[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

(I had to abbreviate....meant that to be Middle East....since CIA does no spying domestically!

[theDentist]

I know, but it seemed funnier if you were talking about maine.

[ChessExpert]

I was going to make a Maine (ME) comment, but theDentist beat me to the punch. Of course, we're really talking the Middle East (ME); the original poster is earnest.

It would be nice to get a quick run-down on the domestic attacks on the CIA in the latter half of the 20th century. The Church committee would probably be a major instance.Perhaps someone more knowledgeable than me could get the ball rolling.