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Test 4 Flashcards

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The constant production of intelligence analysis has a lulling effect on the consumer

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True

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Intelligence analysis is free; never ordered and never paid for.

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True

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Intelligence analysts rarely write short term reports because long term analysis dominates

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False. Short term reports (Estimates) are now oriented and in demand. Long term is just lip service

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Some argue that the intelligence community fails to supply long term analysis.

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False. Some argue that NIEs take long term form and are in production

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Intelligence analysts don’t like having to make changes in their estimates fearing for their credibility

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True

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Analysts tend to err on the side if brevity leaving managers with little to edit

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False. Analysts tend to not err on the side of brevity, and are admonished to tell the miracles, not the lives of the saints involved in making them happen

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Intelligence professionals prefer to be seen jaded as apposed to naive 90% of the time

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True

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To deal with new intelligence situation, intelligence producers remain alert and report on issues and/or non-developments

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True

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Analysts work with much feedback and tend to make reflections when moving from one cruises to the next

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False. There is not much feedback or self examination

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The NSC has provided oversight guidance to intelligence analysts

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True

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The PFIAB was created in 1961 to provide advice to the president regarding intelligence matters

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True

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Covert Action is viewed as a unnecessary tool of US policy

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False. It’s is a Repugnant philosophy and an important US policy tool

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Since the 1970’s plausible deniability has been replaced with presentable accountabilty

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True

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The FBI conducts a majority of covert actions

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False. CIA

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The attack on the World Trade Center gave Washington a new enemy and changed conception of how to deal with that new enemy with emphasis on Special Operation Forces

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True

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There are specific international laws banning assassinations

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False.

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The use of excessive, intrusive intelligence has done much to discredit the west, making it’s secrets seem little different from KGB

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True

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Over 60% of soviet diplomats were believed to be spies during the Cold War

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True

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Intelligence agents act as miles, and penetrate the enemy as an agent in place to obtain foreign intelligence

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True

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The consumers of intelligence analysis

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Policy makers

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According to St. Aquinas, the characteristics of acceptable war

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Ordered by a proper authority
Cause must be just
Intention of promoting good or avoiding evil

21
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Types of covert actions

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Propaganda
Political operations
Economic operations
Paramilitary

22
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During 1988, covert operations made this country worse off

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Panama

23
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During the Kennedy administration, this man was on he top if the assassination list

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Fidel Castro

24
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What are the different names for assassination

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Executive action
Terminate with extreme prejudice
Neutralize

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What has made assassinations easier to commit?

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Technology in the form of long range missiles

26
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The protection of Americas secrets from hostile, even sometimes friendly foreign powers

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Counterintelligence

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A person who manages a spy

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Handler

28
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A foreign agent leaves their homeland and relocates to another country, and then they give secrets to the country they move to is known as a …

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Defector with knowledge

29
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What does a mole serve?

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Penetrate and obtain intelligence

Sabotage and alert

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Under which conditions does the government believe a threat can be terminated

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American law, when in the face of immediate mortal danger – Self Defense. Police officers and soldiers in war are generally excused as doing their jobs, except when action doesn’t follow immediate threat or danger

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Operations meant to block, disrupt or destroy intelligence operations

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Counterintelligence operations

32
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Under what condition would most people accept covert action

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When approved by president or congress, objectives are clearly spelled out, high probability of success, minimal loss of life, no economic threat, no psychological threat to citizens

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Americas new enemy, post Cold War

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Al-Qaeda

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What should be considered when deciding to use covert actions

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Just cause
Just intention
Proper authority 
Last resort
Probability of success
Proportionality 
Discrimination and control
35
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Who established the counterintelligence center in 1986?

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William J. Casey

36
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Counterintelligence efforts

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Counterespionage (offensive)
Security (Defense)
Surreptitious surveillance of various kinds, interrogation

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