I’m retired Agency. All this “CIA” talk needs to be brought into perspective.
In the past the Agency NEVER commented in the public arena. We never defended ourselves. For example, I know for a fact that congress (the intel committees) was fully informed by us when the Nicaraguan harbors were mined in the 80’s - but they used us as a scapegoat and proclaimed their outrage publically when the op was leaked.
The current DCI is a muslim sack of crap and is using his position to harm US interests in every way possible. Just like his boss. Brennan is not ‘the CIA’. (Are you reading this Alex Jones?) There is no CIA coup. I’m sure most case officers are sickened by what is going on.
So we need to tone down the silly conspiracy crap. I’m sure the Agency is a real mess compared to 8 years ago. But all of the ‘coup’ talk is just beyond ridicules.
Thanks very much for the post. We need reality from someone who lived it,helps the perspective a lot.