturntotheUnitedStates.Onlyafewagentsfledinhelicoptersandsavedtheirlives.TheagentsdevelopedinSouthVietnamweretakenbytheUnitedStates.TheCIAkickeditawaywhenitescapedandwasforcedtostayinSouthVietnam.ItwascapturedalivebytheNorthVietnamesearmy,anditsfatecanbeimagined.

In1955,duringtheWartoResistUSAggressionandAidKorea,theUSCentralIntelligenceAgencysecretlyairdroppedalargenumberofspiesintoNorthKoreainordertoorganizeaso-calledguerrillawarinNorthKorea,buttheywereallarrestedbytheKoreanPeople’sArmyorlocalarmedforces.TheUSCIAimplementedtheso-called"6006"plantodropaspecialforceandSouthKoreanagentsintoitsterritory,theformerSovietUnion,Siberia,andnortheasternChina.Mostofthemwentwithoutreturn;severalspyplaneswerealsodestroyed.

InOctober1965,thesonsoftwoseniorCIAofficials,MikeMaloneyandMikeDenuer,werekilledinLaos.TheywereinanaccidentontheCIAhelicopterofAmericanAirlines.Nooneknowsthecauseofthecrash.

In1983,thebombingoftheU.S.EmbassyinBeirutresultedinthedeathofsevenCIAofficials.ThiswasthelargestlossofCIApersonnelsincetheVietnamWar.

In1988,AmericanAirlinesFlight103explodedintheair,andaCIAofficialnamedMattCannonwaskilledalongwithotherpassengers.USofficialsbelievedthatthiswasaterroristincident,andthemastermindbehindtheincidentwastheLibyanswhohadbeenattackedbytheUSair.ItisworthnotingthatThomasTweton,aseniorCIAofficerwhohelpedplantheairstrikesonTripoli,isMattCannon’sfather-in-law.

OnadarknightinNovember1989,overaremoteairstripinAngola,amilitarytransportplanefilledwithweaponsandammunitionquietlyarrived.However,whentheaircraftattemptedtoperformaninstrumentlanding,itwasunsuccessful.Theaircrafteventuallycrashed,killingallsixmembersoftheaircraft.TheweaponsandammunitionontheplanewereprovidedbytheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencytotherebelsoftheNationalLeaguefortheTotalIndependenceofAngola,headedbyJonasSavembi.ThesixcrewmemberskilledinthecrashwereallCIAagents.

OnApril14,2000,theStateSecurityDepartmentoftheRussianFederationissuedastatementformallyaccusingEdmundPope,anAmericanbusinessmanwhowasarrestedninedaysago,ofespionageinRussia.

Theagentwasinstigated

Ames,American.HejoinedtheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyin1962andservedasthedirectoroftheSovietandEasternEuropeanCounterintelligenceDivisionoftheBureaufrom1983to1991.TheKGBtookadvantageofhisfrustrationinofficialdomandlove,usingmoneyasbaittoinstigaterebellion.TheUSCentralIntelligenceAgency'sineffectivemonitoringanddiscoveryofdoubtfulpointshavenotbeenclearedintime,enablinghimtostealintelligenceforSovietRussiainkeypositionsforalongtime,causingheavylossestotheUnitedStatesandaprofoundlesson.

OnthenightofFebruary23,1994,inaluxuriousresidenceontheoutskirtsofArlington,theFBIarrestedAldridge,aprofessionalspywhohadservedintheCIAfor32years.AmesandhiswifeRosarioAmes.Thus,amajorscandalinthehistoryofAmericanintelligenceinwhichin-serviceintelligencepersonnelprovidedtop-secretintelligencetoforeigncountrieswasbroughtforward.OnApril28,theU.S.FederalCourtsentencedAmestolifeimprisonmentforespionage.

SecretagentdefectedtotheSovietUnion

InthehistoryoftheCIA,EdwardLeeHowardwasthefirstAmericanintelligenceofficertopubliclydefecttotheSovietUnion.Hisdefection,PromotemajorreformsintheUSintelligencecommunity.

