CIA Site Redirect — Central Intelligence Agency

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into directorates and key offices, responsible for securing our nation.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li> <li class=""><a class="hasChildrens" title="News & Information Description" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/news-information"> <span>News & Information</span> </a><div class="drop"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/blog"> <span>Blog</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements"> <span>Press Releases & Statements</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony"> <span>Speeches & Testimony</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/cia-the-war-on-terrorism"> <span>CIA & 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class="drop right"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications"> <span>Publications</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="CSI section" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence"> <span>Center for the Study of Intelligence</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom"> <span>Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/library/kent-center-occasional-papers"> <span>Kent Center Occasional Papers</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/library/intelligence-literature"> <span>Intelligence Literature</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="Reports" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/library/reports"> <span>Reports</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="Related Links" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/library/related-links.html"> <span>Related Links</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="Repository of CIA videos" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/library/video-center"> <span>Video Center</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><img src="/web/20170708004418im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/library-menu/image.jpg" class="image-inline" title="Library Menu" alt="Library Menu"><h4><a href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/library/">Library</a></h4> <p>Our <a href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/library/">open-source library</a> houses the thousands of documents, periodicals, maps and reports released to the public.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li> <li class=""><a class="hasChildrens" title="Kids' Page Description" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page"> <span>Kids' Zone</span> </a><div class="drop right"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a class="" title="K-5th Grade" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/k-5th-grade"> <span>K-5th Grade</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/6-12th-grade"> <span>6-12th Grade</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/parents-teachers"> <span>Parents & Teachers</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games"> <span>Games</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/related-links"> <span>Related Links</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a class="" title="" href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/privacy-statement"> <span>Privacy Statement</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><p><img src="/web/20170708004418im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/kids-menu/image.jpg" class="image-inline" title="Kids Menu" alt="Kids Menu"></p> <h4><a href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/">Kids' Zone</a></h4> <p><a href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/">Learn more about the Agency</a> and find some top secret things you won't see anywhere else.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li></ul></nav></div> </header><div class="main-block"> <section id="main"><div class="heading-panel"> <h1>redirects</h1> </div> <div class="main-holder threecol"> <div id="sidebar"> <nav class="sidebar-nav"><h2 class="visuallyhidden">Secondary Navigation</h2> <ul></ul></nav></div> <div id="content"> <ul class="breadcrumbs"><li><a href="/web/20170708004418/https://www.cia.gov/">Home</a></li><li><a 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