abstract
| - Situations that are too hot politically, too dangerous for politicians to be trusted to confront, or too absurd for conventional elements of the CIA are all pursued by this top-secret organization. The IMF is a specialized group of expert agents that remain hidden from the public and most government eyes. If the IMF were revealed to exist, the U.S. would be forced out of the United Nations and banned as a "pariah state." It is for this reason that the IMF trains its operatives so rigorously in the ways of stealth, deception, persuasion and the art of "invisibility." Agents are well educated, multi-talented and trained in a variety of areas including long distance surveillance, computers, demolition tactics and even assassination. One of the best-funded spy organizations in the world, the IMF also possesses millions of dollars worth of specialized gadgetry and weapons. Not all of the IMF's operatives are top of line, and some have been disciplined or forced out of the agency for their unacceptable behavior during missions. The spies forced out of the IMF are the most dangerous individuals to the agency, as they could easily detail secrets about the organization to any number of foreign and rogue governments. The IMF bears the brunt of today's international attacks, now focused on concealed entry and espionage. The missions keep getting harder and harder - but so do the agents.
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