20% of CIA analysts targeters
A recent report says that 20 percent of analysts working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) function as ”targeters” tasked with picking people out for elimination.
According to Press TV citing antiwar.com, a new report released by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) shows that the CIA budget has witnessed a USD 1 billion increase over the past year in a bid to step up covert operations in other countries.
This is while the US military’s intelligence budget has witnessed a 10 percent reduction during the same time period indicating that in future the armed forces will become more dependent on the CIA and other similar agencies for intelligence.
The shift has caused concerns because over the years, the CIA has become less engaged in intelligence gathering and more involved in drone strikes and assassinations.
Source: irib.ir
