The definition of covert action

The definition of covert action specifically excludes traditional military activities and routine support to such activities. Routine support to traditional military activities can be provided under either Title 10 or Title 50, but does not require a Presidential Finding. However, were DoD to attempt to conduct operations to influence political, economic, or military conditions abroad where it is intended that the role of the US government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly under the guise of traditional military activities, intelligence preparation of the battlefield, or other such semantic stratagems, this would violate the U.S Code in both letter and spirit. The law can be changed, but Congress has shown no inclination to do so and, per the experiences of one of the authors หนังใหม่2025