Usama bin Ladin: Islamic Extremist Financier
Report
By: Central Intelligence Agency
Date: 1996
Source: Central Intelligence Agency. Usama bin Ladin: Islamic Extremist Financier . Available online at http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB55/index1.html; website home page http://www.gwu.edu (accessed April 4, 2003).
About the Organization: In 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act creating the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The CIA is an independent, federal agency that reports directly to the president of the United States through the Director of Central Intelligence. It is part of the executive branch of the U.S. government, whereas the majority of other intelligence organizations belong to the Defense Department. The CIA's primary mission is to collect, evaluate, and distribute...
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