This Is How The CIA Is Waging A 'Hot War' Against Russia

Washington Post: Ukrainian spies with deep ties to CIA wage shadow war against Russia 

KYIV — The cluttered car carrying a mother and her 12-year-old daughter seemed barely worth the attention of Russian security officials as it approached a border checkpoint. 

But the least conspicuous piece of luggage — a crate for a cat — was part of an elaborate, lethal plot. Ukrainian operatives had installed a hidden compartment in the pet carrier, according to security officials with knowledge of the operation, and used it to conceal components of a bomb. 

Four weeks later, the device detonated just outside Moscow in an SUV being driven by the daughter of a Russian nationalist who had urged his country to “kill, kill, kill” Ukrainians, an explosion signaling that the heart of Russia would not be spared the carnage of war. 

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Update #1: Ukraine’s CIA-Trained Intelligence Operators Assassinated Dozens of Russians, Collaborators – WaPo (Moscow Times) 

Update #2: CIA closely cooperates with Ukraine and invests dozens of dollars there – WP (Ukrainska Pravda) 

WNU Editor: This story is being covered comprehensively in Russia .... CIA-backed Ukrainian spies behind Russian journalist’s murder – WaPo (RT). A prediction. I do not know when or how the Kremlin is going to be respond, but there is going to be blowback against the US.

How CIA Propaganda Works

How CIA propaganda works. Every American and non-American should watch this video like 25 times.

Else, you're just a brainwashed dummy, regurgitating whatever rubbish that's programmed into your skull.

Operation Mockingbird - John Stockwell, CIA agent explains. pic.twitter.com/p8xZzCPgjS

— S.L. Kanthan (@Kanthan2030) August 23, 2023

WNU Editor: Operation Mockingbird is still alive, albeit probably under different names. I am certainly seeing it everyday on how the Western press is covering the war in Ukraine.

24 Women Claim Sexual Abuse At The CIA Has Been Covered Up

New York Daily News: At least 24 women claim sexual abuse at the CIA has been covered up 

A sexual assault case involving a CIA officer trainee has sparked a movement among female agency employees, with at least two dozen already claiming instances of misconduct and suppression. 

Officer trainee Ashkan Bayatpour was convicted Wednesday for an incident that took place in 2022, during which he attacked a colleague in a secluded stairwell, wrapped a scarf around her neck and tried to kiss her on the mouth. 

The case was notable for the surprising way it displayed the CIA’s covert inner-workings in a public courtroom, and has since led to a flood of women stepping forward to make new accusations.  

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Update #1: CIA stairwell attack among flood of sexual misconduct complaints at spy agency (AP)  

Update #2: Ashkan Bayatpour is convicted of sex attack on female CIA colleague as agency is accused of harboring perverts (Daily Mail)  

WNU Editor: Something tells me that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Newsweek Reveals What The CIA Is Doing In Ukraine

Newsweek: Exclusive: The CIA's Blind Spot about the Ukraine War 

One of the biggest secrets of the Ukraine war is how much the CIA doesn't know. The Agency is as uncertain about Volodymyr Zelensky's thinking and intentions as it is about Vladimir Putin's. And as the Russian leader faces his biggest challenge in the aftermath of a failed mutiny, the Agency is straining to understand what the two sides will do—because President Joe Biden has determined that the United States (and Kyiv) will not undertake any actions that might threaten Russia itself or the survival of the Russian state, lest Putin escalate the conflict and engulf all of Europe in a new World War. In exchange, it expects that the Kremlin won't escalate the war beyond Ukraine or resort to the use of nuclear weapons. 

America's stance is under threat because the near-mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, raises the question as to whether Moscow has run out of options.  

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WNU Editor: Newsweek is only confirming what everyone knows. The CIA has boots on the ground in Ukraine. 

And while Newsweek does not confirm it, I am willing to bet that some of these CIA officers are directly involved in waging war against Russia.

Newsweek Reveals What The CIA Is Doing In Ukraine  

CIA Fears ‘Disastrous Consequences’ As Ukraine Ignores US Warnings Against Sabotage Operations: REPORT -- Dailly Caller  

CIA Has Boots In Ukraine, A Newsweek Disclosure -- CounterCurrents.org  

Newsweek reveals CIA role in Ukraine -- RT

CIA Launches Video Campaign To Recruit Russian Spies

 

Time: The CIA Is Now Trying to Recruit Russian Spies On Telegram 

A man trudges through snow to a bleak office full of paperwork. A woman logs onto a government computer. 

