The real CIA : enemies, secrets and spies /
"The documentary recaps the agency's origins, and shows how its history of covert action led to the Church Committee investigations of 1975. Then Weiner looks at the CIA's resurgence in the 1980s. We see how covert action was restored as a favored tool of foreign policy under Presiden...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | "The documentary recaps the agency's origins, and shows how its history of covert action led to the Church Committee investigations of 1975. Then Weiner looks at the CIA's resurgence in the 1980s. We see how covert action was restored as a favored tool of foreign policy under President Ronald Reagan and William Casey. The story continues with a look at some of the difficulties the CIA encountered during the 1990s, in the aftermath of the Soviet collapse, including its failures in Iraq, and the betrayals of two of its senior officers who were spying for the Russians. The program ends by drawing conclusions from the CIA's recent history that can help illuminate the best direction for America's intelligence efforts in the future"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as TV documentary in 1998; DVD release copyrighted 2011 on container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R; NTSC; aspect ratio: 4:3. |
| Production Credits: | Editing, Kristen Huntley; camera, Edward Marritz. |