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." 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.