The weary bureaucrats seem to be reaching a breaking point with life in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.“Is this the life I dreamed of?” a speaker asks. The camera pans over photos of their children on their desks. 

The cinematic video, with the gray tones of a Cold War thriller, is part of a U.S. effort to provide more tools for disaffected Russians who might be willing to provide information. 

Created by the Central Intelligence Agency, the two-minute clip was posted Tuesday on a new Telegram channel that provides information on how to securely contact the U.S. agency using a Tor browser and encryption tools to send information via the dark web.  

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WNU Editor: This is a joke. It will not recruit the people you need. All that you are going to get on this app are Russian spies impersonating unhappy Russian officials who want to help the CIA. 

CIA Launches Video Campaign To Recruit Russian Spies  

CIA seeks to recruit Russian spies with new video campaign -- CBS  

CIA launches video to recruit Russian spies -- CNN  

CIA Seeks to Recruit War-Weary, High-Ranking Russians With Video Appeal -- Moscow Times  

CIA uses favored Russian Telegram app to recruit spies -- FOX News

GOP Report Says The CIA 'May Have Assisted In Obtaining Signatories' For Letter Discrediting Hunter Biden Laptop

 

 Daily Mail: CIA conspired with the Biden campaign and HELPED produce letter calling Hunter's laptop disinformation - and wanted it approved in a 'rush' before the 2020 election, Republicans claim in bombshell report 

* Emails reveal editorial deliberation behind adding language that Hunter laptop 'has all the classic earmarks of a Soviet/Russian information operation' 

* The Republican report obtained by DailyMail.com is set to be released on Wednesday 

The CIA was actively involved in getting signatures for the letter from 51 intelligence officials discrediting Hunter Biden's laptop as disinformation, according to bombshell Republican report set to be released Wednesday. 

The House Judiciary Committee is set to unveil a report titled: The Hunter Biden Statement: How Senior Intelligence Community Officials and the Biden Campaign Worked to Mislead American Voters.

It alleges that the letter 'was a political operation to help elect' Joe Biden in November 2022. It alleges that a CIA employee 'may have helped in the effort to solicit signatures for the statement' and accuses former Deputy CIA director and Acting CIA Director Mike Morell and the Biden campaign of conspiring to quickly get the letter approved.  

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WNU Editor: I want more details on who in the CIA green-lighted former CIA chief Michael Morell to go ahead with this .... Former CIA chief Michael Morell, who wrote ex-spy letter dismissing The Post’s Hunter Biden laptop reports, told signers he’d ‘clear’ it with agency in record time (NYPost). 

GOP Report Says The CIA 'May Have Assisted In Obtaining Signatories' For Letter Discrediting Hunter Biden Laptop  

CIA 'may have assisted in obtaining signatories' for letter discrediting Hunter Biden laptop: House GOP report -- FOX News  

House Republicans say CIA staffer helped seek support for statement from former intel officials questioning Hunter Biden laptop story -- CNN  

CIA fast-tracked letter that falsely suggested Hunter Biden laptop was Russia op -- NYPost  

House Panel Says CIA Conspired with Biden's Team to Blame Russia for Hunter Laptop Story -- Sputnik  

CIA allegedly involved in downplaying Hunter Biden laptop scandal – House Committee -- RT

The New Tork Times Praises CIA Director William Burns

William Burns, right, the director of the CIA, is joined by, from left: FB Director Christopher Wray; Gen. Paul Nakasone, the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the director of the National Security Agency; and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines at a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington on March 8, 2023. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

New York Times: William Burns, a CIA Spymaster With Unusual Powers 

WASHINGTON — To mark the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, CIA Director William Burns stood in the lobby of the agency’s headquarters in Langley, Virginia, and sought to exorcise the ghosts of the prewar intelligence failures that haunt the building to this day. 

Addressing some 100 CIA officials on March 19, Burns acknowledged how the agency catastrophically blundered in its assessment that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. But he noted, according to two people present, that there was ample blame to go around. The culprits included a hubris-stricken Bush White House as well as the State Department — where Burns served at the time as a senior official — which he said had unwarranted confidence that it could derail the invasion plans. 

Notably Burns added, “We’ve learned from that hard lesson.” The intelligence the agency and others collected on Russia’s plans to invade Ukraine, he said, “stands as a powerful example of that. It enabled us to provide strong, resolute and confident warning, to help the Ukrainians defend themselves and to help the president cement a strong coalition.”  

