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From: mahoney@bach.DEC
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: CIA
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Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 10:02:05 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  5 10:02:05 1986
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---------------------Reply to mail dated 2-MAR-1986 21:49---------------------

I believe that the CIA has the right to collect information. (Euphemism for
steal :-) That is what there job is.  They don't have the right to destablize
governments or the right to assisinate leaders of governments.  I think that
people in our country who "turn coat" should go to jail and depending on the
sensitivity of what they gave out should determine the time in jail.  Depending
on who is doing the spying for them they should be either put in jail or
if covered by diplomatic immunity they should be expelled.  They should also
be watched to make sure they are not gathering information on people in the US.
That job if neccessary should be left to the FBI.  I think that the CIA's 
actions in Nicaraguia go far beyond what there bounds of power should be.

  Personally from what I have read and heard I see the CIA as bungelers.  If
you are going to assisinate someone don't let people find out. (Remember 
Allende).  It also is not smart to let people know that you are out righting
pamphlets that tell people how to fight guerrilla war far using terrorist
actions.  I admit some of these problems are caused by the freedoms that the
press in the US has.  This in itself means that the CIA will be much more in
the public eye then other intelligence organizations and as such must work
with higher standards.


    Brian Mahoney