Central Intelligence Agency, The
Central Intelligence Agency, The | Covert Action Is Never Justified
Ramsey Clark, attorney general during the Lyndon Johnson administration, is an international lawyer and human rights advocate.
Summary: Covert action by the United States damages democracy by violating the trust of its citizens. Unfortunately, American government has been involved in covert action since its inception. Examples of covert action include CIA assassinations of foreign and domestic leaders who threaten U.S. interests, and the slaughtering of innocent civilians during wartime. These secret actions also exploit and impoverish the people of...
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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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