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WNU Editor: I am not surprised by this "puff" post on the CIA Director from the New York Times. Expect even more in the coming months. The U.S. is now in an undeclared war with Russia and in an economic war against China. Tensions are rising, and the media is being used both here and abroad to support government policy and its leaders.

Who Is The Most Powerful Intelligence Agency: CIA vs FSB vs Mossad vs MSS

 

WNU Editor: Andrew Bustamante is a former Air Force Combat Veteran and CIA Intelligence Officer specializing in covert action and clandestine operations. The full interview with Andrew Bustamante is below.

   

Update: There is another interview with Andrew Bustamante. It is on the Shawn Ryan Show and it is below (two parts). 

CIA Director Burns Says Iran Could Enrich Uranium To Weapons-Grade Within Weeks If It Chooses

CIA Dir. Bill Burns says he doesn't believe Iran has made a decision to resume its nuclear weapons program.

But, its efforts to enrich uranium and ability to deliver a nuclear weapon once they develop it, are "advancing" at what he tells @margbrennan is "a worrisome pace." pic.twitter.com/sdizKcxpoN

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 26, 2023

Times Of Israel: CIA chief: Iran could enrich uranium to weapons-grade within weeks if it chooses  

William Burns says US doesn’t believe Iranian supreme leader has made decision to pursue weaponization, after Tehran found to have enriched uranium to 84% purity 

The head of the Central Intelligence Agency has warned that Iran could enrich uranium to weapons-grade within weeks, but said the United States does not believe Iranian leaders have yet decided to do so. 

The comment by William Burns, made during an interview with CBS News aired Saturday, came after inspectors from the UN atomic agency found uranium in Iran enriched to 84 percent purity, the closest its been to the 90% purity needed for nuclear weapons.  

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Update #1: CIA director: Iran's nuclear program advancing at "worrisome pace" -- CBS Face The Nation

Update #2: Transcript: CIA director William Burns on "Face the Nation," Feb. 26, 2023 -- Face The Nation  

WNU Editor: The CIA Director is also saying that he see signs that Russia is helping Iran's missile program (see video below).

The partnership between Iran and Russia is "moving at a pretty fast clip in a very dangerous direction," CIA Dir. Bill Burns says. He sees signs that "Russia is proposing to help the Iranians on their missile program."

It's a "quite disturbing set of developments," Burns adds. pic.twitter.com/vaSU0XOWCF

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 26, 2023

CIA Director Bill Burns Confirms Reports That China May Send Lethal Aid To Russia In Its War Against Ukraine

CIA Director William Burns says the U.S. is “confident” that China is "considering the provision of lethal equipment" to aid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Burns told @margbrennan that the U.S. is hoping to "deter" Beijing from making a "very risky and unwise bet.” pic.twitter.com/9iD5XLGAy0

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) February 25, 2023

CBS News: CIA confirms possibility of Chinese lethal aid to Russia 

In an exclusive interview with CBS News, CIA Director Bill Burns confirmed the possibility that China may send lethal aid to Russia in its war against Ukraine. 

"We're confident that the Chinese leadership is considering the provision of lethal equipment," Burns told "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan on Friday. 

The revelation that China's President Xi Jinping is mulling this escalation is a dramatic change from past Biden administration assessments. Earlier this month, Burns told students at Georgetown University that Xi had been "very reluctant to provide the kind of lethal weapons to Russia to use in Ukraine that the Russians are very much interested in." 

Burns emphasized that China has not yet made the decision to transfer lethal aid to Russia, and shed light on the logic behind the Biden administration's decision to make this intelligence public.  

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WNU Editor: CIA Director William Burns says China has not yet made the decision to transfer lethal aid to Russia. But even though the above twitter video is a short clip, listening to him my gut tells me that the CIA Director already knows Beijing will soon start shipping lethal weaponry and ammunition to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. 

It is only a question of when the logistics are in place to make it happen, and if China's roadmap to end the Russia - Ukraine war is ignored. Since the US and its European allies have already rejected China's "peace plan" to end the war (link here), it looks like that decision may come sooner rather than later.

CIA Director Says The Next 6 Months Will Be 'Critical' For Ukraine

 

CBS News: CIA Director William Burns: Next 6 months will be "critical" in Ukraine war 

CIA Director William Burns said Thursday that the next six months would be "critical" in the war in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin betting that waning Western interest and "political fatigue" could afford his military a new chance at making battlefield gains. 

