"Osama Bin Laden: Islamic Extremist Financier"
CIA Assessment
Analyst report
By: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date: August 14, 1996
Source: The Central Intelligence Agency
About the Author: Established by the National Security Act of 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency is charged with providing intelligence on matters of national security to top decision makers in the United States government. The director and the deputy director are appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. In 1986, President Reagan established the CIA's Counter Terrorism Center (CTC) amid growing concern about international terrorism. The CTC is specifically charged with coordinating the efforts of the national intelligence community to "preempt, disrupt, and defeat terrorists."
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