10 Myths About the CIA You Probably Believe

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Source/Further reading:

https://www.aclu.org/other/more-about-intelligence-agencies-ciadni-spying
https://www.cia.gov/careers/foreign-language
https://youtu.be/9waHg2OXjh0
https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2012-featured-story-archive/myths-vs-real-cia.html
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-gave-cia-power-to-launch-drone-strikes-1489444374
https://youtu.be/EYFhFYoDAo4
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-classified-information-and-who-gets-to-decide/
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/05/the-cia-is-hunting-for-its-next-generation-of-talent.html
https://youtu.be/mQFgmVgHCpU
https://youtu.be/7xyUOVKai_s