... this support to defect from the royal army, stating that the German prince was receiving money for each soldier killed in action. This intelligence operation had weakened the British defenses by nearly six thousand troops, without having to fight or kill any one of them (History). ... his book. Initially, in the Civil War, the Confederates had the advantage. However, the Union soon gained the lead by the use of intelligence techniques, such as propaganda, reconnoissance and undercover spies. First, the use of propaganda can be seen as a technique to hinder an enemies ... was handled res...

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... allowed in the United States. The court granted the Department of Justice power to intensify their spying efforts on American citizens and foreign nationals in the United States. Under the new act, which is known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, Department of Justice lawyers will now have a much easier time applying for warrants to spy on ... Powers Upheld) Opponents also worry about abuse of the new act, citing the fact that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has already mislead the intelligence court on seventy-five different occasions.( Broad U.S. Wiretap Powers...

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... early 1950s motivated the United States to use overt and covert action to destabilize and overthrow the government of Guatemala. The Central Intelligence Agency's orchestrated coup in 1954 ended Guatemala's fledgling democracy, making it the zenith of America's Cold War foreign policies. In 1944, the "October Revolutionariries", a group of dissident military officers, students, and liberal professionals, overthrew General Jorge Ubico ... to go to the State Department directly linked to the fact that two brothers, Allen and John Foster Dulles, both shareholders in United Fruit, were now r...

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... powerful supporters. Among them were Foster Dulles, Secretary of State who had once been their lawyer, his brother Allen the Director of Central Intelligence who was a share holder, and Robert Cutler head of the National Security Council. In what was a clear conflict of interest, the ... any economic aid. Being rejected by the Americans, he met with foreign minister Anasta Mikoyan to secure a $100 million loan from the Soviet Union. It was in this atmosphere that the American Intelligence and Foreign Relations communities decided that Castro was leaning towards communism and had to ... t...

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... of mismanagement, overconfidence, and lack of security. The blame for the failure of the operation falls directly in the lap of the Central Intelligence Agency and a young president along with his advisors. The fall out from the invasion caused a rise in tension between the two great ... economic aid. After being rejected by the Americans, he met with Russia's foreign minister Anasta Mikoyan to secure a $100 million loan from the Soviet Union. It was in this atmosphere that American Intelligence and Foreign Relations communities decided that Castro was leaning towards communism and had to...

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... early 1950s motivated the United States to use overt and covert action to destabilize and overthrow the government of Guatemala. The Central Intelligence Agency's orchestrated coup in 1954 ended Guatemala's fledgling democracy, making it the zenith of America's Cold War foreign policies. In 1944, the "October Revolutionariries", a group of dissident military officers, students, and liberal professionals, overthrew General Jorge Ubico ... to go to the State Department directly linked to the fact that two brothers, Allen and John Foster Dulles, both shareholders in United Fruit, were now r...

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• Has Bibliography
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