What Will Become of the C.I.A.?
What Will Become of the C.I.A.?
A book review of Tim Weiner's new book, “The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century.” The article recounts the history of the CIA from the end of the Cold War, through the rise of Al Qaeda and the September 11th attacks, the subsequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and its navigation of the political landscape under presidents from Clinton to Trump. It explores the agency's internal conflicts, ethical dilemmas such as torture, and its recent successes regarding intelligence on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while questioning its future in a politically divided America.
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the ending of this essay could easily be a conclusion for many of our federal agencies today...
the role that Ukraine and the presidency plays into this chapter of the C.I.A. is a bitter one. perhaps all CIA stories are butter in the end though.
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