Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

CIA U

English answer:

CIA University

Added to glossary by Barbara Gadomska
Aug 13, 2007 20:19
16 yrs ago
English term

CIA U

English Other Government / Politics war in Afghanistan
War in Afghanistan in the 1980s, CIA is doing its stuff.
"Langley fielded operations officers who set up training schools to educate Afghan rebels in sabotage, guerilla warfare, mine-laying, antitank attacks, secure communications, and more. This training ground was jokingly labeled "CIA U."

Any ideas what "U" stands for and what's funny about it?
TIA
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Non-PRO (1): Charlesp

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CIA University

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Peer comment(s):

agree Alp Berker : U is for University. The education provided apparently gave the appearance of a university.
3 mins
Thanks, Alp!
agree liz askew
4 mins
Thanks, Liz!
agree Mark Nathan
6 mins
Thanks, Mark!
agree jccantrell : Have to go with the first one, kind of like McDonald's "Hamburger University" although there really IS one of those!
1 hr
Thanks, jccantrell!
agree Alfa Trans (X)
13 days
Thanks, Marju.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to Alexander and to Liz"
5 mins

CIA University

EditorsWashington -- Ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s meetings with President ...... CIA University (CIAU) is looking for a seasoned, innovative learning ...
www.thesop.org/html/editors.php?editor=SOPnewswire - Similar pages


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Note added at 6 mins (2007-08-13 20:26:09 GMT)
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The joke lies in the fact that they were as good as people trained by the CIA University back in the States, perhaps?
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