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| − | |description =The attempt by a government or group to influence events in another state or territory without revealing its own involvement.
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| − | ''Not to be confused with [[CovertAction Quarterly]], a magazine which focused on such operations by the [[CIA]].''
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| − | '''Covert Action''' / '''Covert Operation''' is a term used by the American intelligence community to describe "the attempt by a government or group to influence events in another state or territory without revealing its own involvement."<ref>Dirty Tricks or Trump Cards, by Roy Godson, Transaction Books, 2001, p.3.</ref> In contrast, a "clandestine" operation seeks to hide the identity the operation itself. Historically, the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] mounted covert operations, while [[Special Forces]] conducted clandestine operations.<ref>https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/ops/covert-ops.htm</ref><ref>https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/ops/covert-action-intro.htm</ref> Internally the [[Special Activities Center]] (SAC) is responsible for covert and paramilitary operations within the CIA.<ref>https://sofrep.com/news/the-u-s-special-operations-groups-and-programs-you-may-not-know-about-pt-2/ saved at [http://web.archive.org/web/20200714080334/https://sofrep.com/news/the-u-s-special-operations-groups-and-programs-you-may-not-know-about-pt-2/ Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/0bYyk Archive.is]</ref>
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| − | ==External Resources==
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| − | *David Isenberg, [http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/PA118.HTM The Pitfalls of U.S. Covert Operations], The Cato Institute, 7 April 1989. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161203131327/https://object.cato.org/pubs/pas/PA118.HTM Archive.org] [https://archive.is/g799h Archive.is]
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| − | *Thomas H. Henrikson, [https://web.archive.org/web/20080705150726/http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/3484181.html Covert Operations, Now More Than Ever], Hoover Digest, 2000, No.2, Hoover Institution. [https://archive.is/1iVkL Archive.is]
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| − | *Ramsey Clark, [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/CIA/CorruptionCovertActions.html The Corruption of Covert Actions], Fall 1998 [https://web.archive.org/web/20121114184343/http://thirdworldtraveler.com/CIA/CorruptionCovertActions.html Archive.org][https://archive.is/QoDM2 Archive.is] - excerpted from [https://web.archive.org/web/20190421195802/https://covertactionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CAQ65.pdf CovertAction Quarterly Nr. 65]
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| − | [http://archive.today/2019.06.22-143137/https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/clandestine/cmo-specialist.html '''Paramilitary Operations Officer'''] - job offer from the [[CIA]]: ''"We're on the forefront of world-altering events – as they happen. So working here isn't just a job, it's a mindset and a lifestyle."''
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