One important issue is the interrogation of these agents by the Chinese government and what they revealed.
Clap-trapper’s reign.
Thanks Clapper and Brennan
Was the Virginia girl who dethroned Brat involved?
There was an amazing story here at FR about...maybe 8 years back:
The CIA *did* at one time have HumInt sources there:
The story went that some idiot did a REPLY: ALL email, thereby disclosing the entire web of assets.
A low-level US official was requested to do a tour of some Tehran facility by the Iran gummint:
As they walked along in the factory, they hear the sound of screaming. The guide took no notice, gave no explanation, nary of ripple of concern.
As they walked along, the sound got more and more loud, the guide as before taking no notice.
They passed by an area, and to his horror this US guy saw a whole gaggle of Iranian men HUNG UP BY THEIR BALLS. Later, he heard the sound of pistol shots, and that screaming stopped.
He returned, reported the utterly bizarre plight he had just been through, and heard no more until much later:
He surmised that the whole purpose of his “tour” was to report back what had happened to the US assets.
I honestly don’t know why any foreigner would work for the CIA
They are, of course, putting their life in grave danger. the CIA suffers from the same bureaucratic stupidity and partisanship as every other Fed.gov organization - probably much worse. And US politicians, particularly the Leftist ones, will sell you down the river without batting an eye, for even the slightest political talking point or PR advantage.
No, in case you are wondering, I don’t trust Fed.gov.
OH - and who was President?