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Terminology: CIA officers are US citizens employed by the CIA. CIA agents are foreign individuals recruited by the CIA officers. CIA agents don't put that on t
by 7402 4y ago
Terminology: CIA officers are US citizens employed by the CIA. CIA agents are foreign individuals recruited by the CIA officers.
CIA agents don't put that on their resumes. That could get them arrested or worse. I think the author was referring to ex-CIA officers.
- soraminazuki 4y agoI don't get what you're trying to say. It's perfectly common to refer to government employees as government agents.
- vintermann 4y agoI agree, there's no obligation to refer to the CIA using their own lingo, any more than it is to refer to criminal gang members with their self-assigned titles.