In1981,29-year-oldHowardbeganservingtheCIA.However,twoyearslater,Howard,whoheldalotofsecrets,wasfiredforfailingtopassthepolygraph.Afterbeingfired,Howardbegantodrinkheavily,andthengotseverelungdisease,andlifesuddenlybecameveryembarrassing.

In1984,HowardandhiswifeMary,whowasanemployeeoftheCIA,wenttoViennatorecuperate.HesecretlyreachedanagreementtosellintelligencewiththeSoviets.Afterthat,Howard's"travel"toViennasuddenlyincreased.Atthesametime,dozensofAmericanspieslurkingintheSovietUnionwerearrestedoneafteranother,andtheUSspynetworkinMoscowwasalmostcompletelyparalyzed.

In1985,after"tourism"returnedtotheUnitedStates,HowardinadvertentlyshowedoffhisgoldRolexwatchesandvariousvaluable"touristsouvenirs"tofriends,whichattractedtheattentionoftheCIAandbegantoHemonitors.Asanintelligenceveteran,Howardsoonfeltthatsomethingwaswrong.TheCIA'sfollow-upsurveillancepromptedHowardtodefecttotheSovietUnion.

AssassinationofCastro

Thetop-secretfiledisclosedbytheCIAshowsthatitsagentspinthehopeofassassinationofCastroinLasVegasThebodyofthegangbossJonnyRosley.TheCIAagentexplainedhisreasoningintheinterviewandsaidthatbecausetherevolutionledbyCastrohadhitRosley'smultinationalcompany'sbusiness,hesecretlysaidthathereallywantedtokilltheguyCastro.TheCIAagentlookedreliableandimmediatelycontactedhimandsaidthattheCIAwaswillingtoinvest$150,000toeliminateCastro.

However,atop-secretfilemadearequest:"YoumustletRosleyknowthattheU.S.governmentknowsnothingabouttheassassinationofCastro."WhatmadetheagentsdepressedwasthatRoseLeerejectedtheCIA'sgoodintentions.However,thegangbossintroducedtwogangkillerswhowereopentomoneyandwillingtodoanythingwithmoneytotheCIA.Ofcourse,thesetwokillersreturnedwithoutsuccess.Therewereasmanyas650similarassassinationsofCastrobeforeandafter,butthetop-secretfileoftheCIAadmits:“Attheendoftheday,wehavenoconfidenceinourselves.”Castrosaidhumorously:“I’mstilltheretoday.Tolive,thisisentirelyduetothefaultoftheCIA."

Thereareproblems

In2012,approximately854,000civilservants,militarypersonnel,andcontractorsintheUnitedStateshadsecurityclearancestohandletop-secretinformationThisisequivalentto1.5timesthepermanentpopulationofWashington.

Therapidincreaseinpersonnel,groups,andinstitutionshascausedtheauthoritybetweenvariousdepartmentstobecomeblurred.Theover-expandedintelligencenetworkhasmajorproblemsininstitutionalcoordination.TheBushadministrationestablishedtheOfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligencein2004(withfourdirectorschangedbeforeandafter)tocoordinateintelligencework,buttheresultwashalfthedamage.

Congresshasnotclarifiedtheagency’slegalandbudgetarypowersinintelligenceaffairs,sotheagency’schiefhasdifficultyinexercisingpoweroverasingleagencyandcompetitionforterritoryamongvariousdepartments.TheDepartmentofDefensemovedtensofbillionsofdollarsfromonebudgettoanother,leavingtheOfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligenceunabletotouchthemoneyatall.TheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyhasalsoincreasedthesecuritylevelofsomeofitsmostsensitiveinformation,andthestaffoftheNationalCounter-TerrorismCenterundertheOfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligencehavenorighttocontact.Tothisday,manyintelligenceofficialssaytheystilldon’tknowwhattheOfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligencedoes.TheOfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligencehasindeedcontributedtointelligencesharing,informationtechnologyandbudgetreforms.However,thesewereoffsetbytheexpansionoftheintelligencebody.Fromthebasementatthebeginningofitsestablishmentinthespringof2005tothegiantbuildingatthe"FreedomCrossroads"today,theOfficeoftheDirectorofNationalIntelligencehasdevelopedrapidly.However,thesurgeofintelligencedataatthesametimecaughtthesystembysurpriseandchallengedtheexistinganalyticalcapabilities.

