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The [[Central Intelligence Agency]] ([[CIA]]) is one of the American foreign intelligence agencies, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. The State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Defense Department's Defense Intelligence Agency comprise the other two. Its headquarters is in [[Langley]], [[Virginia]], across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.. The CIA is part of the American Intelligence Community, which is now led by the United States Director of National Intelligence.
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The [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) is one of the American foreign intelligence agencies, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. The State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Defense Department's Defense Intelligence Agency comprise the other two. Its headquarters is in [[Langley]], [[Virginia]], across the Potomac River from [[Washington|Washington, D.C.]]. The CIA is part of the American Intelligence Community, which is now led by the United States Director of National Intelligence.
  
 
Referenced in [[Plastic People]]: ''"And there's this guy from the C.I.A. and he's creeping around [[Laurel Canyon]]."''
 
Referenced in [[Plastic People]]: ''"And there's this guy from the C.I.A. and he's creeping around [[Laurel Canyon]]."''
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C.I.A. director [[William J. Casey]] was referenced a few times by Zappa in his songs.
 
C.I.A. director [[William J. Casey]] was referenced a few times by Zappa in his songs.
  
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Latest revision as of 10:21, 4 October 2021

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is one of the American foreign intelligence agencies, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. The State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the Defense Department's Defense Intelligence Agency comprise the other two. Its headquarters is in Langley, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.. The CIA is part of the American Intelligence Community, which is now led by the United States Director of National Intelligence.

Referenced in Plastic People: "And there's this guy from the C.I.A. and he's creeping around Laurel Canyon."

C.I.A. director William J. Casey was referenced a few times by Zappa in his songs.