Central Intelligence Agency

noun

Central Intelligence Agency

An agency of the United States government, responsible for coordinating information-gathering activities outside the United States in the interest of national security. The CIA works with the Department of State and a variety of civilian and military organizations to protect American interests abroad and recommend directions for American foreign policy.

The operations of the CIA are directed by the National Security Council .

The extreme secrecy of many of the CIA's operations has enhanced its reputation as an organization of espionage and intrigue.

Welcome to the exquisite hell of being director of the Central Intelligence Agency today.

The Central Intelligence Agency found bin Laden hiding in a “fortified compound” in Abbottabad, Pakistan in late 2010.

In 2005, the Pakistanis captured Al-Suri and reportedly turned him over to the Central Intelligence Agency.

In the unclassified version, the Central Intelligence Agency, as such, is not mentioned a single time.

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the British, the French, the Turks, and the Jordanians all have a hand in this game.

Foreign intelligence is handled by the Central Intelligence Agency, and our responsibility is domestic.

Is the Central Intelligence Agency continuing any investigation into this area?

It wouldn't be your recommendation that you, the head of Central Intelligence Agency, should have that information?

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