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The CIA has traditionally been divided into four Directorates. A fifth Directorate was recently added. (October 2015?)
Directorate of Operations (DO)
Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T)
Directorate of Intelligence (DI)
Directorate of Support (DS)
Directorate of Digital Innovation (DDI)
The first two directorates collect intelligence. The third analyzes the intelligence and writes finished papers about it. The fourth team provides support to ensure the whole process operates smoothly.
Before May 6 2015, Directorate of Operations (DO) was known as the National Clandestine Service (NCS).
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The list of the persons who served as DDO and/or D/NCS includes:
Allen Dulles – January 4, 1951 – August 23, 1951
Richard Bissell – January 1, 1959 – February 17, 1962
Richard Helms – February 17, 1962 – April 28, 1965
William Colby – March 2, 1973 – August 24, 1973
Stephen Kappes – August 2004 – November 2004
Jose Rodriguez – November 16, 2004 – September 30, 2007
Michael Sulick – September 30, 2007 – July 30, 2010
Gina Haspel (Acting) – February 28, 2013 – May 7, 2013
Frank Archibald – May 7, 2013 – January 29, 2015
Greg Vogel – January 29, 2015 – present
Here are ten quotes from/or about these people who served as DDO or D/CNS. Can you identify them? [HINT: Each person is only quoted once!] Click on the right answer and it will appear in GREEN. If your choice pops up in RED, try again… Good luck!
1. “We knew that if the photos of CIA officers conducting authorized EIT (enhanced interrogation techniques) ever got out, the difference between a legal, authorized, necessary, and safe program and the mindless actions of some MPs (military police) would be buried by the impact of the images.”
Jose Rodriguez
Gina Haspel
Frank Archibald
Greg Vogel
2. “Under dictatorship, people are enslaved but they know it. Here, the politicians constantly lie to people and they become immune to these lies because they have the privilege of voting. But voting is rigged and democracy here is a gigantic profusion of lies and clever brainwashing.”
Allen Dulles
Michael Sulick
William Colby
Richard Bissell
3. On the banning of waterboarding, this D/NCS said: “I don’t think we’ve suffered at all from an intelligence standpoint.”
Michael Sulick
Jose Rodriguez
Stephen Kappes
Gina Haspel
4. “His name will always be linked to the Bay of Pigs fiasco, in which a few hundred Cuban exiles who had been trained and armed by the C.I.A. were landed on the Cuban coast without air cover and left to be crushed by Mr. Castro’s far superior forces.”
Richard Bissell
Jose Rodriguez
William Colby
Allen Dulles
5. “The Latin American drug cartels have stretched their tentacles much deeper into our lives than most people believe. It’s possible they are calling the shots at all levels of government.”
William Colby
Michael Sulick
Jose Rodriguez
Greg Vogel
6. “This person ‘s fingerprints are all over the torture program, not to mention destruction of evidence.” HumanRights
Gina Haspel
Michael Sulick
Stephen Kappes
Frank Archibald
7. “The real problem is arranging that experience in a way that tells a story, which is just incredible enough to be interesting, but credible enough to be believed.”
Richard Helms
Gina Haspel
William Colby
Richard Bissell
8. “WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration accidentally revealed the name of the CIA’s top official in Afghanistan in an email to thousands of journalists during the president’s surprise weekend trip to Bagram Air Field.” This CIA’s top official was:
Greg Vogel
Gina Haspel
Frank Archibald
Stephen Kappes
9. “Prior to becoming the Director of the National Clandestine Servive, this D/NCS was the CIA’s Latin America division chief who earlier in his/her career served tours in Pakistan and in parts of Africa. He/She also reportedly ran a covert operation that contributed to Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic’s removal from power in 2000.”
Frank Archibald
Gina Haspel
Greg Vogel
Stephen Kappes
10. “On April 14, 2010, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta reported that this person would be retiring in May. The odd timing of the retirement, and lack of Presidential thanks for his years of service, led many to comment that this was a departure in disgrace.” This person is:
Stephen Kappes
Gina Haspel
Frank Archibald
Greg Vogel
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REFERENCES
Directorate of Operations (Formerly known as the Clandestine Service) — CIA Website
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6/10 but two were process of elimination 🙂
Incorrect answers…
Q 2 – Colby
Q 3 – Haspel,Kappes
Q 5 – Vogel
Q 8 – Archibald
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