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diversity was certainly a huge problem at the cia and i think it helped lined the cia in many ways. i think we've been historically, for many decades, failed to understand each other's cultures and lack of diversity was certainly part of the period that has vastly improved. i think improved in many other ways, to. >> interesting. i want to tell everyone if you have questions, feel free to put them in the chat q&a, which ever you would like. i worked a few into the conversation already but i will work them in. i have another question speaks to the evolution of the cia the dna, office of the rapture of national intelligence creation of post- 9/11 the organization of government enhance the intelligence and national security priorities and abilities of the country. director of the cia, the intelligence community was understood to function before. what you make of that and what do other cia directors make of that? >> funny story about that because i was very lucky when my book was launched, i had a zoom party and they attended by zoom i was asked a question about the dni and what i thoug
diversity was certainly a huge problem at the cia and i think it helped lined the cia in many ways. i think we've been historically, for many decades, failed to understand each other's cultures and lack of diversity was certainly part of the period that has vastly improved. i think improved in many other ways, to. >> interesting. i want to tell everyone if you have questions, feel free to put them in the chat q&a, which ever you would like. i worked a few into the conversation already...
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bush as cia director and there was no greater defender of the cia. he loved that job as a think everybody knows. one of the things that strikes me, having gotten to know a lot of people out there, is that at the end of the day almost everybody knows they are human beings. they have political opinions here there are vast differences between the analysts who tend to be some deprived, geeky, intellectuals who are stuck doing their work on the paper and there are covert operatives of breaking laws in countries all over the world. but the vast majority of them really are very good at keeping her head down and trying to do their jobs and produce honest intelligence, and they don't pay a lot of attention to whoever is in the oval office at any given moment or any of the bluster that's coming their way. that may sound pollyannaish and a little bit corny, but you do take some hope away from that when you just see how dedicated most of them are. >> so institutional integrity doesn't have to rely on the person on top? >> will, it helps. you know, there's a ques
bush as cia director and there was no greater defender of the cia. he loved that job as a think everybody knows. one of the things that strikes me, having gotten to know a lot of people out there, is that at the end of the day almost everybody knows they are human beings. they have political opinions here there are vast differences between the analysts who tend to be some deprived, geeky, intellectuals who are stuck doing their work on the paper and there are covert operatives of breaking laws...
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when you think about cia, cia does not have that. for one thing, cia is not a cabinet office. it is an executive branch office that reports to the national security council and through that to the president. but it does not have a -- an executive department that is nearly as powerful in policy terms as a cabinets department. secondly, it does not have a lobby group. we have our retirees associations. association of former intelligence officers, but other than some kind of public events and publicity and a letter to the editor every now and then, it's not a strong activist organization. nothing like the ama, the nra, the chamber of congress, planned parenthood and they have their targets in the executive branch. and our congressional overseers are often very hostile to us. they are not very sympathetic most of the time. and consequently when we get into political trouble, when scandals ensue, when investigations are run, when people want to make headlines by beating up on intelligence and foreign policy, cia is pretty much out there on its own unless the president backs it. som
when you think about cia, cia does not have that. for one thing, cia is not a cabinet office. it is an executive branch office that reports to the national security council and through that to the president. but it does not have a -- an executive department that is nearly as powerful in policy terms as a cabinets department. secondly, it does not have a lobby group. we have our retirees associations. association of former intelligence officers, but other than some kind of public events and...
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intelligence except the cia. historically, 85 plus percent of the intelligence resources of the u.s. government have been run by the military and cia, the dci had no authority over any of that. he could not say to the pentagon move this money and these people over here. all he could do is suggest that it might be a nice idea and hope that his argument prevailed in the national security council deliberations. usually it didn't. so the dci is really not a dci. the only way that he was going to prevail in interdepartmental disputes was with presidential backing. more often than not, the president sided with the defense department when it came to those conflicts over resources and authority, and even, in some cases, analytic issues. i can think of, for example, during the richard helms directorship two principle issues in which cia flat-out said something entirely different than the pentagon. the president disagreed, sided with the pentagon and ultimately proven wrong on both counts. but it just goes to show you that
intelligence except the cia. historically, 85 plus percent of the intelligence resources of the u.s. government have been run by the military and cia, the dci had no authority over any of that. he could not say to the pentagon move this money and these people over here. all he could do is suggest that it might be a nice idea and hope that his argument prevailed in the national security council deliberations. usually it didn't. so the dci is really not a dci. the only way that he was going to...
