Espionage and Intelligence | CIA Espionage and Intelligence-Gathering Activities Are Justified

About the author: Ernest W. Lefever is founder of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and author of The CIA and the American Ethic.

Since [the terrorist attacks of] September 11, 2001, Americans have grown more aware of the Central Intelligence Agency’s singular contribution to our war against terrorism. In Afghanistan, the CIA has provided vital strategic and tactical information for U.S. and allied troops in their efforts to destroy the elusive and entrenched Taliban and al-Qaida1 fighters. These fanatical terrorists insist that the deadly assaults on the...

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