Inaddition,alargenumberofsecurityandintelligencedepartmentshaverepeatedtheirworkandwasteisserious.Forexample,51federalorganizationsandmilitarycommandsin15citiesintheUnitedStatesareallengagedintrackingtheflowoffundsforterroristnetworks;almostallmajorintelligenceagenciesandatleasttwomilitarycommandsclaimthattheyarelackingin“cyberwarfare”.Strictlydefinedemergingareasassumeamajorrole.TheNationalSecurityAgencyinterceptsandstoresnearly1.7billionpiecesofinformationeveryday,andintegratespartofitinto70disconnecteddatabases.Thedatacannotbeshared,andthereisnotenoughstaffforfurthertranslationandanalysis.Eachintelligenceagencywritesnearly50,000intelligencereportseveryyear,butduetothelargenumber,manyareignored.TheNationalCounter-TerrorismCenter,whichisresponsibleforanalyzingthemostsensitiveanddifficulttoobtainintelligence,hassuperiorhardwarefacilities,butitsreportsareoftenaccusedoflackingoriginality.

Negativeevents

TheBayofPigsIncident

TheBayofPigsIncident(3photos)

1961,bytheUSCentralAparamilitarygroupofCubanexilessecretlysupportedbytheIntelligenceAgencyattackedtheBayofPigsinCuba.TheCubanarmysmashedtheinvasionandquicklyendedthebattle.

TheWatergateIncident

TheWatergateIncident(8photos)

In1972,theformerCIAofficerinthepresidentNixon'sre-electioncampaignandbrokeintotheDemocraticnationThecommitteeheadquartersincidentwasimplicated.

FamilyJewels

AftertheWatergateincident,theDirectoroftheCIA,JamesSchlesinger(JamesRodneySchlesinger)vowedtofindoutifthereisanythingelseinthehistoryoftheCIADangeroussecretshavecausedmanysecretcloudstobeinvolvedintheinvestigation.

However,wheneditingthereport,SchlesingerwaspromotedandchangedtoSecretaryofDefense,andthenewleaderoftheCIA,WilliamColby(WilliamColby),tookoverthe693named"FamilyJewels".Pagefile.ThereportmentionedthattheCIAhadplannedtokillFidelCastroandotherforeignleaders,monitorAmericans,taptheirtelephonelinesandreadtheirtaxreturns,andunknowinglyhumansubjectsLSDtestonbody.Colbyeventuallyhandedoverthereport.

IranianRebelsIncident

SomeofficialsoftheReaganadministrationviolatedtheembargoandhelpedsellweaponstoIran.Theincomeisusedtofundaright-wingrebelguerrillaorganizationinNicaragua.In1986,PresidentReaganadmittedthatdefensiveweaponshadbeentransferredtoIran.

ThesituationintheSovietUnion

FriezeW.Emas,aformerseniorintelligenceanalystattheCIA,saidthatsometop-secretintelligenceseemedtoshowthattheUnitedStateshadathoroughunderstandingoftheSovietUnion.Hepointedtoatop-secretfileentitled"ThoughtsontheSovietArmy'sFutureWarfare"andsaid:"TheexpertsoftheCIAconductedamodelanalysisoftheSovietmilitary'scombatmodeandintentionsforthenext30years.However,weareonlynow.Iknowthatthesereportsandanalysesarebasedentirelyonpublicinformation.Theyrelyentirelyoninformationprovidedbyreportersorscholars,suchastheorderinwhichSovietleadersenterthemeetingplaceduringmeetings,andtheSovietleadersinPravda.TherankingoftheSovietUnion,andthemajorexercisespubliclyreportedbytheSovietarmy.","TheWestbasicallyanalyzesthesituationintheSovietUnionbylisteningtoSovietradiobroadcastsandreadingSovietnewspapers."ACIAreportonStalin’sdeathin1953Theintelligencereadslikethis:"WecannotbesurewhetherStalinhasbeendeadforawhile,orwhetherhediedofmurder,orwhetherhediedasthepublicreportsaid."

