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Milton Bearden (b. 1940) is a retired Central Intelligence Agency officer, author and film consultant. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all

Bearden was born in Oklahoma and spent his early years in the State of Washington, where his father worked on the Manhattan Project, and later moved with his family to Houston, Texas. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The World War II Manhattan Project developed the first Nuclear weapon (atomic bomb Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. After serving in the United States Air Force, he joined the CIA in 1964. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all

During his 30-year career with the CIA Bearden was a station chief in Pakistan, Nigeria, Sudan and Germany. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In Pakistan from 1986 to 1989, he played a role in training the mujahedeen in Afghanistan, and was later the chief of the Soviet/East European Division during the collapse of the Soviet Union. A Mujahid (Arabic ar مجاهد, literally "struggler" is a Muslim involved in a Jihad, id est fighting in a war or Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 He received the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the Intelligence Medal of Merit and the Donovan Award for his CIA service. The Distinguished Intelligence Medal is awarded by the Central Intelligence Agency for performance of outstanding services or for achievement of a distinctly exceptional He received the Federal Cross of Merit from the President of the German Federal Republic for his service in Germany at the end of the Cold War. Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit officially Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the

Since retiring, Bearden has written books based on his experiences, commented on current events, and appeared on television, including Secret Warriors (Discovery Channel), Covert Action (BBC), The Power of Nightmares (BBC2) and Heroes Under Fire (The History Channel). Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC Documentary film series written and produced by History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften Although generally supportive of the CIA and its mission, he has also been outspoken in his criticism of US actions in the War on Terrorism. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U He was co-author of one book with James Risen (author of State of War, which is critical of the White House and the Intelligence Community). James Risen is a Reporter for The New York Times and previously the Los Angeles Times. The United States Cabinet (usually simplified as "the Cabinet" is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the Executive branch of the Federal government Mr. Bearden is a frequent contributor to the op-ed pages of the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal, and has contributed to Foreign Affairs and to the book about September 11, 2001, How Did This Happen?, published by PublicAffairs. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Foreign Affairs is an influential American Journal on International relations published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR PublicAffairs (or PublicAffairs Books) is an American book publisher located in New York City. He is a consultant for CBS News. CBS News is the news division of American Television and Radio network CBS. He worked with Robert DeNiro on Universal Studios’ smash-hit Meet the Parents, and worked with DeNiro and screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, The Insider) on The Good Shepherd, released in December 2006. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Meet the Parents is a 2000 American Comedy film written by Greg Glienna and directed by Jay Roach of Austin Eric Roth (born New York, 22 March 1945) is an American screenwriter Forrest Gump is a 1994 Comedy film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and the name of the title character The Insider is a 1999 film that tells the true story of a 60 Minutes Television series exposé of the Tobacco industry The Good Shepherd is a 2006 Spy film directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie, with Universal Studios and DeNiro’s Tribeca Productions have optioned The Main Enemy as a planned sequel to The Good Shepherd. Tribeca Productions, a film and television production company was co-founded in 1989 by actor Robert De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal in the Lower Manhattan He also worked with director Mike Nichols on the film Charlie Wilson's War, released in December 2007. Mike Nichols (born November 6 1931) is an American television stage and Film director, writer and producer Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 biographical Drama Film based on the true story of Democratic Texas Congressman

As of 2003, Bearden lives in Reston, Virginia with his French-born wife, Marie-Catherine. Reston is an internationally known Planned community whose goal was to revolutionize post-World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in

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Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency program to arm the Afghan Mujahideen during the James Risen is a Reporter for The New York Times and previously the Los Angeles Times.
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