CIA - the US intelligence service.

| By LUCCAS DUMMAR.

| DuTV Network CEO

| Writer for the Praxistas Blog.

The CIA, or Central Intelligence Agency, is the main intelligence agency in the United States. It was created in 1947, shortly after the end of World War II, with the aim of collecting and analyzing foreign intelligence information and carrying out covert operations in defense of US interests.

The CIA was formed in 1947, through the National Security Act signed by the President of the United States at the time, Harry S. Truman. The creation of the agency was a response to the need to centralize and coordinate the American government's intelligence activities, which until then were dispersed across several agencies and departments.

The CIA was born from the merger of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), an intelligence agency created during World War II, with the Research and Analysis Branch, a department of the State Department.

Its main purpose was to collect and analyze foreign information, provide intelligence reports to the government, and conduct covert operations in defense of United States interests.

During the Cold War, the CIA played a key role in collecting information about the Soviets and their allies, as well as carrying out covert operations in several countries around the world.

Unlike the FBI, the CIA is not a police force in the traditional sense of the term. While traditional police forces' main function is to maintain public order, enforce laws and investigate crimes within national territory, the CIA is an intelligence and espionage agency focused on international affairs.

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The CIA is linked to the Executive Branch of the United States, more specifically the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The Director of National Intelligence is the chief advisor to the President of the United States on intelligence matters and coordinates the activities of all of the country's intelligence agencies, including the CIA.

Although the CIA operates independently and has its own resources and authority, it must follow general guidelines and policies established by the federal government, particularly the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. This ensures that the CIA's activities are aligned with the strategic intelligence objectives of the United States government and do not act in isolation or contrary to national interests.

The CIA has been involved in several controversies and controversies throughout its history, some of which are:

1. Operation MKUltra: A mind control research program carried out by the CIA in the 1950s and 1960s, involving drug experiments, hypnosis and psychological torture on individuals without their consent.

2. Overthrow of foreign governments: The CIA has been accused of involvement in several operations to overthrow foreign governments considered adversaries of the United States, such as in Iran in 1953 and Chile in 1973.

3. Support to rebel and armed groups: The CIA has also been involved in providing support to rebel and armed groups in different countries, often triggering internal conflicts and human rights violations.

4. Communications Interception: The CIA has been criticized for its involvement in mass surveillance and communications interception programs, violating the privacy of individuals and foreign governments.

5. Overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh's democratic government in Iran in 1953, in an operation known as Operation Ajax. The CIA helped orchestrate a coup that resulted in Shah Reza Pahlavi being installed in power.

6. Support for the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, a failed operation to overthrow Fidel Castro's government in Cuba. The CIA trained and equipped Cuban exiles to try to create a rebellion.

7. Support for rebel groups in Nicaragua in the 1980s. The CIA provided funding and weapons to the so-called "Contras" who fought against the Sandinista government, amid accusations of human rights violations.

Before September 11, 2001, the CIA was primarily focused on intelligence gathering and covert operations around the world to combat threats to the national security of the United States. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, there was a significant change in the CIA's activities, with an increased focus on combating global terrorism.

The agency began devoting more resources and efforts to tracking and dismantling terrorist organizations, such as Al Qaeda, and preventing future attacks. This included counterintelligence operations, cooperation with other countries' security agencies, and even the use of controversial interrogation and detention practices.

Additionally, the CIA has expanded its drone operations to carry out targeted attacks against terrorist leaders in regions such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen. These actions were part of a broader post-9/11 counter-terrorism strategy.

The CIA had information and warning signs that indicated that Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda were planning large-scale terrorist attacks before September 11, 2001. There were intelligence reports indicating that Al Qaeda was planning a major attack against the United States. United States, including the use of planes as weapons.

However, despite some specific warnings and intelligence alerts, communication and analysis of information within and between US intelligence agencies was flawed, which ultimately resulted in the inability to connect all the dots and stop the attacks.

After the September 11 attacks, there was a deep review of US intelligence and security procedures to try to avoid similar failures in the future.

There have been reports and conspiracy theories that suggest that the Mossad, Israel's intelligence service, warned the CIA about possible attacks before 9/11.

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