Monica nixon's Blog – February 2010 Archive (1)

AMY GOODMAN: From the CIA in the classroom, we turn now to the CIA in the boardroom. The CIA is under fire following the news it’s allowing active-duty operatives to work for private companies on the

side. The previously undisclosed “moonlighting” has granted wealthy

private entities, such as financial firms, hedge funds, access to

top-level intelligence officials. It’s said to be viewed internally as

a means to prevent agency defections to the private sector. A…