Central Intelligence Agency, The
Central Intelligence Agency, The | The CIA Should Be Reformed
Melvin A. Goodman is professor of international security at the National War College and senior fellow at the Center for International Policy.
Summary: The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America demonstrate how ineffective the CIA has become at anticipating threats to national security. One problem with the agency is that over the years it has begun to de-emphasize information-gathering for policymaking and has become focused instead on supporting the Pentagon’s war efforts. However, the CIA has proven inept at aiding the Pentagon in those...
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- The CIA Is Responsible for the Terrorist Attacks on America
- The CIA Cannot Be Blamed for the Terrorist Attacks on America
- The CIA Should Be Granted Expanded Powers to Fight Terrorism
- The CIA Should Not Be Granted Expanded Powers to Fight Terrorism
- The Ban Against CIA Assassinations Should Be Amended
- The Ban Against CIA Assassinations Should Not Be Amended
- The CIA Has Too Little Accountability in the War Against Terrorism
- Covert Action Is Sometimes Justified
- Covert Action Is Never Justified
- The CIA Helps Promote Peace
- The CIA Promotes Violence
- The CIA Has Been Involved in Drug Trafficking
- The CIA Has Not Been Involved in Drug Trafficking
- The CIA Is Seriously Flawed
- America Still Needs the CIA
- The CIA Should Be Reformed
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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