Counter-Intelligence
“Shining a Light on Black Operations”
A five-part documentary series that examines in-depth the influence of espionage agencies on governments and societies, both domestically and abroad.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Part 1 - The Company
30-04-201379mThis first episode lays out the structure of the modern intelligence agency, using the evolution of the CIA and the creation of the concept of ‘plausible deniability’ to show how t...
- Ep 2
2.Part 2 - The Deep State
10-05-201385mThe Iran-Contra affair provides the public with their first glimpse of the secret National Security State, leading on from the Watergate scandal in the 1970s. This episode examines...
- Ep 3
3.Part 3 - The Strategy of Tension
12-05-201355mThe Strategy of Tension examines the history of false flag operations used for war, propaganda and psychological operations—or ‘psy-ops’. Operation Northwoods and Operation Gladio...
- Ep 4
4.Part 4 - Necrophilous
13-05-2013116mThis episode investigates how torture and extensive demonstrative violence have been used as tools throughout clandestine operations, intelligence gathering and also outright war....
- Ep 5
5.Part 5 - Drone Nation
14-05-201350mOn New Years Eve 2011, Barack Obama signs into law (without much opposition) the National Defense Authorization Act—a law that allows the government to detain its own citizens with...
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