Enthusiasticinfighting

InstarkcontrastbetweenthelegendaryagentHowardHunterandtherepeatedsetbacksofforeignoperations,theCIAactedvigorouslyintheUnitedStates.Forexample,inJune1972,theCIAagentHowardHuntappliedtothebureau:“Thereisanurgentneedforagoodhandwhoisgoodatpryingdoorsandunlocking,preferablyaretiredagent.”ThisapplicationwasquicklyapprovedandtheresultoftheactionItwasthe"WatergateIncident"thatledtoNixon'sresignation.

Inaddition,CIAagentsalsoinfiltratedanti-warorganizationsintheUnitedStatesinthe1960sand1970s,hopingtofindoutwhetherthey"receivedforeignfunding."Forexample,atop-secretfilefrom1972claimedthatLennon,theleadsingerofTheBeatles,"fundedanti-warorganizations"inanattempttosabotagetheRepublicanandDemocraticNationalConventionsthatyear.

Terroristincident

The9·11incidentmadetheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyamediaconversation.Forsometime,theCIAhasbeenunderfrequentattacksintheUnitedStates,leadingtotheresignationofthedirector.Therefore,USPresidentBushreiteratedtheimportanceofestablishingaDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.

PrismGate

ThePrismProject(Englishname:Prism)(2photos)

ThePrismProject(Englishname:Prism)isaprojectAplanimplementedbytheUSNationalSecurityAgencysince2007.Theofficialnameoftheprogramis"US-984XN".

Accordingtoreports,theleakeddocumentsdescribethePRISMplantobeabletoconductin-depthmonitoringofinstantmessagingandexistingdata.ThepermittedmonitoringobjectsincludeanycustomerwhousestheservicesoftheparticipatingcompanyoutsidetheUnitedStates,oranyU.S.citizenwhocommunicateswithforeigners.Datae-mails,videoandvoiceconversations,videos,photos,VoIPconversations,filetransfers,loginnotifications,andsocialnetworkdetailsavailabletotheNationalSecurityAgencyinthePRISMprogram.Thecomprehensiveintelligencedocument"President’sDailyBriefing"useddatafromthePRISMprogramin1,477plansin2012.

ThereportonPRISMappearedshortlyaftertheUSgovernmentcontinuedtosecretlyrequestVerizontoprovidetheNationalSecurityAgencywithallcustomerdailytelephonerecords.Thesetop-secretdocumentswereleakedbyEdwardSnowden,anemployeeoftheNationalSecurityAgency'scontractoutsourcer,andtheywerepublishedintheGuardianandWashingtonPostonJune6,2013.

PRISM'spredecessorwastheTerroristSurveillanceProgram(TerroristSurveillanceProgram)aftertheSeptember11thIncidentunderGeorgeW.Bush'stenure.Atthattime,theplanwaswidelycriticized,anditslegalitywasquestionedbecauseitwasnotapprovedbytheForeignIntelligenceSurveillanceCourt,butPRISMlaterreceivedanorderfromthecourt.DuringObama'stenure,theNationalSecurityAgencycontinuedtooperatePRISM.

ThePRISMplanwasfirstexposedbytheWashingtonPostandtheGuardianonJune3,2013;thetwomediaobtainedsecretdocumentsrelatedtoPRISM.Accordingtothesedocuments,severaltechnologycompaniesparticipatedinthePRISMprogram,including(accordingtothetimeofjoiningtheproject)Microsoft(2007),Yahoo(2008),Google(2009),Facebook(2009),Paltalk(2009),YouTube(2010),Skype(2011),AOL(2011)andApple(2012).Inaddition,Dropboxhasalsobeenaccusedof"willingtojoin"theprogram.

Inaslideintheleakedsecretdocument,twodatasourcesareshown:"uplink"(thecodenameofanothermonitoringitem)andPRISM.The"uplink"projectinstallsaspectroscopeontheopticalcablethatcarriestheInternetbackbonecommunicationcontenttocopyitscommunicationcontent;PRISMcollectsdirectlyfromtheserveroftheaforementionedUSserviceprovider.

