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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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Main Author:	Weiner, Tim (Author, Screenwriter)
Corporate Authors:	New York Times Company, Showtime Networks, NYT Television (Firm), Longtail Distribution Network, LLC
Other Authors:	Gray, Edward (Director, Producer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	©1998
Subjects:	United States. > Central Intelligence Agency. United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > History > 20th century. Intelligence service > United States > History > 20th century. Intelligence service > Social aspects > United States. Intelligence service > Moral and ethical aspects > United States. United States > History > 1945- Documentary films. Documentary television programs. Historical films. Historical television programs. Biographical films. Biographical television programs. Nonfiction films. Nonfiction television programs.

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