Sentences with phrase «conduct covert operations»

While former CIA Director William Colby was publicly taking the line that the President has constitutional power to conduct covert operations, Colby himself had approved an internal CIA study which found that, prior to the 1974 Foreign Assistance Act, there were no legal or constitutional grounds for covert action without the advance approval of Congress.

The order includes 12 intelligence officers from Russia's mission to the United Nations who were using their roles as «covers» to conduct covert operations, U.S. officials said.

Not exact matches

The means used to carry out covert operations not only violated «hitherto accepted norms of human conduct,» they oftentimes circumvented the law, the will of Congress, and the consciences and political wishes of the U.S. public.

I had a very political day and a half when I caught in succession Frieda Mock's «Anita: Speaking Truth to Power,» about Anita Hill; «The World According to Dick Cheney,» directed by R.J. Cutler and Greg Finton; Alex Gibney's marvelous «We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks»; and Richard Rowley's eye - opening «Dirty Wars,» which follows reporter / whistle - blower Jeremy Scahill's investigations into covert military operations conducted by the United States in more than 70 countries, including some that are supposed American allies.

With this new case law, ARM and other organizations can continue to conduct covert undercover investigations inside of illegal animal cruelty operations in the state of Florida.