In Jeff Nilsson’s article Why Americans Don’t trust the CIA he argues that many americans just do not trust the CIA, and all other intelligence agencies, for many reasons. One reason being “During the Civil War, for example, the Union army was continually misled by intelligence reports that often exaggerated the size of enemy forces by as much as 50 percent.” showing that intelligence agencies were way off calculating the size of the opposing forces. He argues this makes the intelligence very unreliable and untrustworthy, for exaggerating the size of a force by 50 percent is ridiculously off, and the false information will not help the force that it is given too in any way, it will just make them spend more money on machinery and war weapons…
A FBI Special Agent’s job involves a ton of physical activity sicnce they do not know what situations they will encounter on a daily basis. In order to become a FBI Special Agent you must have a certain level of physical capability. This includes both mental and physical endurance. First, you must be committed to an active lifestyle due to the required dedication to physical activity at least a couple times a week. Furthermore, before becoming an agent you will be assessed on your fitness through a physical fitness test (PFT) which is approximately taken three times during application process. This test includes being scored on the following: max sit-up you can complete in one minute, timed…
One of her biggest achievements n, 2014, Rocha was awarded the "Model of the Year Award" at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards in Toronto,…
In the years following World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union entered upon the brink of the Cold War, which lasted from the late 1940s into the early 1950s. During this time, the United States broke into hysteria over supposed threats of communist in the country, thus brining forth the second red scare. After rising to political power, Republican Senator Joseph P. McCarthy was not only looked upon as an enduring symbol of the red scare brining forth the term known as McCarthyism, but was able to have a profound effect on government and society forceing people to draw loyalties until the scares eventual fall.…
number of prisoners at 98, but the report found that at least 119 were detained. 26 of…
Aldrich Ames was one of the biggest backstabbers in history. Ames turned his back to our country and because of him 24 Americans were shamelessly slaughtered in Russia. Aldrich had a way with words, and was an excellent reader. However, that doesn’t change the horrible things he did to this country. He was an embarrassment to the CIA and a traitor.…
Although the CIA was created in 1946 by President Truman for gathering intelligence during World War II, its purpose has endured for the past 67 years. Many human rights groups think that extraordinary rendition is as common as the morning post. This is not so: “Both the Congress and Executive branch oversee the CIA’s activities, which engages in covert action, only at the President’s discretion and direction” (Extraordinary rendition 2). The CIA only tracks and gathers information on U.S citizens if there is a legitimate reason to believe that the suspect is or possesses information sensitive to national security.…
The manhattan project is a very important part to world war 2 and the way things turned out. The country that was in the middle of all this was Nazi Germany lead by Adolf Hitler.He was the man that started the hunt of al the jews known as the genoside.…
Back in the beginning stages of the War on Terrorism, President Bush enacted the Patriot Act. This allowed the government to spy on citizens, monitoring their activities in order to discern whether or not someone is a terrorist. It brought about changes in law enforcement that allowed agencies to search phones, financial records, etc.…
“We seek to develop policies and arrangements to make the peace both permanent and just. This can be done only on the basis of comprehensive and appropriate information” (Dwight D. Eisenhower). As the other countries start to build intelligence agencies after the WWII, it becomes more important America do build its own intelligence agency. Thus in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency was created. Ever since, there had been a debate among the people if it’s necessary for the CIA to exists. America needs the CIA to protect the nation from terrorism, avoid any conflict with other nations, and compete with other countries’ intelligence agency.…
Clinton, they offered up, unsolicited, the view that the media and other politicians "were being unfair to him," Mr. Kohut said."The public values the watchdog role of the press, but not as much as it once did," he said. Over time, the public "came to see the press as a watchdog that barked too much, and sometimes was out of control."…
The National Security Council Report 68-(NSC 68) was presented to the president Harris S. Truman on April, 4 1950. The report was a group effort, created with input from the Defense Department, the State Department, the CIA, and other interested agencies; NSC-68 formed the basis for America’s Cold War policy for the next two decades. The USA Patriot Act is an law that fights against terrorist, started by the U.S. Congress in October 2001, by President George W. Bush. The major cause was to respond to the terrorist attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001.The first priority is to prevent future terrorist attacks in the United States. Therefore both of the laws help keep out country safe in the future by preventing attracts.…
The television show Criminal Minds is a brain teaser at times, because although the show is fiction, they make the shows based on things that seem so surreal. As I watch, I think that this could very easily happen, but not to the degree the make it of television viewing. The cast in this show are very similar to the police and detectives we have today, because of the diverse personalities.…
by other people because it’s usually events that can’t be proven, and will often seem appealing to…
The world around us is going through an interesting time as terrorism and the Middle Eastern conflict continues to rule modern day world politics. The United States tends to police the world, as our country tends to use its strength as a world power to lend a helping hand to the other countries in world. When analyzing a country like Russia we often have a negative reaction because of previous events. In our history between Russia we have had our struggles for peaceful relations. The cold war was a big factor that lead to the ultimate fall of the Soviet Union and the United States played a role in that part of history and because of that you cannot blame Americans for having a negative view because at one point we were at war with the Soviet Union now Russia. The cold war can be seen as a big reason as to why…