PRISMenablesintelligenceagenciestoconductin-depthmonitoringofreal-timecommunicationsandinformationstoredonservers.AnycustomersoutsidetheUnitedStateswhousetheaforementionedserviceprovidersandU.S.citizenswhocommunicatewithforeignersarepermittedbytheprogram.ThedataobtainedbytheNationalSecurityAgencythroughPRISMincludesemails,videoandvoiceconversations,videos,photos,VoIPcalls,filetransfers,anddetailedinformationonsocialnetworks.98%ofthePRISMresultsarebasedondataprovidedbyYahoo,GoogleandMicrosoft.Atotalof1,477datafromPRISMwerecitedinthe“President’sDailyBriefing”in2012.

TheannualcostofPRISMisapproximatelyUS$20million.

TheBritishGovernmentCommunicationsHeadquarters(GCHQ,thesignalintelligence(SIGINT)agencycorrespondingtotheNationalSecurityAgencyoftheUnitedStates)canaccessthePRISMsystemasearlyasJune2010,andwillusetheprogramin2012Datahaswritten197reports.PRISMallowsGCHQtobypassformallegalprocedurestoobtaintherequiredpersonalinformation.

Snowden,aformerCIAemployeeoftheUnitedStates,disclosedtoHongKongEnglishnewspapersthattheNationalSecurityAgency(NSA)hasinvadedcomputersinHongKongandMainlandChinasince2009.ThetargetsincludetheChineseUniversityofHongKongandpublicofficials.,Corporateandstudentcomputers.

Snowdensaidthatsince2009,theUnitedStateshasconducted61,000infiltrationoperationsworldwide,withtargetsincludinghundredsofindividualsandinstitutionsintheMainlandandHongKong.Thentherewasananalysis.SnowdenwasreferringtotheHongKongInternetExchangeCenter(HKIX),whichislocatedinHongKongCUHKandservesthelocalnetworkdataexchangeinHongKong,andthekeysatelliteremotesensingresearchfacilityinSouthChina──Satelliteremotesensinggroundreceivingstation.

MonitoringMembers

OnMarch5,2014,U.S.officialsstatedthattheCIAisinvestigatingreportsthattheCIAismonitoringtheSenateIntelligenceCommitteememberswhoareinvestigatingthem.Whethertheemployeehasviolatedtherules.Feinstein,chairmanoftheU.S.SenateIntelligenceCommittee,saidthattheCIA'sattorneygeneralisinvestigatingincidentsthatoccurredwhentheSenateIntelligenceCommitteewasinvestigatingtheabuseoftheCIA'sdetentionandinterrogationprocedures.AnanonymousofficialfamiliarwiththeinvestigationsaidthattheallegationsagainsttheCIAincludewhetheritsemployeesimproperlymonitoredtheSenateinvestigatorsandmayhavesecretlyaccessedthecomputerstheywereusing.Earlier,USmediareportedthatwhenCongresswasinvestigatingtheCIA,theCIAallowedSenateinvestigatorstousecomputerstoaccessmillionsoftop-secretdocumentsinasecureroomatitsheadquarters,andusedtheCIAfortortureandtortureduringtheBushera.survey.TheCIAmonitoredthesecomputersandviolatedtheagreementwiththeSenateIntelligenceCommittee.

TheCIAdeclinedtocomment.TheU.S.DepartmentofJusticeneitheradmitsnordeniesthattheCIAattorneygeneralhadmentionedtheseallegationstotheDepartmentofJustice.TheNewYorkTimesreportedonAugust1,2014thattheDirectoroftheCentralIntelligenceAgency,JohnBrennan,admittedthattheagencyhadmonitoredthecomputersofrelevantemployeesoftheU.S.Senateandapologizedforthis.

TortureReport

OnDecember9,2014,theU.S.Senatereleasedareport,revealingforthefirsttimetheviolenttortureofterroristsuspectsbytheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyduringtheBushadministration.

ThisUSSenatereportiscalled"CIADetentionandInterrogationReport",whichrecordsindetailhowtheCIAused"waterboarding",confinement,andsleepdeprivationsincethe"9.11"incident.Cruelmeanstoobtainintelligencefromterroristsuspects.Theentirereporttook5yearsandcostmorethan40millionUSdollars.WhattheSenatereleasedonthe9thwasonlyanearly500-pagesummaryofthereport,andthefulltextofthemorethan6,000-pagereporthasnotyetbeenfullydeclassified.

