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Rocco on 24: "According to the book, CTU is a branch of the CIA. as such it is an independent agency. heller is not in charge of CTU; his only involvement with them is his direct involvement in the days events. he's just staging his operations from CTU, and the two happen to conincide. the whole CIA connection is never really hinted at during the tv show, though, so who knows if the book is considered canon or not. it is an official book, though, so that's good enough for me. the other issue that arises, then, is the fact that the CIA can't collect information on american citizens in the US. the answer to that quandry would be 'it's a tv show. dammit'."