Bush Orders Major CIA Expansion

NPR | By Renee Montagne,

Mary Louise Kelly

Published November 23, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST

President Bush orders the CIA to increase by 50 percent the number of CIA analysts and spies. The order also calls for a doubling of the number of CIA officers proficient in critical languages such as Arabic. The agency has 90 days to come up with a budget and a plan. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and NPR's Renee Montagne.

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