TheUSSenatepointedoutinthereportthattheCIA'storturemethodsweremore"cruel"thanpreviouslydisclosed.CIAofficialshadpreviouslyintentionallyconcealedthetruthfromthenPresidentGeorgeW.BushandCongress,leadingtocontinuedviolenttorture.ThereportalsobelievesthattheCIA'sviolenttorturehasnotachievedtheexpectedresultsandnoimportantinformationhasbeenobtained.Thereportshowsthatafterthe"9.11"incident,theUnitedStatesarrestedatleast119terroristsuspectsinthenameofanti-terrorismanddetainedtheminseveralsecretprisonsoutsidetheUnitedStates.Duringtheinterrogation,CIAagentsused"waterboarding"onmultiplesuspects,forcingthesuspecttostayupfor180hours,andthreatenedtoattackthesuspect'sfamily.Manysuspectslosttheirlivesduringtortureandmanysufferedpermanentdisabilities.Feinstein,thechairmanoftheSenateIntelligenceCommitteeresponsibleforissuingthereport,statedonDecember9,2014thatthe“intelligence”obtainedthroughtortureprovedtobenon-existentoroflittlevalue.Someterroristsuspectshadtofabricate"intelligence"inordertoevadepunishment.SheadmittedthatthemethodsusedbytheCIAinsomeinterrogationshavereachedthelevelof"abusive".

TheformerU.S.PresidentBarackObamasaidthattheCIA’scrueltorturemethodsviolatedU.S.values​​anddidnotconformtoU.S.anti-terrorismpoliciesandnationalsecurityinterests.HealsosaidthattheCIA'sactionshaveseriouslydamagedtheimageoftheUnitedStatesandarenotconducivetothedevelopmentofrelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesanditsallies.IntheearlydaysofObama'sadministration,heorderedtheCIAtostoptortureandextractconfessionsoverseasandagreedtoinvestigatethisbehavior.AftertheSenatecompletedtheinvestigation,heexpressedhissupportformakingtheinvestigationreportpublic.Afterthereportwaspublished,manyRepublicanlawmakersdeliberatelydownplayedthecredibilityofthereport,sayingthatthepublicreportwasaretaliatoryactionbyDemocraticdirectors.BushJr.andmanyformerCIAofficialshavealsoexpressedtheirviewsandtriedtheirbesttodefendthemselves.BushJr.toldthemediabeforethereportwasreleased:"Nomatterwhatthisreportsays,thoseCIAagentsarepatriots.Itisabigmistaketodenigratetheircontributions."

WikiLeaks

OnDecember21,2014,the"WikiLeaks"websitereleasedtwoconfidentialCIAdocuments.Thesetwodocuments"provideadvice"forspecialagentswhoareperformingmissionsabroad,teachingthemhowtoenterthecountrysmoothlywithfakeIDs.

InNovember2017,WikirevealedthenewlyexposedsecretdocumentoftheCIAcyberespionageactivitycode-named"VaultNo.8".Thecontentsofthefileinclude:Inordertoconcealthesourceofcomputerviruses,theCIAdevelopedanillegalsourcecodecalled"Hive",whichcandisguisethevirusasmalicioussoftwarefromotherorganizationsandcompaniestostealsecretsfromcomputers.

Intelligenceleak

OnFebruary23,2015,AlJazeera,headquarteredinQatar,suddenlyexposedhundredsoftop-secretfilesofintelligenceagenciesinSouthAfricaandothercountries.Thesefilesinvolvebehind-the-scenestransactionsbetweenSouthAfricaandsomecountries,aswellasthefrequentespionageoperationsofvariouscountriesbehindmajorinternationalincidents.Thetimespanoftheleakedfileswasfrom2006toDecember2014.TheseincludesecretcommunicationsbetweenSouthAfricanintelligenceagenciesandtheCIA.TheUSCentralIntelligenceAgencyhasrepeatedlypointedatthePalestine-IsraelissueandmadesomedemandsonSouthAfricanintelligenceagencies.

