Wizdom
30-10-11, 19:59
A recent report says that 20 percent of analysts working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) function as “targeters” tasked with picking people out for elimination.
A new report released by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) shows that the CIA budget has witnessed a USD 1 billion increase over the past year in a bid to step up covert operations in other countries, Antiwar.com, reported..
This is while the US military's intelligence budget has witnessed a 10 percent reduction during the same time period indicating that in future the armed forces will become more dependent on the CIA and other similar agencies for intelligence.
The exact amount of this budget shift is unclear as the US released its spying budget for the first time in 2010.
The shift has caused concerns because over the years, the CIA has become less engaged in intelligence gathering and more involved in drone strikes and assassinations.
Over the years, the CIA has also been involved in countless covert operations that have been kept secret from the US Congress.
The US has a history of handing presidential approval to the CIA and enabling it to carry out covert operations against different governments and people around the world, depending on Washington's agenda for the region. Unmanned US assassination drones are currently striking targets in Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen.
Leading academic Professor Noam Chomsky recently condemned the increasing use of unmanned drones by the US in foreign countries, saying that there is no justification for their "targeted assassinations," which amount to state terrorism.
Among the countries targeted by the US spy agencies is the Islamic Republic of Iran. Previously in 2007, the CIA received presidential approval to increase covert 'black' operations inside the country with the aim of paralyzing its religious government.
The CIA was given full power to carry out sabotaging activities against Iran, including propaganda campaigns, cyber attacks, and political assassinations.
Several Iranian scientists including Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, and Majid Shahriari were among the individuals targeted by the CIA.
The US has also provided minority Ahwazi Arab and Baluchis and other opposition groups with its support, also calling for the opening of a consulate in the province of Baluchistan, which happens to be where the anti-Iran terrorist group, Jundullah, is most active. Directly funded by the US government, Jundullah is responsible for the gruesome killing of many Iranian civilians, including women and children.
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A new report released by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) shows that the CIA budget has witnessed a USD 1 billion increase over the past year in a bid to step up covert operations in other countries, Antiwar.com, reported..
This is while the US military's intelligence budget has witnessed a 10 percent reduction during the same time period indicating that in future the armed forces will become more dependent on the CIA and other similar agencies for intelligence.
The exact amount of this budget shift is unclear as the US released its spying budget for the first time in 2010.
The shift has caused concerns because over the years, the CIA has become less engaged in intelligence gathering and more involved in drone strikes and assassinations.
Over the years, the CIA has also been involved in countless covert operations that have been kept secret from the US Congress.
The US has a history of handing presidential approval to the CIA and enabling it to carry out covert operations against different governments and people around the world, depending on Washington's agenda for the region. Unmanned US assassination drones are currently striking targets in Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen.
Leading academic Professor Noam Chomsky recently condemned the increasing use of unmanned drones by the US in foreign countries, saying that there is no justification for their "targeted assassinations," which amount to state terrorism.
Among the countries targeted by the US spy agencies is the Islamic Republic of Iran. Previously in 2007, the CIA received presidential approval to increase covert 'black' operations inside the country with the aim of paralyzing its religious government.
The CIA was given full power to carry out sabotaging activities against Iran, including propaganda campaigns, cyber attacks, and political assassinations.
Several Iranian scientists including Massoud Ali-Mohammadi, and Majid Shahriari were among the individuals targeted by the CIA.
The US has also provided minority Ahwazi Arab and Baluchis and other opposition groups with its support, also calling for the opening of a consulate in the province of Baluchistan, which happens to be where the anti-Iran terrorist group, Jundullah, is most active. Directly funded by the US government, Jundullah is responsible for the gruesome killing of many Iranian civilians, including women and children.
SZH/HGH