"Putin, I think, is betting right now that he can make time work for him," Burns said. "The key is going to be on the battlefield in the next six months, it seems to us." 

"Puncturing Putin's hubris, making clear that he's not only not going to be able to advance further in Ukraine, but as every month goes by, he runs a greater and greater risk of losing the territory that he's illegally seized from Ukraine so far," he continued. "So this next period, I think, is going to be absolutely crucial."  

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WNU Editor: Why 6 months? Ukraine President Zelensky answers that question himself when he says that it will be 'too late’ if the Abrams arrive In August .... Ukraine Upset With Abrams Tanks Arrival Date; Zelensky Says It Will Be ‘Too Late’ If Abrams Arrive In August (EurAsian Times). 

 CIA Director Says The Next 6 Months Will Be 'Critical' For Ukraine 

Next six months “critical” for outcome of Russo-Ukrainian war - CIA chief -- Ukrinform 

In Russia-Ukraine war, next six months will be 'absolutely crucial', says CIA official -- Republic World  

Next six months “crucial” in Russia’s war against Ukraine – CIA Director -- Euromaidan Press  

CIA chief: Ukraine needs to puncture 'Putin's hubris' in the next 6 months -- Insider

Will The CIA Use Artificial Intelligence Platforms To Replace Human Analysts?

Federal News Serivice: CIA official ‘doesn’t envision’ chatbots replacing human analysts 

The Central Intelligence Agency is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to parse through data and alert officials to global developments, but one of the agency’s top analysts doesn’t see ChatGPT or any other bots giving the president’s daily brief anytime soon. 

Linda Weissgold, deputy director for analysis at the CIA, said the agency has made “a lot of progress” in using artificial intelligence and machine learning, with the agency developing many tools in-house.

“I think one of the most difficult things we have as analysts right now is the amount of data that’s out there, and how do you make sure that you don’t miss something?” Weissgold said during a Jan. 24 event hosted by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. 

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WNU Editor: There is too much data out there that makes it all but impossible for humans to sift through .... American Spy Agencies Are Struggling in the Age of Data (Wired). Like it or not, the CIA is going to employ artificial intelligence and machine learning platforms in their operations, and to a level that will be far more extensive than what they are doing now.  

Update: Just discovered this. And this report is from 2017. What can only imagine what they are doing now ..... OMG! CIA Has 137 Secret Projects Going In Artificial Intelligence (Techrival).

The CIA Director Is Visiting Israel

CIA Director Bill Burns 

Jerusalem Post: CIA director visits Israel amid escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence 

The CIA chief's visit came amid an escalation of security tensions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. 

US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Bill Burns visited Israel this week for high-level meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad chief David Barnea, KAN News reported earlier on Friday.

The CIA chief, whose visit came amid an escalation of security tensions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, also met with Egyptian President Ahmed Fattah El-Sisi as part of his trip to the Middle East.  

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WNU Editor: US Secretary of State Blinken is currently on his way to the Middle East .... U.S. concerned over Israeli raid ahead of Blinken visit (Reuters). 

The CIA Director Is Visiting Israel  

Scoop: CIA director visiting Israel, West Bank as concern over violence intensifies -- Axios  

CIA Chief visits Israel, Palestine Territories -- Middle East Monitor 

American CIA chief William Burns visits Israel, West Bank - report -- I24NEWS 

Amid escalation, CIA chief said visiting Israel, West Bank -- Times of Israel

CIA Director Traveled In Secret To Kyiv To Meet Ukraine President Zelensky And His Senior Intelligence Officials

CIA director holds secret meeting with Zelensky on Russia’s next steps © Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post  

Washington Post: CIA director holds secret meeting with Zelensky on Russia’s next steps 

CIA Director William J. Burns traveled in secret to Ukraine’s capital at the end of last week to brief President Volodymyr Zelensky on his expectations for what Russia is planning militarily in the coming weeks and months, said a U.S. official and other people familiar with the visit. Burns’s travel comes at a critical juncture in the 11-month war. 

Russian forces are mounting a massive assault near the eastern city of Bakhmut that is causing many casualties on both sides and forcing Ukraine to weigh its resources there as it prepares a major counteroffensive elsewhere in the country. 

Top of mind for Zelensky and his senior intelligence officials during the meeting was how long Ukraine could expect U.S. and Western assistance to continue following Republicans’ takeover of the House and a drop-off in support of Ukraine aid among parts of the U.S. electorate, said people familiar with the meeting. 

All spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private high-level engagement. 

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WNU Editor: This meeting happened last week. My gut tells me that this meeting happened because this is a war of attrition, and Ukraine is losing men and equipment at a rate that is not sustainable. The CIA Director was there to share with the Ukraine President and his top advisers Langley's assessments and concerns.

CIA Director Traveled In Secret To Kyiv To Meet Ukraine President Zelensky And His Senior Intelligence Officials  

CIA director visits Kyiv, meets with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy -- AP  

CIA Director Burns recently traveled to Ukraine to meet Zelenskiy - U.S. official -- Reuters  

CIA Director Burns Visited Ukraine to Meet With Zelensky -- New York Times  

CIA director visits Kyiv and meets with Ukraine's Zelensky -- L.A. Times  

CIA director briefed Zelensky on US expectations for Russia's battlefield planning -- CNN

Former Aide Says CIA Staff Made A 'Suicide Pact' To Resign If Trump Fired Director Gina Haspel

CIA staff reportedly had a 'suicide pact' to all resign if Donald Trump replaced director Gina Haspel with supporter Kash Patel. Carlos Barria/Reuters  

Insider: CIA staff made a 'suicide pact' to resign if Trump fired director Gina Haspel, former aide says 

* CIA staff pledged to quit if Donald Trump fired its director, Alyssa Farah Griffin said. 

* She spoke about the "suicide pact" in testimony to the January 6 committee. 

* At the time, Trump was said to be considering replacing Gina Haspel with supporter Kash Patel. 

CIA staff had a "suicide pact" to resign if Donald Trump fired director Gina Haspel, a former aide to the president told the House's January 6 select committee. 

Alyssa Farah Griffin said that the threat of a mass walkout stopped Trump from replacing Haspel with supporter Kash Patel, according to transcripts released by the committee in late December. 

"I will share one thing that I cannot confirm myself, but it's worth looking into," said Farah Griffin, a former director of communications at the White House. 

She gave the testimony in April 2022. "I have been told that they tried to fire Gina Haspel, the CIA director, and install Kash Patel."  

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WNU Editor: If true. And what we now know from the Twitter files. President Trump should have fired Gina Haspel. The US would be in a far better place today with no blood and vision at the top.

In the end Gina Haspel was replaced (fired?) by the Biden White House. And there was no mass resignation.

CIA Director Bill Burns Discusses The Russia - Ukraine War And The Intelligence Challenges That Are Posed By China

 

WNU editor: A rare interview with the CIA Director. 

He says the tempo of the Russia - Ukraine war is lessening. I disagree. The casualties that are being reported show there is no lessening of the tempo. 

CIA Director Burns' assessment on the Russian economy and Russian public support for the war is contrary to what I am hearing or seeing in Russia.

CIA Director Burns is also underestimating the Russia - China alliance.

CIA Wants To Recruit Russians Displeased With The Ukraine War

A man crosses the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seal in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008. © AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB 

Insider: The CIA is looking for Russians who are 'disgusted' with the Ukraine war to recruit as spies 

* The CIA's deputy director of operations said last week the agency is looking for Russian recruits. 

* During an event at George Mason University, David Marlowe said the agency is "open for business." 

* Marlowe added the CIA is looking for Russians who are "disgusted" with the war in Ukraine. 

The Central Intelligence Agency is looking for Russians who are "disgusted" with the Ukraine war to recruit them as spies, David Marlowe, the agency's deputy director of operations, said last week. 

Marlowe told an audience at George Mason University's Hayden Center in Fairfax County, Virginia, that Putin was "at his best moment the day before he invaded [Ukraine]" because he had "all the power that he is ever going to have." 

"He squandered every single bit of that," Marlowe said, before adding: "We're looking around the world for Russians who are as disgusted with [Putin's actions] as we are. Because we're open for business."  

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WNU Editor: Moscow has commented on this CIA initiative .... Moscow reacts to CIA plan to recruit Russians (RT). 

