That CIA eagle is winking at me! Or else the drugs have started to take effect ....
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https://www.cia.gov/cia/ciakids/seal/images/compass2.gif </TD><TD><CENTER>The CIA Seal
The Colors
</CENTER>The seal is done in the colors of our country's flag, red, white and blue, and also has an accent of gold.
<CENTER>The Eagle
</CENTER>The bald eagle is the national bird. When our country was being established, Benjamin Franklin, one of our founding fathers and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, wished the national bird to be the wild turkey. Mr. Franklin believed the turkey was a good choice as it provided food for the early settlers. He also thought that the turkey looked noble. However, Mr. Franklin was outvoted by the other members of the Continental Congress who felt that the eagle symbolized strength and alertness and that it would look much better as our national symbol.
<CENTER>The Compass
</CENTER>The compass or star, as some call it, has sixteen points on it. These points show our search for intelligence data all over the world outside the United States and bringing it all back home to our headquarters in Virginia to analyze, write a report on, and then pass on to the policy makers. The compass rests upon a shield which is a symbol for defense. The intelligence we gather is in defense of the United States of America.
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