The Central Intelligence Agency
By: Helen Cothran, book editor.
Contributors: Cothran, Helen.
Series: At issue; At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press; Thomson/Gale
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, MI; San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency; Terrorism; Violence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-124) and index.
Table of contents: title: The; title: CIA is responsible for the terrorist attacks on America -- Massimo Calabresi and Romesh Ratnesar -- The; title: CIA cannot be blamed for the terrorist attacks on America -- Thomas Houlahan -- The; title: CIA should be granted expanded powers to fight terrorism -- Rich Galen -- the; title: CIA should not be granted expanded powers to fight terrorism -- American Civil Liberties Union -- The; title: ban against CIA assassinations should be amended -- Richard Lowry -- The; title: ban against CIA assassinations should not be amended -- Jonathan Fanton and Kenneth Roth -- The; title: CIA has too little accountability in the war against terrorism -- George C. Wilson -- A; title: "street" fight -- Evan Thomas; title: Covert action is sometimes justified -- Thomas H. Henriksen; title: Covert action is never justified -- Ramsey Clark -- The; title: CIA promotes peace -- Robert M. Gates -- The; title: CIA promotes violence -- Steve Kangas -- The; title: CIA has been involved in drug trafficking -- Gary Webb -- The; title: CIA has not been involved in drug trafficking -- Central Intelligence Agency -- The; title: CIA is seriously flawed -- Ted Gup; title: America still needs the CIA -- George Tenet -- The; title: CIA should be reformed-- Melvin A. Goodman.