Eavesdroppingincident

OnFebruary11,2020,the"WashingtonPost"andtheGermanPublicBroadcastingCorporationconductedajointinvestigation.Startinginthe1970s,theCentralIntelligenceAgency(CIA))AndtheGermanFederalIntelligenceAgencysecretlyacquiredaSwissencryptioncompanyanduseditsequipmenttoeavesdropon120countriesaroundtheworld.Inthisregard,Switzerlandsaidithaslaunchedaninvestigation.

Organizationaldevelopment

Establishingamuseum

InDecember2003,theCIAScienceandTechnologyDepartmentopenedanewspymuseuminitsheadquartersnearWashingtontocelebrateits40thanniversary.,Andexhibiteddozensofsecrettoolsdevelopedthere.Inadditiontothetigerdung-typeeavesdroppingdevice,theSpyMuseumalsoexhibiteda"robotcatfish",aremote-controlleddragonflyandacamerathatcanbestrappedtothechestofapigeon.What’samazingisthatthiscameraisonlyasheavyasafewcoins.

AnotherstrangeobjectondisplayintheSpyMuseumisa0.22-inchcaliberpistol.ItissaidthatthefounderoftheCIA,WilliamDunovan,demonstratedthegunforPresidentRooseveltintheWhiteHouse.Hepulledthetriggeroneafteranother,butRooseveltdidnothearashot.TonyHealy,directoroftheSpyMuseum,said:"ThePresidentwasansweringthephone,soDonovansteppedforwardanddroveall10bulletsintothesandbagintheOvalOffice,andthenputthesmokingweaponinthesandbag.Onthetable,tellhim(Roosevelt)whathedid."

Thewell-knownAmericanintelligencehistorianKeithMeltoncalledthenewspymuseum"thebestonecanseeMuseum".Forthisreason,themuseumisonlyopentoCIAemployeesandlicensedguests.

Googleteamedup

OnAugust11,2011,theUStechnologywebsiteZDNetreportedthatGooglehadTheinformationwashandedovertoU.S.intelligenceagencies.ThenewsontheZDNetwebsiteindicatesthatGoogleisanothercompanyafterMicrosoftthatadmitsthatclouddatainEuropeisatriskduetotheimpactofthePatriotAct.

GoogledidthisbecausetheUSintelligenceagencyaskedGoogletohandoverthedatastoredintheEuropeandatacenter.TheconfessionofthesetwoAmericancompaniesprovesthattheEuropeandataisnotsafe.IftheEuropeansubsidiaryisconnectedwiththeUSheadquarters,itmaybesubjecttoUSinspection.Priortothis,GooglehadacceptedsuchrequestsmanytimesincompliancewithUSlaw.AfterthenewsthatMicrosoftadmittedtohandingoverEuropeaninformationtoUSlawenforcementagenciescametolight,theEuropeanParliamentprotestedanddemandedanexplanationfromtheUSauthorities.Asaresult,thediplomaticcontroversybetweenEuropeandtheUnitedStatesunfoldedandwillcontinueinthecomingmonths.

IntheeyesofEuropeancustomers,anyAmericancompany,whetheritisGoogle,Microsoft,Amazon,Appleoranyothercloudserviceprovider,aslongasitoperatesinEurope,cannotprotectEuropeandata.NotsubjecttoinspectionbytheUnitedStates.

Socialmedia

OnJune6,2014,theCIAreleasedthefirstTwittermessage.Officiallyopenedaccountson"Twitter"and"Facebook"sites.TheCIAhasbeenslowtoacceptTwitter,whileotherUSintelligenceagencies,suchastheNationalSecurityAgency(NSA),havepreviouslystartedusingTwitter.TheCIA'sfirstTwittermessagewasfullofhumor:"Wecan'tconfirmordenyit.ThisisourfirstTwittermessage."TheCIA'sTwitteraccountquicklyattractedalotofattention.Afterthefirstmessagewasreleasedat10:49amlocaltimeonthe6th,theaccounthasattracted85,200followers,andthefirstmessagehasbeenforwarded70,000times."TheCIA"hasbecomeoneofTwitter'strendingtopics.

Netizensandmediaridicule,finallyhavetheopportunityto"track"thisoldintelligenceagencywhosemissionistotrackothers.