Yes, The CIA Hired Magicians, Chapter One: The Craft and The Art

Yes, The CIA Hired Magicians, Chapter One: The Craft and The Art

The US Central Intelligence Agency gets a lot of criticism these days - historically, the institution has a number of missteps. The thing about unorthodox "outside-the-box" approaches is simply this: some ideas work, and some ideas are superb. A few decades back, the CIA hired a magician.

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