The U.S. Constitution failed to prohibit government from conducting
espionage in behalf of commercial interests on taxpayers time and money.
The CIA, originally established as an intelligence gathering agency for
defense, conducted both covert and overt operations to obtain
information that would benefit favored businesses. The agency ran an
advertisement in the Wall Street Journal openly recruiting business and
professional people to serve as "non-official cover" officers through a
"front" agency;
"Direct your efforts to Selwyn, Bryant
and Brooke Associates, an international
search firm representing clients who
wish to attract enthusiastic and ex-
periencd professionals for positions
around the world."
The ad was handled for the CIA by Stackig, Inc., of McLean, Virginia,
where the secret agency's major operations were based.
One espionage case was exposed in 1995 in France where an American
woman was accused of attempting to recruit and bribe French corporate
and government officials to give technology secrets to the CIA. The case
involved communication switching technology developed by France Telecom
from which American Telephone & Telegraph could benefit.
The CIA helped defense contractor Raytheon win a major contract in
Brazil after spying on a competitor, and other favored commercial
interests benefitted from similar assistance. Investors, both inside
and outside the agency, stood to profit by obtaining secret information
regarding company's that were to receive the agency's help. Competing
companies were at a major disadvantage in not having tax-supported
agents working in their behalf.
With an AUTHENTIC CONSTITUTION in harmony with the natural
Cosmic Laws of the universe, and producing High Moral values and
Democratic Ideals, espionage by government employees is prohibited.
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