Central Intelligence Agency

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Central Intelligence Agency - an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council

CIA

Counterterrorist Center, CTC - an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage

Nonproliferation Center, NPC - an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems

independent agency - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments

United States intelligence agency - an intelligence service in the United States

IC, Intelligence Community, National Intelligence Community, United States Intelligence Community - a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence

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Bureau of Engraving and Printing CIA Counterterrorist Center CTC Director of Central Intelligence DRMS executive agency independent agency Intelligence Community joint intelligence liaison element National Institute of Standards and Technology National Intelligence Community national intelligence support team National Security Council National Technical Information Service Nonproliferation Center NPC NSC NTIS	In May, Obama's new director of the Central Intelligence Agency, described the bombing as "very effective" . Pakistani minister slams US drone strikes by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition An investigation by the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) revealed that Cheney ordered it not to tell congress of a new "counter-terrorism" programme in 2001, Senator Diana Feinstein said. Cheney 'silenced CIA over spy plan' by Aljazeera.net This started 20 years ago when I was at CIA and we captured a Hezbollah terrorist who had been involved in killing an American sailor on an aircraft that had been taken hostage in Beirut," said Gates, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Guantanamo prison a 'taint' on US image: Gates by AFP / AFP American Edition	Central America Central American Central American country Central American nation Central American strap fern central analysis team central angle central artery of the retina Central Asian central bank central body central casting central chimpanzee central city Central Committee central control officer Central Dravidian Central Europe Central European Central European Time Central force central government central gyrus central heating Central India Agency Central Intelligence Agency Central Intelligence Machinery Central Karoo Central Karroo central limit theorem central locking central nervous system central office Central Park central planning team Central Powers central processing unit central processor central procurement Central Provinces Central Provinces and Berar Central Region central reservation central reserve central scotoma Central Standard Time central sulcus central tendency Central Thai Central Time Central Valley	Central Institute of Indian Languages Central Institute of Information Technology Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology Central Institute of Road Transport Central Institute of Special Machinery Central Institute of Technology Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture Central Institute of Tool Design Central Institute of Vocational and Technical Education Central Institute on Mechanical Engineering Central Instructional Support Center Central Instrument Data Processor Central Insurance Services Agency Inc. Central Integrated Checkout Central Integrated Checkout Program Plan Central Integrated Information Management System Central Integrated Pest Management Centre Central Integrated Test and Expert Parameter System Central Integrated Test System Central Integration Site Central Intelligence Access Central Intelligence Agency Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 Central Intelligence Agency program Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Central Intelligence and Security Unit central intelligence architecture plan Central Intelligence File Central Intelligence Group Central Intelligence Group Central Intelligence Group Central Intelligence Group Central Intelligence Institute Central Intelligence Machinery Central Intelligence Officer Central Intelligence Report Central Intelligence Retiree Association Central Intelligence Service Central Intercept Database Administration System Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference Central Interface Control Unit Central Interface Converter Unit Central Interface Unit Central Interior Arabian Horse Association Central Interior Distance Education School Central Interior First Nations Central Interior Hockey League Central Interior Regional Arts Council

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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
CIA
Counterterrorist Center
CTC
Director of Central Intelligence
DRMS
executive agency
independent agency
Intelligence Community
joint intelligence liaison element
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Intelligence Community
national intelligence support team
National Security Council
National Technical Information Service
Nonproliferation Center
NPC
NSC
NTIS

In May, Obama's new director of the Central Intelligence Agency, described the bombing as "very effective" .

Pakistani minister slams US drone strikes by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition

An investigation by the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) revealed that Cheney ordered it not to tell congress of a new "counter-terrorism" programme in 2001, Senator Diana Feinstein said.

Cheney 'silenced CIA over spy plan' by Aljazeera.net

This started 20 years ago when I was at CIA and we captured a Hezbollah terrorist who had been involved in killing an American sailor on an aircraft that had been taken hostage in Beirut," said Gates, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Guantanamo prison a 'taint' on US image: Gates by AFP / AFP American Edition

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Central American strap fern

central analysis team

central angle

central artery of the retina

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