Abstract :
The research is based on a phenomenon that shows Indonesia ceaselessly
into the target country for foreign intelligence operations, including the CIA.
Where a lot of cases that suck the public attention and determine the direction of
travel this nation is always followed by foreign interests through its intelligence
agents. With a strategic position of Indonesia, Indonesia became the target of
attempts to control a country that no longer carried out by physical occupation, it
is conventional, but with control or intervene constitution or rules of law in the
target country.
The research was conducted to determine the meaning contained in the
illustration "CIA KUASAI RI" on the front cover of the magazine September
2011 issue of Intelijen magazine.
The method used is included in the semiotic analysis of qualitative
descriptive study. Here using semiotic theory of Charles Sanders Peirce, who
divides signs into three categories: icon, index and symbol.
Result of this study, which became an icon in the illustration "CIA
KUASAI RI" on the front cover of theIntelijen magazine of September 2011 is
shown in the picture the eye, the eye contour is seen from the right eye, red fabric
wrapped around and layered in the over the image the eye, white fabric wrapped
around and layered at the bottom of the image the eye, eyelids, eyelashes. The
index is the article "CIA KUASAI RI", eyes staring straight ahead. While that
includes the symbol is illustrated with black background, the CIA?s symbol is in
the middle of eye picture, eye picture, the light vague shining eye image, the
color of the flag motif on the "CIA" in writing "CIA KUASAI RI", the color of
the flag motif on the "RI" in writing "CIA KUASAI RI", the color motif on the
"KUASAI" in writing "CIA KUASAI RI "