Chi sono i servizi segreti americani?
Chi sono i servizi segreti americani?
La Central Intelligence Agency (in italiano letteralmente: "Agenzia d'informazioni centrale", nota con la sigla CIA) è un'agenzia di spionaggio civile del governo federale degli Stati Uniti d'America, facente parte dell'United States Intelligence Community, che rivolge le sue attività all'estero.
Che cosa vuol dire Cia?
CIA Sigla di Central Intelligence Agency, organizzazione centrale d'informazioni politico-militari degli USA creata nel 1947, in sostituzione dell'OSS (Office of strategic services).
What is a CIA spook called?
- “Spook” was a very common nickname, not just for CIA personnel, but for anyone who had access to highly classified material that they could not reveal, unless one had a “need to know.” Onboard an aircraft carrier, we always called our Intelligence Officer, “Spook.”
Did you ever hear the term'spook'used in the CIA?
- I certainly never heard it. Spook is a reference to ghost, someone who is there but not really there—deniable. It's not just CIA, any military or government person who is involved in classified operations are called spooks.
What does Spook mean in English?
- Spook is a slang expression that developed/was coined, because of the activities (actual and presumed) of Intelligence Officers/Agents. The primary meaning of spook is ghost, and similar to ghosts, intelligence officers operate in the shadows - the shadow world of espionage.
What do you call someone who works for the CIA?
- It's not just CIA, any military or government person who is involved in classified operations are called spooks. The novelty wears off when you actually work in this field, and after a while you know who the newbies are because they still think that they're cool, and they're not.