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president kennedy cia attempted to overthrow castro. we now know, of course, that the kennedy it administration was trying to kill castro. >> another page in oswald's address book available at the national archives has james p. husty. he was the fbi agent who we now know had the oswald's under surveillance weeks before the incineration. he actually went to australia's wife trying to interview her. and on the basis what marina oswald tells lee harvey oswald, he writes in his notebook, hosty's name and the license plate of his fbi car. this particular piece of paper in oswald's notebook would create a rift between the commission and the fbi, because it appears the fbi tried to eliminate this a portion of the notebook when it handed the documentation over to the warren commission. it created a typewritten version of oswald's notebook and removed hosty's name. in an effort to prevent the warren commission from knowing that oswald knew that this fbi agent had him under surveillance, that the fbi was monitoring his movements. a very dedicated
president kennedy cia attempted to overthrow castro. we now know, of course, that the kennedy it administration was trying to kill castro. >> another page in oswald's address book available at the national archives has james p. husty. he was the fbi agent who we now know had the oswald's under surveillance weeks before the incineration. he actually went to australia's wife trying to interview her. and on the basis what marina oswald tells lee harvey oswald, he writes in his notebook,...
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and the cia review board. all the best parts were excised but a cia official says i happen to know there's an uncensored manuscript at boston university, sure enough, to boston university in unredacted manuscript. >> there are a few others who struck me as could have made for great characters to focus on. in the case of peter -- peter schiel, you spoke to one other 90-year-old but was it tough to get him to agree to talk about this or waiting for somebody. >> guest: somewhere in between. guys who were still around live under a lifelong, not a ban, there are certain things they can't talk about. i wanted to talk to peter schiel about what it was like. he was the station she in berlin, 1952, ground 0 of the confrontation during those years. what was it like? and he told me amazing stories. one thing he was clear about was how clueless americans were going up against the soviets, who had deception and misinformation down to a fine art. the other thing i should add is a sign of how out to lunch, in west berlin to
and the cia review board. all the best parts were excised but a cia official says i happen to know there's an uncensored manuscript at boston university, sure enough, to boston university in unredacted manuscript. >> there are a few others who struck me as could have made for great characters to focus on. in the case of peter -- peter schiel, you spoke to one other 90-year-old but was it tough to get him to agree to talk about this or waiting for somebody. >> guest: somewhere in...
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>> not so much the cia. but the russians, yeah. what's kind of amazing and watching how much they've taken up in this game of misinformation and conception that they've been related but they kind of understand as an adversarial nation and everyone i talked to is both deeply concerned i answered the question in a roundabout way but that is what jumps out at me is seeing the parallel. >> i listened to the interview today and i wanted if it didn't come up in one of the stories about the woman getting killed i forget where you were i was wondering if you could tell that as well. >> it was in el salvador in 1984 and the dirty word primarily in guatemala and el salvador basically they were being sold and [inaudible] may be over 100 feet in the body of a young woman was thrown out onto the sidewalk with her hands tied together in front of her and her body just thrown out. i started walking towards her and before i got there it was mamaybe a matter of ten seconds three soldiers jumped out and the other two drive off so it was very apparent
>> not so much the cia. but the russians, yeah. what's kind of amazing and watching how much they've taken up in this game of misinformation and conception that they've been related but they kind of understand as an adversarial nation and everyone i talked to is both deeply concerned i answered the question in a roundabout way but that is what jumps out at me is seeing the parallel. >> i listened to the interview today and i wanted if it didn't come up in one of the stories about...
