Chris Hedges and John Kiriakou discuss the CIA, how it has evolved, how it sees its mission, what it does, how it works, and the effects of its clandestine operations around the globe.
John Kiriakou worked for the CIA from 1990 to 2004, first as an analyst, and later as a counterterrorism operations officer overseas in Bahrain, Athens, and Pakistan, where he was the CIA’s Chief of Counterterrorist Operations.He became the sixth whistleblower indicted under the Espionage Act by the Obama administration and was sent to prison for two and a half years.
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If we didn’t have the CIA, who would perpetuate false flag events and psychological operations in the community?
Seems to me many atrocities were committed by CIA way before 911 !
"9/11 changed everything." That was the point, wasn't it?
We dont need DHS or NSA either and dare I say the IRS!
Cia did kill Kennedy, watch Dark Journalist, loads of people know this! They were all in on it, LBJ etc.
No evidence that the CIA killed John F Kennedy, GTFOH.
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Of course they are all afraid
Is this a democracy ???
Interesting interview. He describes a completely , amoral and out of control CIA, run by "gangsters of capitalism" who have their own army and hit squads that are unaccountable to anyone and routinely assassinate people…but they can't buy the idea that CIA assassinated JFK…Jesus…LOL
The assumption is that they didn't want the terror.
Compartmentalization gets it done.
They all just do what they are told…
The assumption is that they didn't get the result that they were seeking.
There's little hope for blind people
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My father worked in the CIA, and helped bring in the Brazilian coup in 1964. He was also in Vietnam and Laos in the 70s. Took care of him in his later years, but hated what he did.
How come Mody is supporting an apartheid ,colonialism, invader,crusader zionist regime like Israel, when it has been under colonialism rules for centuries and Mahatma Gandhi fought the apartheid regime in south africa.Mody blame by Congress party for supporting Israel colonialism regime .A WORD TO THE WISE PEOPLE.
How come Mody is.suporting an apartheid ,zionist colonialism, invader crusader regime.what a contradiction when india has fir centuries been under imperialists regime,so mody is on the wrong side of history and salute to the CONGRESS for supporting the Palestinian. A WORD TO THE WISE PEOPLE. Thks
We the people dont need the CIA. The Federal government does! CIA works for the benefit of the FEDERAL bank system.
FAILURE AND MURDER!
The CIA does what is best for the CIA.
The CIA is hardly failing when you fully consider their hidden agenda of making money for their coffers and the government, contractors and political donors.
Out of control – Understatement
Should be shut down; all of it – No question!
Oh wow Chris. Chris Hedges, CIA shill. You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
This is why i don't watch mainstream media
Chris Hedges is one of the few honest journalists left in the world. However, I’d like to hear the Mea Culpa for his work at the NYT, am agency mouthpiece.
The CIA is plain and simple a terrorists organization.
But the deep state needs someone for the dirty job ……CIA is something like the bacteria in our colon. USEFUL !!!!!
This shift to militarism…I think will lose CIA the X Factor they may have once had! J.
The history of the CIA
CIA = Central Insanity Administration
Thank you!
Total failure… It's hard to fathom MK ULTRA and how the CIA manipulated Charles Manson.. it should be shut down completely
It’s true if people are more self-reliant and responsible, we wouldn’t need government at all
Nice.
Did they confirm their part In the JFK ASSASSINATION ? Jyst asking! I know the answer!
Hope they get rid of them. Maybe then we won't have to worry about good presidents get assassinated or starting wars
and under bill counter tanks were used against American citizens in waco, totally against Geneva conventions, creamsting women and children with incindiary rounds through punctured compound walls