The CIA: everything you wanted to know
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The Importance of Scandal in American Politics
The CIA had an assassination program that came to light in 1974. It was a particularly sensitive issue with the American public because there had been political assassinations in the U.S. John Avlon: In terms of suffering abroad is a major scandal, deeply offensive by its nature. The second Bush administration waterboarded people so they would divulge secrets.
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