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“What the Agency [CIA] does is ordered by the President and the NSC [National Security Council]. The Agency neither makes decisions on policy nor acts on its own account. It is an instrument of the President.”

Quote by Philip Agee

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Philip Agee was an American writer known for his revelations of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) secret activities. Agee was a former CIA agent who, due to moral and ethical reasons, publicly disclosed the secret operations of the CIA, becoming a landmark figure in anti-spy activities during the Cold War. more

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