IWBAT describe the creation of the CIA and the

KGB

CIA – Central

Intelligence Agency

The CIA was created to use covert and

secret operations to help contain Communism

Containment – To keep from

spreading

KGB - Komitet gosudarstvennoy

bezopasnosti

Committee for State Security

Bay of Pigs – Attempted

uprising and assassination

attempt of Fidel Castro

Mission We are the nation’s first line of defense. We accomplish what

others cannot accomplish and go where others cannot go. We carry out our mission by:

Collecting information that reveals the plans, intentions and capabilities of our adversaries and provides the basis for decision and action.

Producing timely analysis that provides insight, warning and opportunity to the President and decisionmakers charged with protecting and advancing America’s interests.

Conducting covert action at the direction of the President to preempt threats or achieve US policy objectives.

http://www.aol.com/video/cia-admits-monitoring-twitter-and-facebook/517195034/

http://www.geekosystem.com/dhs-list-of-buzzwords/

This American Life 2:43; 5:30

Why might violating privacy for safety be a good thing?

Why might violating privacy for safety be a bad thing?

Which side do you agree with? Why?