The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the American government agency responsible for gathering foreign intelligence and assisting the FBI and Department of Homeland Security with internal counterintelligence. Reasonably, the need and desire for caution and paranoia is just something that comes with the territory; hence, even highly successful and skilled agents rarely get promotions in quick succession. But for Sir John Patrick Ryan, Sr., or simply Jack, the laws of gravity that root many people within the CIA to a low level posting for a long time do not seem to apply to him. To a casual observer, it may seem that the chief spooks have lost their head and forgotten their doctrine when it comes to promoting this man so quickly; however, …show more content…
However loaded his résumé may seem with his previous occupations, one event in Jack’s civilian life in particular gets the attention of Admiral Greer and the CIA’s top brass. In the events of the previous book, Patriot Games, Jack demonstrates many qualities that the CIA drools for in a candidate. It all starts when Jack breaks up an attempt by highly skilled Irish terrorists of the Ulster Liberation Army (ULA) to kidnap the Prince of Wales and his family. Upon seeing the attack unfold, he runs over, knocks one gunman down from behind and shoots the other, getting himself shot in the shoulder by the latter in the process. Obviously, the story makes the headlines, and Jack becomes an honorary knight (the law does not allow American citizens to possess titles of foreign countries) and also very famous, a fame which attracts the attention of Sir Basil Charleston, Director of the Secret Intelligence Service (formerly known as MI-6). Ultimately, the gratitude of the Royal Family towards Ryan causes the Prince of Wales and his family to visit Ryan on a trip to the United States; as expected, the event becomes a prime target for the …show more content…
Ultimately, the Americans kill or capture all of the ULA’s members, and Red Rabbit reveals that those who are captured are quickly tried and executed. Jack’s coolheadedness during the event probably saves the lives of his family, Robert and his wife, and the Prince of Wales’ family. Sir Charleston, Admiral Greer, and other intelligence people quickly take note of the event, just like their job description tells them to do. Ultimately, Jack’s civilian life explains why the CIA wants to recruit him in the first place. Upon his entrance to the intelligence community, people notice what he is doing and all of the things he comes up with because his ideas are new and his thoughts are fresh; hence, he finds himself in higher and higher positions with an ability to access more and more classified information while working as an analyst. Even Ryan is confused as to why Greer is letting him in on so many secrets so quickly, but Greer has no doubts in his mind
Prados, John. Safe for Democracy The Secret Wars of the CIA. Chicago, IL: Ivan R Dee, Publisher, 2006.
Jack is the leader of the boys choir group in civilization and he is the complete opposite of Ralph. Jack wants to be leader and won’t let anyone stand in his way he rules through fear and shows signs of militarism and dictatorship. He is cruel, sadistic and preoccupied with hunting and killing pigs to help the rest signal for help. His sadism only gets worse throughout the novel, and eventually turns cruelly on the other boys. Jack pretends to show an interest in the rules of order on the island, but he views the differently because they only allow him to inflict punishment. Jack represents greed, savage and the anarchic aspects of man.
In the beginning, Jenkins explores the sources of the CIA’s decision to participate with Hollywood from the 1990s and forward. The main reason is a want to counter its essentially negative portrayal in Hollywood programs. The first Chapter summarizes this image by showing how CIA agents have always been interpreted as assassins, dishonest leaders, unprotected by their hierarchy, morally bankrupt, and ineffective. Jenkins asserts nonetheless that other reasons were just as if not more conclusive: ‘...
“President Bush has stated that about a hundred detainees were held under the Central Intelligence Agency secret detention program, about a third of whom were questioned using “enhanced interrogation techniques. The CIA has a way of very publicly blowing their cover seeming to pop up wherever turmoil, and political problems arise. The CIA exists to prevent threats, its operations involve covert actions or spying through various means to gather critical intelligence data. The CIA dates back to 1947. The qualifications and skills are above average. The job of the CIA is to anticipate and quickly assess rapidly evolving international developments and their impact, both positive and negative, on US policy concerns. When researching the career of
Jack’s change in behavior has transformed him from the power hungry savage to a quiet and insecure young man. Finally, Roger’s feelings of no remorse allowed him to save his cousin by stopping them from attacking one of his family members. On the contrary, Ralph has become one an intelligent naval officer, and will always go the extra mile for his men; Jack was nothing more than a shy kid under extreme stress who simply needed the correct guidance; Finally, Roger still carries unhealthy tendencies, yet they only seem to strike when Roger senses danger. One event can have a domino effect on the rest of one’s life. Therefore, one must always second guess their actions or it could dictate how they live the rest of their
The CIA’s clandestine operation known as Project MKUltra, inadvertently transformed the use of LSD from being a highly classified method of mind control into a massively popular drug that, in part, defined the counterculture movement of the 1960’s. While the CIA had no intention to supply the American public with the most potent hallucinogen known at the time , their poorly ran mission to create a foolproof truth-drug created an LSD following and changed it into a prominent entheogen. At that time, issues like the threat of an apocalyptic war with the USSR to the horrifying reports from the Vietnam War to the struggle for civil rights pervaded the minds of many young, disillusioned Americans who then sought an escape from their harsh reality. When they discovered a new and legal (until 1968) psychedelic drug thanks to public advocates like Ken Kesey or Timothy Leary, a massive demand was created, with roughly 2,000,000 individuals admitting to have tried it by the end of 1970 .
