How many CIA shell companies are there currently in operation?
1527. since the CIA isn't saying, I just made up a reasonable number ...
Do CIA operatives carry weapons?
Yes, with very few exceptions. Of course, it will depend somewhat on where the operative is posted (Canada vs. Syria), what his in-country specialty is (economic reporting vs. counter-terrorism) and the operative’s own abilities (some, despite the training they receive, never feel entirely confident with their shooting skills).Speaking for myself, I never spent a single, unarmed day on the street. Moreover, I often carried a second (backup) weapon. In one of my overseas postings, we were under serious, daily threat from three distinct groups — the KGB (and their East European lackeys), a blood-thirsty, quasi-terrorist, rebel group engaged in a civil war with the existing government, and a nasty, mafia-like, criminal enterprise responsible for most of the capital city’s violent street crime.For all three groups, any American was considered a prime target. U.S. diplomats scored even higher on the bad guys’ wish list. And being (or being suspected of being) a CIA officer under diplomatic cover (which is what I was) automatically afforded you “Most Wanted” status. The goals of our adversaries varied from killing us to kidnapping us to robbing us (all Americans are rich, right?) but, regardless, you wanted to make sure that you were not an easy target!Home#ArmedSpy
Is the NASA mission to Mars a black ops operation for funding the next war in the Middle East?
During the 60's we had Apollo and the Vietnam war.I always suspected that this money that runs into billions was used to pay for the wars and other CIA insurgencies abroad and in the USA. Now correct me if I'm wrong I'm aware that this was probably budgeted before the crash,the crunch,the recession and the coming depression however if there are truths in this mission and I don't doubt it for a New York minute but how are you going to feed your life on earth when you'll be spending money for Life on Mars or will a war conveniently start in somewhere near Iran or Syria with Libya being used as a jump off point for troops and ordnance with R &R club Med. And know I'm not a konspiracy theorist against Amerika just a Watcher!
Can CIA agents break laws in other countries?
First some terms: A CIA employee at most levels is a CIA officer, never an “agent.” An agent is a foreigner overseas providing information or doing other spying tasks for the CIA for pay. Example: Abdullah Al-Muhammad Al-Harbi is a Syrian, a janitor in the Syrian embassy in London. He steals documents from the trashcans and desktops in the embassy and gives the material for pay to a CIA officer who is managing him. Abdullah is an “agent.” Other terms are “asset” and “informant.”Break laws? You bet. CIA officers do so at their peril, because local officials can detain them. In fact, in conducting espionage, surveillance and other intelligence operations, they are automatically breaking foreign laws. If the CIA officer is working out of the US Embassy, he is a diplomat with diplomatic immunity and can be expelled by the host government. If he is not affiliated with the US Embassy, his status is that of a criminal or foreign spy and he is subject to trial, imprisonment and death.