How can I learn about the history of the CIA? After hearing Bob Baer on Fresh Air, I've been reading Baer's books and became interested in the backstory. I started reading Legacy of Ashes, but even to me, a garden-variety lefty, it seems biased against the CIA. Any suggestions for a more 'fair and balanced' account?
posted by lukemeister on Nov 22, 2008 - 11 answers

Have the US or UK Governments ever formally acknowledged or apologised for their role in the 1953 Mossadegh/Iran coup? [more inside]
posted by wilful on Jun 14, 2008 - 4 answers

What should I read to learn about espionage and World War II/start of the Cold War? [more inside]
posted by BT on Feb 27, 2008 - 25 answers

I'm getting pretty tired of hearing the line "if you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about" in regards to what's happening right now in Washington. I've heard some long articulate responses to this, but what's a good one or two sentence response that succinctly points out the error in this line of thinking?
posted by WetherMan on Jun 1, 2006 - 56 answers

Does my involvement in information-gathering activities make me ineligible for Peace Corps? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 10, 2006 - 13 answers

What are the 40 full "Moscow Rules"? An abridged version of the Moscow Rules has been posted several times. There were apparently 40 original Moscow Rules, a set of guidelines created by the CIA to benefit them in their operations in Russia. Where can I find the full 40 rules?
posted by arimathea on Jan 5, 2006 - 10 answers

Political Memory Hole Filter: Can you help me find the quote? Before the Invasion, some neocon (?Wolfowitz?) was quoted in a major paper complaining how the CIA was always wrong because they were too conservative in their estimates... My google-fu has failed me. Anyone have the link or the quote?
posted by INFOHAZARD on Dec 18, 2005 - 2 answers

So there's a grand jury that the special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald has empaneled. 23 members, residents of Wahington D.C. Some questions. [more inside]
posted by Gyan on Oct 25, 2005 - 10 answers

How did MI6 and the CIA used to recruit? [more inside]
posted by speranza on Sep 14, 2005 - 7 answers

Let's say I really- like really screwed up throughout college. Do I still have a shot to get into any grad schools? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 9, 2005 - 24 answers

Military Intelligence: I've thought about joining the military for about six years. Now it seems that it might become reality. I'd like to become an intelligence officer because it seems like I'd use a similar skill set to what I do now (I'm a journalist.) But what branch of the service should I check out? Army/Navy/Marines/Air Force/Coast Guard? What about the CIA or NSA? Anybody know people in any of these branches? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by Happydaz on Jul 29, 2004 - 30 answers