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The CIA began as a spy agency after World War Two, but soon the CIA was planning and executing covert operations across the globe without proper congressional oversight. From the removal of...
========== >> Sonali Kolhatkar: When
the U.S. goes to war,it's not just the Army and
Navy that gets mobilized.How has the CIA been used as
a secretive military force?Welcome to the Henry A.
Wallace national security forum.I'm Sonali Kolhatkar.The CIA began as a spy
agency after World War II,when it became clear
that new threatslike the Soviet Union required
a more robust intelligencegathering operation.But it didn't stop there.Soon the CIA was planning and
executing military operationswithout proper congressional
oversight and transparency.That continues through
to today as presidentsof both parties have
turned to the CIAto handle missions far
away from public view.Joining me to discuss
this is William Bloom,a former State Department
Official,...