U.S. government (fictional covert operations)

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The U.S. government (fictional covert operations) is a clandestine, often extralegal arm of the American state depicted in thrillers as running secret missions, black ops, and deniable intelligence activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional intelligence agency
fictional organization
narrative trope
commonTheme abuse of power
betrayal of democratic ideals
government conspiracy
moral cost of secrecy
tension between security and civil liberties
countryOfOrigin United States of America
hasCharacteristic clandestine
deniable
elite
extralegal
highly secretive
morally ambiguous
plausibly deniable
unaccountable
narrativeRole antagonistic force
morally ambiguous ally
secret intelligence arm
shadow government apparatus
oftenDepictedAs black budget program (fictional)
off-the-books Pentagon unit (fictional)
rogue intelligence cell (fictional)
secret agency within the CIA (fictional)
operatesInFictionalGenre action thriller
conspiracy fiction
political thriller
spy fiction
techno-thriller
subordinateTo National Security Council (fictional)
Executive Office of the President of the United States
surface form: U.S. executive branch (fictional)

U.S. president (fictional)
United States Intelligence Community
surface form: intelligence community (fictional)
typicalActivity black operations
clandestine surveillance
cover-up of operations
covert action
covert funding of proxy groups
deniable missions
extraordinary rendition
illegal domestic spying
psychological operations
regime change operations
targeted assassinations
typicalMedium comic book
feature film
novel
streaming series
television series
video game
usedForNarrativePurpose creating suspense
critiquing state power
exploring ethical dilemmas
justifying extreme action by protagonists

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Samantha Caine / Charly Baltimore – Geena Davis affiliation U.S. government (fictional covert operations)
subject surface form: Charly Baltimore
T'Chaka secret U.S. government (fictional covert operations)
this entity surface form: covered up N'Jobu's activities in the United States in MCU continuity
Ratcatcher 2 affiliation U.S. government (fictional covert operations)
this entity surface form: U.S. government (coerced)
Southland Tales depicts U.S. government (fictional covert operations)
this entity surface form: fictional US government agency US-IDENT
Henry McCord associatedWith U.S. government (fictional covert operations)
this entity surface form: U.S. government (fictional context)
Zed in Men in Black affiliation U.S. government (fictional covert operations)
subject surface form: Zed (Men in Black)
this entity surface form: United States government (fictional)
Dr. Kate Corrigan worksFor U.S. government (fictional covert operations)
this entity surface form: U.S. government (fictional)