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so to take this opportunity to thank the cia and the leadershi leadership. so to take this amazing step of institutional transparency and to declassify. because what i said with firsthand experience i saw what was happening i saw the information in many instances i personally had the information. so then you say okay the account is declassified we were actually admitting that you don't classify no. but they classify the national security so ironically that helps the truth in the long run so now what happened? or what happened with the people in the book? and so many people who made it as a result and that is why would allow me to change the subtitle of the book because this is the first time he will read exactly what happened in the interrogation room to have a from receipt to the black sites. >> it is a rare occurrence for something to become declassified by a former official in the ways euros has been. and probably unprecedented in your particular case or circumstances. why do you think a god declassified? today have anything to do with the report? with th
so to take this opportunity to thank the cia and the leadershi leadership. so to take this amazing step of institutional transparency and to declassify. because what i said with firsthand experience i saw what was happening i saw the information in many instances i personally had the information. so then you say okay the account is declassified we were actually admitting that you don't classify no. but they classify the national security so ironically that helps the truth in the long run so now...
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why was the cia willing to play alon with this approach in the first place? >>t's a really interesting question, david, and i suppose th come act answer to that is twofold. first the directorf the cia george tenant was convinced that a war was inevitablend vading iraq was not going to -- you couldn't stopt and so tennent figured his role was to ve information to the president. to be an outlier was to be secretary of state colin powell and basically be pushed to exterior because it's clear that you're saying no to everything. the other aspect o this, coinciding with that was the director of the cia didn't want to see the intelligence community scapegoated. he could see this already cheney and wolfowitz were bringing to the president intelligence that was not real intelligence. it was coming from iraqi refugees and some of it were justutright bogus. tennant's view understandably and honorably is that we have to be the ones in the room presenting the intelligence. unfortunately in making that decision, tennent cross the line you're indicating and helped the adni
why was the cia willing to play alon with this approach in the first place? >>t's a really interesting question, david, and i suppose th come act answer to that is twofold. first the directorf the cia george tenant was convinced that a war was inevitablend vading iraq was not going to -- you couldn't stopt and so tennent figured his role was to ve information to the president. to be an outlier was to be secretary of state colin powell and basically be pushed to exterior because it's clear...
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admit the cia were in control of them. but beyond that, it doesn't seem -- understanding or about correspondence with the afghan counterparts. just to go back a little how they operate and how little oversight there is, they are paid in u.s. dollars in cash, so the afghan government is not even aware of who is making up the units, with conventional forces -- all units are paid through an electronic system, which backed up by biometric data which and of the members of take.units have to you mentioned the risk to journalists. something that has come about only in recent months . in kabul and other provincial capitals -- amy: we have 10 seconds. >> a big increase in targeted attacks, many of which are targeting journalists and human rights activists. amy: andrew quilty, we want you to stay safe. thank you so much. australian photojournalist baig [man singing in gaelic] sami yaffa: thieves, murderers, bloodthirsty savages, and drunken subhumans. that's how immigrants fleeing famine to the u.s. were described in the late 1800s
admit the cia were in control of them. but beyond that, it doesn't seem -- understanding or about correspondence with the afghan counterparts. just to go back a little how they operate and how little oversight there is, they are paid in u.s. dollars in cash, so the afghan government is not even aware of who is making up the units, with conventional forces -- all units are paid through an electronic system, which backed up by biometric data which and of the members of take.units have to you...
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especially the cia officials working overseas in a number of places. and the strange coincidence about where the cia has found russian agents to specialize in this microwave technology. tell me about that. >> yes, that's right, andrea. cia analysts working with cell phone location data determined that some russian intelligence agents who had experience working on the microwave energy programs and the russians have been working on these for decades, some of them popped up in cities and times of the attacks. that's not a definitive slam dunk case to bring the court. that's intelligence suggesting that further investigation is merited. it's not sure what others are doing. . people are concerned that the agency hasn't been taking it as seriously as it might. i have to say, such a great piece you did with mark, who i've known for some time. he's been familiar with the cia working with national security reporters, i've got to say i didn't know until very recently that he was suffering the way he is with daily migraines because he's an upbeat person. he's a h
especially the cia officials working overseas in a number of places. and the strange coincidence about where the cia has found russian agents to specialize in this microwave technology. tell me about that. >> yes, that's right, andrea. cia analysts working with cell phone location data determined that some russian intelligence agents who had experience working on the microwave energy programs and the russians have been working on these for decades, some of them popped up in cities and...
