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The '''Central Intelligence Agency''' (CIA) | The '''Central Intelligence Agency''' (CIA) was a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers. The CIA also engaged in covert activities at the request of the President of the United States. In secret, the CIA was a Templar organisation.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | |||
In 1963, they played a part in the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination of President John F. Kennedy]], by appointing the CIA agent [[William Greer]] as the President's driver during his tour in [[wikipedia:Dallas|Dallas]], [[wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. Greer grabbed Kennedy's [[Fourth Apple|Apple of Eden]] after he was shot.<ref name="AC2"/> | In 1963, they played a part in the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination of President John F. Kennedy]], by appointing the CIA agent [[William Greer]] as the President's driver during his tour in [[wikipedia:Dallas|Dallas]], [[wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. Greer grabbed Kennedy's [[Fourth Apple|Apple of Eden]] after he was shot.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
Revision as of 04:24, 31 July 2011
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers. The CIA also engaged in covert activities at the request of the President of the United States. In secret, the CIA was a Templar organisation.[1]
History
In 1963, they played a part in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, by appointing the CIA agent William Greer as the President's driver during his tour in Dallas, Texas. Greer grabbed Kennedy's Apple of Eden after he was shot.[1]
The CIA orchestrated the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, when president Salvador Allende was killed and General Augusto Pinochet, a Templar, took power.[2]
The CIA, along with the British secret service, overthrew the Iranian government of Mohammad Mosaddegh and helped the Iranian Shah take absolute power. They also funded and trained his secret police, the SAVAK.[2]