 CIA Wants To Recruit Russians Displeased With The Ukraine War  

CIA Tells Russians Frustrated by Putin's War: ‘We’re Open for Business’ -- Moscow Times  

CIA telling disgruntled Russians ‘we’re open for business,’ top spook says -- NYPost 

CIA Aims to Recruit Spies Among Russian Dissidents -- Newsmax  

CIA to recruit spies among Russians standing against war - media -- Ukrinform  

CIA discloses strategy for angry Russians -- MENAFN

Former CIA Intelligence Officer Suggests Using ‘Counterterrorism’ Strategies Against The Republican Party

Marc Polymeropoulos (former Senior Intelligence Service officer at the CIA), NBC: The GOP needs a counterradicalization strategy 

It’s not Democrats who must act. We need to find strong voices within the Republican Party. I worked in counterterrorism operations for nearly my entire career at the CIA before retiring in 2019. 

The battle we engaged in with international terrorist groups like Al Qaeda wasn’t just with their legions of foot soldiers but with their highly effective propaganda arms as well. The U.S. and our allies considered those propagandists fundamental cogs in a terror group’s machinery, and just as culpable as any other terrorist. So we held them accountable when innocent civilians were killed. 

Why are these propagandists so dangerous? Because, while they might not supply weapons, they can effectively radicalize individuals to obtain them and put them to use — even from the comfort of their own homes via the internet. They do that by sending the message that violence is permissible, even admirable, in a process of normalization that breaks down the resistance most humans usually experience to such acts. They give them a cause to justify the need for acting out violently, which goads foot soldiers to take steps toward action. And they can provide suggested targets and detailed information on how to carry out attacks.  

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Update #1: Former CIA Intelligence officer suggests using ‘counterterrorism’ strategies against ‘right-wing’ Americans (FOX News)  

Update #2: Former CIA agent says Conservatives should be met with counterterrorism tactics (BPR)  

Update #3: Former CIA officer tells the GOP they need a plan to purge their terrorists (Raw Story)  

WNU Editor: Former CIA Intelligence officer Marc Polymeropoulos must be channeling the following quote by Pogo' .... "we have met the enemy, and he is us". It is appalling that NBC is giving this person a platform to spew his hate.

Marc Polymeropoulos is also one of the 51 former intelligence officers who signed a letter that falsely said the Hunter Biden laptop was a Russian disinformation campaign.

This is one of the ex-CIA "Dirty 51" who signed that letter falsely claiming Hunter Biden's laptop was a Russian "information operation". He's late to the party here: Marc Polymeropoulos urges ‘counterterrorism’ strategy against ‘right-wing’ Americans https://t.co/JADJmqMnuB

— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) November 7, 2022

CIA Launches Its First Podcast Called 'The Langley Files'

FOX News: CIA's first podcast disses Russia as a 'declining' power, warns China is a 'central geopolitical challenge'  

The CIA launched its first episode of its new podcast 'The Langley Files' on Thursday 

CIA Director William Burns called Russia a "declining" power in the first episode of the intelligence agency's new podcast, while warning that China is a "central geopolitical challenge" for the U.S. 

The CIA's podcast, "The Langley Files," launched Thursday and featured Burns as its first guest. 

The podcast comes during the CIA’s 75th anniversary — a time, Burns said, for the agency to "reflect on how we need to organize ourselves to navigate successfully what is an incredibly complicated international terrain." 

Burns warned that terrain features a "major power competition with rising powers like China," which he referred to as a "central geopolitical challenge."  

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WNU Editor: You can listen to "The Langley Files" podcast here (link here). 

CIA Launches Its First Podcast Called 'The Langley Files' 

The Langley Files: CIA launches podcast to bring intelligence agency ‘out of the shadows’ -- The Independent  

CIA Podcast: ‘The Langley Files’ to Debunk and Educate the World on its Purpose—Here’s Where to Listen -- Tech Times 

CIA Launches First Podcast, ‘The Langley Files,’ Which Reveals That Working at the Agency Is More Boring Than Hollywood Makes It Seem -- Variety

Russia's Spy Chief Will Not Congratulate The CIA On Its 75th Anniversary This Sunday

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service head Sergey Naryshkin © Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev

RT: Russian chief spy says he won’t congratulate CIA 

The US agency’s 75-year history is made up of scandals, provocations, and meddling in other countries, Sergey Naryshkin explained 

The head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergey Naryshkin has said he won’t send any greetings to the US Central Intelligence Agency on its upcoming 75th anniversary. 

He cited the organization’s controversial activities and “provocations against sovereign states” as his reasons.  

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Update: Russian intel chief points to CIA’s history of sabotage acts against sovereign states (TASS)  

WNU Editor: The Central Intelligence Agency was created on July 26, 1947, when US President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act into law. But the CIA was officially formed on September 18, 1947.