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from the cia at the age of 50. >> we have to see who did this. i'd like a robust investigation by intelligence services and others to see who was culpable. certainly, the russians are probably the prime suspect, but we can't allow anybody who is doing this to continue on. >> reporter: at least five new cases like mark's, involving cia officers, have been reported in the last year or so. in east asia, in poland, and in london. a source with direct knowledge telling nbc news. the source says that the cia using mobile phone location data determined that russian agents who worked on microwave weapons were in the same citiy ies at t same time. that's a lead but nothing conclusive. the cia tells nbc news if there were credible intelligence an adversary were harming an officer, director haskell would act swiftly. finally, mark got treatment at walter reed starting next month, something he's wanted. >> thank you for the reporting. tune into "andrea mitchell" reports in about an hour here on msnbc at noon. that does it for us this hour. we're appreciative
from the cia at the age of 50. >> we have to see who did this. i'd like a robust investigation by intelligence services and others to see who was culpable. certainly, the russians are probably the prime suspect, but we can't allow anybody who is doing this to continue on. >> reporter: at least five new cases like mark's, involving cia officers, have been reported in the last year or so. in east asia, in poland, and in london. a source with direct knowledge telling nbc news. the...
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he is a 26-year veteran of the cia. he was deputy chief of operations for the europe mission center. thank you for making time to be here tonight. it's an honor to have you here. >> thank you. it's good to be here. >> did i hit the appropriate high points? have i described this in the way you think hits on the things people should know about you and your colleagues have been through? >> you sure did. i will add one thing. i spent most of my career in war zones such as iraq and afghanistan. i have been shot at. i've been in pretty tricky situations. what happened in moscow that nice in december 2017 in a hotel room was the most terrifying incident of my life. >> when you read the report that came out a week ago now from the national academies of science saying this was directed microwave energy, that's a concept i think not a lot of us are familiar with. let me ask how that resonated with you and whether you feel like we are close to understanding what hit you. >> i think it resonated with me. but also, not speaking for
he is a 26-year veteran of the cia. he was deputy chief of operations for the europe mission center. thank you for making time to be here tonight. it's an honor to have you here. >> thank you. it's good to be here. >> did i hit the appropriate high points? have i described this in the way you think hits on the things people should know about you and your colleagues have been through? >> you sure did. i will add one thing. i spent most of my career in war zones such as iraq and...
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>> on the question of the cia. one of the things that eisenhower carries over from the second world war is the belief that you have to use whatever tools you have at your disposal to wage war against the bad guys. in the second world war, he took advantage of intelligence and covert operations and resistance movements working against hitler, so in the cold war it's easy for him to connected to. and say we're waging a vocal cold war against the soviet union, they're the bad guys, i want to know what they're doing, i want to secrets, i want intelligence on them. i'm happy to use covert operations if it will help our global struggle in the against the cold war. i think we know in retrospect, that that is going to lead to unfortunately an abuse of the role of the cia overtime. yet i accept you of is that the cia is a very valuable tool that i can use to constrain soviet power and also to wage war secretly so that i can avoid an overt conflict with boots on the ground. eisenhower is quite enamored of secret, power of th
>> on the question of the cia. one of the things that eisenhower carries over from the second world war is the belief that you have to use whatever tools you have at your disposal to wage war against the bad guys. in the second world war, he took advantage of intelligence and covert operations and resistance movements working against hitler, so in the cold war it's easy for him to connected to. and say we're waging a vocal cold war against the soviet union, they're the bad guys, i want to...