The CIA and MKULTRA For many Americans, the 1950s was a docile decade. In U.S. history books, the period is mostly portrayed as a mellow, orderly one, especially in light of the social upheavals that followed in the 1960s. But for the Central Intelligence Agency, the “I Like Ike” years were packed with adventure and action, much of it conducted outside of the public’s view. Few programs were sheltered with more secrecy than the Agency’s mind control experiments, identified together with the code-name MKULTRA. Concerned about rumors of communist brainwashing of POWs during the Korean war, in April 1953 CIA Director Allen Dulles authorized the MKULTRA program, which would later become notorious for the unusual and sometimes inhumane tests that the CIA financed.
THe first thing that Golding says is “He looked in astonishment” this helps the reader understand that Jack was also surprised at the new person that he saw in front of him. This shows that Jack was not aware that he was becoming someone that not even he could recognize. The word “astonishment” represents the curiosity and excitement that Jack experienced during that moment. The next phrase “no longer at himself” shows that Jack has lost who he was and does not believe that the person who he was before has completely disappeared. Lastly, Golding includes the phase “at an awesome stranger” to provide an inside look at what Jack could have been feeling. At this point Jack realizes that he has lost himself. This should be depressing but when Golding includes the word “awesome” it helps to understand that Jack believes that this new “stranger” will be the thing that he needed to be considered a proper “chief”. This proves Goldings ideology by showing that Jacks ambitions are so strong that he has the need to change who he was. Towards the end of the novel, Golding portrays Jack as a completely different persona, demonstrating that when the evil inside a person takes over they become powerless. “See? See? That’s what you’ll get! I meant that. There isn’t a tribe for you anymore! The conch is gone” (pg.181). The phrases used in this quote portray Jack as a power hungry psycho based on the way that he reacts when Piggy is killed. The phrase “that's what you’ll get! I meant that” shows that Jack has lost all hope of civilization. He is forced to threaten those around him in order to gain complete power, and since Piggy was Ralph’s main idea supplier Jack knew that he was getting in his way. It is also seen that Jack feels no remorse about what happened since he states that he meant for Piggy to die, and based on the amount of times that he disrespected Piggy this was no surprise. Jack is referring to Ralph
Willie asks Jack to search for secrets on a father figure from his child hood. Judge Irwin was a father figure in Jack’s life as a child. In this situation, Jack’s motivation and responsibility to himself is questioned. Jack discovers that Judge Irwin accepted a bribe and Governor Stanton covers the bribe up. The blackmail influences the suicide of Judge Irwin, makes Adam Stanton accept the position as head of the hospital that Willie is building, and Anne Stanton begins an affair with Willlie. Adam murders Willie when he finds out about Willie and Anne. This horrific event lead to Jack’s retiring from politics forever.
Jack, who has a high position in the college, often worries that he will be established as lacking or incompetent of how he teaches and lives and will die insignificant. He has this aura around him in which he feels like he is not good enough and when he dies there will be no reasons of his remembering. Therefore, he surrounds himself with things that make him look weighty and dignified by association. For example, around campus he wears black spectacles and dramatic robes by which he is recognizable. Jack was influenced by Adolf Hitler, the most recognizable man and who over Jack created the department in the college. The more distinguishable he becomes, as he believes, the more remembered he will be after death. As well as death, the media in the novel plays a big part in this aspect. The media bases itself around strong and popular people. The media tries to convert others into perfection by displaying the perfect people on the screens. This affects Jack, and triggers his tendency to become more than he is and dignified by
The DIA started in 1958. The organizational structure of the DoD and U.S. foreign intelligence came to a new shape with the establishment of DIA. It was Robert McNamara, then Secretary of Defense, who came up with the concept of DIA in 1961. DIA gathers human source intelligence, analyzes technical intelligence, distributes intelligence/reports to the intelligence agencies, provides advice and support to the Joint Chiefs of Staff with foreign military intelligence, and provides military intelligence to combatant commands as its operational functions. A DIA director is supposed to be a three-star military general and DIA is believed to have employed at least 7,500 staff worldwide today. The DIA is a defense intelligence agency that prevents strategic surprises and delivers a decision advantage to warfighters, defense planners, and to policymakers. This paper will try to evaluate DIA’s role in US national security in present condition of massive budget deficits and increased congressional oversight, plus the intelligence capabilities of the Regional Combatant Commanders and the individual services like CIA and NSA.
In our nation today, the major role of the CIA is shaping American foreign policy. Employees of the Central I...
One of the things that changes Jack was his hatred and drives him to the point where he was willing to kill. In the beginning he was a choir boy who knew nothing much, but his hatred grew when he was not elected leader. In the book it quote “And you shut up! Who are you anyway? Sitting here telling people what to do. You can’t hunt, you can’t sing-” (91). This quote shows that Jack had
Jack usurps power, as he slowly ascends himself, as the tyrannical dictator over the group
William Golding says that Jack represents dictatorship. He wanted to be the chief but the rest chose Ralph “I cut the pig’s throat” (69) he said. He was the one that hunt the pigs but he needed to paint his face so the pig couldn’t see him but he was also trying to hide from himself. He wanted to be better than the other and made them think he was tough. Jack was selfish and arrogant. He says “who cares what you think fatty”. He didn’t care about the other’s needs and concerns. He thought that all he did and believed was right and nobody could beat him.