Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-140) and index.

The CIA : an overview / Office of the Director of National Intelligence -- The CIA tortures prisoners in the War on Terror / Jane Mayer -- The CIA kidnaps terrorism suspects and sends them to third countries to be tortured / Stephen Grey -- The CIA's treatment of terrorism suspects in the War on Terror is justified / Condoleezza Rice -- The CIA politicized evidence about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq / James Risen -- The CIA did a poor job of gathering intelligence about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq / Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction -- The American intelligence system needs serious reform / Economist -- The CIA should change the way it analyzes intelligence / Gary J. Schmitt -- The CIA should reform its clandestine service / Reuel Marc Gerecht -- The CIA should implement modest reforms, not a massive overhaul / Bruce Berkowitz -- The CIA should be consolidated with other U.S. intelligence agencies / National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States -- The CIA should remain an independent agency / Richard A. Posner -- The CIA should be abolished / Chalmers Johnson.