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we have the national security act that creates the cia. these are the steppingstones, but even so, truman will wage the cold war in the first couple of years and indeed the korean war and he still has a relatively small bureaucracy. and, of course, the delta keeps ongoing. in the cold war, eisenhower's white house was small but he organized it. he used that instrument of power very effectively and it would grow and grow. the vietnam war had a huge impact on commanding it. but you mentioned congress and the one hitch in your assessment is that in the wake of the vietnam war and the nixon period, congress does try to reassert control over the executive. and the act and the church committee hearings that investigate abuses of the cia which come on in the 1970s and the mid 70s is an effort to try to claw back a little bit of that power that had been surrendered by congress because of the cold war consensus, the congress now is thinking, wait, it got us into vietnam. we need a little bit of that power back. but it doesn't hang on to that power.
we have the national security act that creates the cia. these are the steppingstones, but even so, truman will wage the cold war in the first couple of years and indeed the korean war and he still has a relatively small bureaucracy. and, of course, the delta keeps ongoing. in the cold war, eisenhower's white house was small but he organized it. he used that instrument of power very effectively and it would grow and grow. the vietnam war had a huge impact on commanding it. but you mentioned...
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senior cia officers were targeted, too. one of those officers is mark -- most recently the cias number two official for clandestine operations in europe merchandise a tall, broad, beardy strong guy. he calls himself grizzled, and are you going to argue with him? on assignment in 2017 in a moskow hotel room he woke up in the middle of the night dizzy, nauseous, his ears were ring. he said he felt like he was going to throw up and pass out at the same time. as he got back to the u.s. his symptoms got worse. incredibly strong pressure on the back of his head, he lost his sight. he had to stop driving. he believes he's one of the 40 or so americans who fell ill after it appears they were targeted with microwave energy. he's the first to publicly attribute his illness to his time spent in russia working for the cia. after 26 years at the agency he retired from the cia last year. he said, quote, i had a lot more to offer, but i had to retire because these headaches don't go away. joining us now from the interview tonight is mark,
senior cia officers were targeted, too. one of those officers is mark -- most recently the cias number two official for clandestine operations in europe merchandise a tall, broad, beardy strong guy. he calls himself grizzled, and are you going to argue with him? on assignment in 2017 in a moskow hotel room he woke up in the middle of the night dizzy, nauseous, his ears were ring. he said he felt like he was going to throw up and pass out at the same time. as he got back to the u.s. his symptoms...
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new cases like mark's have hit other cia officers around the world in the last 18 months and the cia has tracked russian agents in the same cities at the same time according to a source with direct knowledge. but no conclusive evidence lester >> all right andrea mitchell tonight, thanks. >>> in just 60 seconds, the new alert on a scam targeting amazon and apple customers. how to protect yourself >>> we need to tell you about a new aler on a scam targeting amazon prime and apple customers. with more on tha here's tom costello. >> reporter: the warning from the federal trade commission tonight beware of robo call scams suggesting that your apple icloud account has been hacked >> your icloud accounted is breached. >> reporter: or trying to trace a suspect amazon purchase >> an unauthorized purchase of $749 is being ordered from your amazon account. press 1 to connect with our customer support team >> reporter: scammers told retired police sergeant ron croll he had a $800 charge what did you think what was your first thought? >> it just seemed a little bit legitimat at first with the way
new cases like mark's have hit other cia officers around the world in the last 18 months and the cia has tracked russian agents in the same cities at the same time according to a source with direct knowledge. but no conclusive evidence lester >> all right andrea mitchell tonight, thanks. >>> in just 60 seconds, the new alert on a scam targeting amazon and apple customers. how to protect yourself >>> we need to tell you about a new aler on a scam targeting amazon prime...
