Tools of Tyrants

CIA Operations and Projects — Part One

The original mission of the Central Intelligence Agency, when created by the National Security Act of 1947, was collecting intelligence, but for 77 years, it has conducted covert and para-military operations around the world. Many believe that the CIA is the heart of the Deep State which runs our government, irrespective of whomever “we the People” may elect to office. The techniques the CIA developed and perfected overseas — including toppling governments — are usually described as “Operations” or “Projects.” Although highly classified at the time, the public has learned about many of those activities, which are summarized here as best as they can be reconstructed from public sources, beginning with the effort to topple President Assad, which recently succeeded.