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CIA Allows Operatives to Moonlight in Corporate World

A new book reveals for the first time that the Central Intelligence Agency allows its operatives to accept side work in corporate security, Politico reports. Active-duty officers often work for hedge funds and financial institutions employing CIA tactics such as "deception detection" -- the use of conversation clues to tell if a person is lying -- to help executives determine if potential business partners are giving them honest information. The news comes as the CIA faces criticism from lawmakers and government officials for failing to stop an attempted airliner bombing on Christmas Day, ...

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