What is the primary role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation today and how did the FBI evolve from America’s gang-busters to the most formidable intelligence-gathering force in history?
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The Past, Present and Future of the CIA
How much power does the Central Intelligence Agency really wield and what will be its role in the coming years? We talked in May with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Tim Weiner, author of “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA” (Anchor Books, Paperback, 2008).
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The Past, Present and Future of the CIA
How much power does the Central Intelligence Agency really wield and what will be its role in the coming years? We’ll explore the past, present and future of the CIA this hour with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Tim Weiner, who’s in town to discuss his book “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA” (Anchor Books, Paperback, 2008).
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How to Make a Spy
According to Tim Weiner, “War is the ultimate intelligence failure.” So begins his article “How to Make a Spy” in the current issue of Foreign Policy Magazine. Weiner, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter and author of the new book “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA” (Doubleday, 2007) will join us this hour to discuss the future of American spy craft.
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