Did you know the US has 16 spy agencies? I certainly didn’t until this morning.
So here’s the question of the hour: how many can you name? I guessed about half of them correctly. Some, it turns out, I had never even heard of.
So, ready, set, play! Top prize is a field assignment in Peshawar, and the undying thanks of a grateful nation!
FBI
CIA
National Security Agency
Section 31
Obsidian Order
NRO
Do the individual military intelligence organisations count?
NSA to add to the others.
Is NDIC on the list?
That’s for me to know and you to find out. Or in other words, “yes.”
FBI
CIA
NSA
DIA
NIS
NRO
That’s all I can think of
jjimm
February 21, 2007, 3:12pm
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Spies-R-Us
I can’t Believe it’s Intelligence
Starbucks
I’m sorry citizen. That information is not available at your security clearance. Why are you asking about restricted information? Are you sure this isn’t part of a Commie Mutant Traitor plot?
Office of Naval Intelligence
Upon further review, it appears that Wikipedia lists all 16 here:
The United States Intelligence Community (IC) is a group of separate United States government intelligence agencies and subordinate organizations that work both separately and collectively to conduct intelligence activities which support the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States. Member organizations of the IC include intelligence agencies, military intelligence, and civilian intelligence and analysis offices within federal executive departments.
The IC is overse...
silenus
February 21, 2007, 3:54pm
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The PTA
WCTU
Homeland Security
Oh, boy. Hmmm…
DNI
CIA
DIA
NSA
NGA
FBI
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Treasury
State
Energy
NRO
DEA?
Coast Guard
That’s my stab.
Disney
Starbucks
Walmart
NASCAR
Girl Scouts
Haliburton
Springshield
Microsoft
Psi Corps. They’re everywhere. For your convenience.
friedo
February 21, 2007, 4:47pm
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Pfft. Look at the history for that article – it was clearly started by some moron.
I’ve always said, “If it’s on the internet, it must be true”. Now I can say, “If it’s on the internet it must be true, and if it was written by freido, even better”
Revtim
February 21, 2007, 5:42pm
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Office of making up Shit to start Pointless wars (OSP)