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Friday, May 11, 2012

''The CIA's unchecked quasi-military role''

From Politico

''Revelations of a foiled airplane bomb this week reinforced the CIA’s old Hollywood image: a slick spy agency adept at thwarting international plots. But the agency is more than this espionage fantasy. It is quietly transforming into a de facto branch of the armed forces — while still operating outside public scrutiny.

Drone strikes have turned the CIA into a war-fighter. The agency does not just provide intelligence, it decides when to pull the drone trigger.''

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