CIA is tops for patriotic students
Monday October 22 2001
AMERICAN students are rallying to support the war on terrorism by applying to join the CIA.
Campuses reported that the agency was attracting record applications after launching a recruitment drive at universities for "the extraordinary individual who wants more than just a job".
Following September 11, the agency is desperate to attract people with an international background especially those who have studied the Middle East.
It marks a dramatic turnabout on how the CIA is viewed. Previously the agency's recruiters were widely vilified because of universities' opposition to CIA "dirty tricks".
(Daily Telegraph, London)
