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A 46-minute investigation divided into six chapters. Watch the full film or jump to any chapter with a direct timestamp link. Each episode is free on YouTube.

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EP 01
Origins: OSS to CIA (1941-1947)
Cold War IntelligenceAmerican Empires Series
How America's wartime spy agency, the OSS, became the CIA under the 1947 National Security Act. The founding of modern American intelligence.
4:12
 EP 02
Early Failures Against the KGB
Cold War Espionage1947-1953
The CIA's first intelligence failures against Soviet intelligence. Double agents, blown networks, and the humiliation of learning the KGB had penetrated American institutions.
5:36
 EP 03
Covert Operations & Regime Change
Iran, Guatemala, Congo1953-1965
The CIA's golden age of covert action. Operation Ajax in Iran, PBSUCCESS in Guatemala, and the systematic overthrow of governments across three continents.
8:42
 EP 04
MKUltra & The Black Programs
Mind ControlHuman Experiments1953-1973
Project MKUltra and the darkest chapter in CIA history. Unwitting subjects dosed with LSD and subjected to psychological torture in search of a truth serum.
8:45
 EP 05
The Black Budget Revealed
Iran-ContraFinancial Crimes1973-2001
Iran-Contra exposes CIA financial infrastructure operating completely off the books and outside Congressional oversight.
10:47
 EP 06
21st Century Intelligence & Surveillance
9/11PRISMWar on Terror2001-Present
Post-9/11, the CIA gains unlimited funding and authority. Black sites, drone wars, and the PRISM surveillance state with a $70+ billion annual budget.
8:15
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