[1Old Pro]

Fuad Shukr, who had evaded even the US for four decades

Well, if the CIA is run like the Secret Service and FBI, no wonder we can't catch bad guys.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Well, if the CIA is run like the Secret Service and FBI, no wonder we can't catch bad guys

Sometime around 1983 here was CIA agent in Beirut who looked and acted like a typical American, and drove a taxi as a cover, and made no secret about his nationality. He claimed to locals he liked living in Beirut, which was plausible in 1983 when it still had a number of Christians and remnants of French culture. It is amazing how much intelligence a cab driver can pick up if his ears are open.

Even today, there are a number of exiled Lebanese Christians living in the U.S. and Israel who would make great agents.

[House Atreides]

“ Well, if the CIA is run like the Secret Service and FBI, no wonder we can’t catch bad guys.”
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Well at least it has a diverse workforce now so give them some credit. /sarc