[ForGod'sSake]

Great piece of research and excellent presentation. All of which leads you, and many of us likely, to this conclusion amongst others:

I think something is deeply rotten at CIA and I wish I had the time and resources to look into the matter in depth.

Could it be, for lack of a better term, social engineering on a global scale? Seems to work here at home. Fact is, none of us know exactly what this agency does, really. And can we rely upon our surrogates in D.C. to watch the henhouse? It's possible this agency is so good at flim flam that our congresscritters don't even know what they're up to.

Thanks for the ping to this terrific piece Mom.

FGS

[Wolfstar]

And can we rely upon our surrogates in D.C. to watch the henhouse?

Thanks for your comment, FGS. Although I'm sure your question is rhetorical, the answer is no. And I include in "our surrogates" both elected representatives and the media. The media claims to be our self-appointed watchdogs when, in reality, they are nothing more than a bunch of sales people pitching superficial tales.