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unusual facts about covert action


Covert action

Covert operation, several HUMINT techniques used by intelligence agencies


Bruce Shelley

At MicroProse, he was Sid Meier's assistant designer for Railroad Tycoon (1990), Covert Action (1990), and Civilization (1991).

Leutrell Osborne

In simple language, the U.S. Government should only perform genuine counterintelligence operations and discontinue covert action operations that don't have heavy and close oversight and accountability.

Radio Swan

The importance of this island was in its location and proximity to the island of Cuba, because on March 17, 1960, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower had approved covert action to topple the regime of Fidel Castro in Cuba.


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Leon Fuerth

After working for Congressman Les Aspin as staff director of the sub-committee on covert action in the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Fuerth spent many years working for Al Gore in a variety of capacities.

Milton Bearden

Since retiring, Bearden has written books based on his experiences, commented on current events, and appeared on television, including Secret Warriors (Discovery Channel), Covert Action (BBC), The Power of Nightmares (BBC2) and Heroes Under Fire (The History Channel).

Thomas Braden

In 1950, at the start of the Korean War, Braden joined the CIA and in 1950 became head of the International Organizations Division (IOD) of CIA’s Office of Policy Coordination, the “covert action” arm of agency secret operations, working closely with Allen Dulles and Frank Wisner.