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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOur CIA has done things that we are not proud of. However there's a big however
The litany:
Mosaddegh
Allende
Lumumba
Diem
History isn't pretty.
The sad thing is we could have worked with those men. However Donald Trump lacks the moral authority to criticize anybody for anything. He should keep his stupid mouth shut.
bdamomma
(63,918 posts)a organization not to be messed with.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)Let me preface my remarks by saying I don't believe most conspiracy theories. Mailer said the CIA was loathe to investigate the Kennedy assassination not because they thought some of their agents were involved but because they couldn't know for sure they weren't.
bdamomma
(63,918 posts)That is interesting.............I won't say anymore.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)Operation 40.
mopinko
(70,197 posts)no doubt.
so we should do more then? or what?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)Hitler
Who else?
mopinko
(70,197 posts)but there are some.
bin laden?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,711 posts)Drumpf is referring to presidents wasting members of the press and their political enemies, like Putin. The CIA muddies thing up... Even Nixon didn't dream of wasting members of the press or his political enemies.
mopinko
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roamer65
(36,747 posts)is that our media is teaming with CIA operatives.
By attacking our media, he's attacking the CIA.
Rex
(65,616 posts)Probably has moles in the CIA and now has his crazy brood on the NSC.