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in the cia chasing terrorists across the middle east but one night in a moscow hotel in 2017 changed everything. >> i couldn't stand up i was falling over in my room. i thought i was going to vomit i was incredibly nauseous ringing in the ears. after a year doing crazy things this is the most terrifying moment of my life. >> reporter: he said like those mysterious symptoms suffered by scores of diplomats and cia officers beginning in havana in 2016 and later in china after an investigation the national academy of sciences concluded the most likely explanation directed pulse microwave energy. >> pulsed directed microwave radiation can be focused on a particular space or physical environment at the level of several yards or a dozens of yards. >> reporter: so one person could be in bed and have it targeting that person and not someone right next door >> correct. >> reporter: russia has a long history of working on the weapons but denies involvement. the state department said the investigation is ongoing and each possible cause remains speculative. not to mark. and why would the russians
in the cia chasing terrorists across the middle east but one night in a moscow hotel in 2017 changed everything. >> i couldn't stand up i was falling over in my room. i thought i was going to vomit i was incredibly nauseous ringing in the ears. after a year doing crazy things this is the most terrifying moment of my life. >> reporter: he said like those mysterious symptoms suffered by scores of diplomats and cia officers beginning in havana in 2016 and later in china after an...
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well, on the question of the cia, eisenhower, i think, it's one of the things he carries over from the second world war era is the belief that you've got to use whatever tools you have at your disposal to wage war against the bad guys. in the second world war, he took advantage of intelligence, he took advantage of covert operations, he took advantage of ret resistance movements, in the cold war, it's easy for him to connect the two, we're waging a global cold war, they're the bad guys. i want to know what they're doing. i want their secrets. i want intelligence on them, and i'm happy to use covert operations if it will help our global struggle in the cold war, so i think, you know, we know -- we know in retrospect that that's going to lead to unfortunately an abuse of the role of the cia, i believe, over time. but in the 50s, ike's view was the cia is a very valuable tool that i can use to constrain soviet power, and also to wage war on the cheap, and maybe even secretly so that i can avoid an overt, you know, conflict with boots on the ground, so eisenhower is quite enamored of secre
well, on the question of the cia, eisenhower, i think, it's one of the things he carries over from the second world war era is the belief that you've got to use whatever tools you have at your disposal to wage war against the bad guys. in the second world war, he took advantage of intelligence, he took advantage of covert operations, he took advantage of ret resistance movements, in the cold war, it's easy for him to connect the two, we're waging a global cold war, they're the bad guys. i want...
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the cia stayed in its lane. that's just not true, is it, tom? i mean, for example, by his own admission john brennan, the cia director in 2016, said he was the one who was first on to this phony collusion case. he was the ins grate or. and then the he -- ins grater. -- instigate or. and then he fed information to harry reid, and the onslaughten sued. >> now we're down to staying in your lane, allowing the ci e a to target candidates for the presidency with disinformation that they know came from partisan operatives working in league, according to their own information, with the russians? it's really inned credible, and it shows you that this is why brennan has been laughing at us, or gregg. he's been laughing anytime anyone mentions the fact that he might be indicted or be subject to prosecution. on though there's ed -- even though there's evidence he gave false testimony in at least one or two instances to congress about this issue. i, it's -- he doesn't, the attorney general of the united states wasn't entered in investigating it, why would we
the cia stayed in its lane. that's just not true, is it, tom? i mean, for example, by his own admission john brennan, the cia director in 2016, said he was the one who was first on to this phony collusion case. he was the ins grate or. and then the he -- ins grater. -- instigate or. and then he fed information to harry reid, and the onslaughten sued. >> now we're down to staying in your lane, allowing the ci e a to target candidates for the presidency with disinformation that they know...
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the cia. maybe the cia is involved. a number of authors came to this conclusion. this one really intrigues me. if the cia was involved, i have an image of someone sending around a memo at langley. there will be a meeting tuesday or wednesday. the subject, re: assassinating the president. organized crime. there are a bunch of different books on this. "contracts on america" -- sounds like newt gingrich -- claims that jimmy hoffa ordered the assassination. david gaiser suggests mob involvement. jesse ventura wrote a book "they killed our president, " in which he also said it was the mafia working together with cubans. bill bonnano said that mafia families were involved. history channel series i've mentioned before, "the men who killed kennedy, " has a segment where they refer to the mafia. a man named christian davis was interviewed and said he was offered the contract to kill kennedy and turned it down. instead, three other mafia members were the assassins. two were still alive and would probably kill him. they said that they then got ruby to shoot oswald. if he was
the cia. maybe the cia is involved. a number of authors came to this conclusion. this one really intrigues me. if the cia was involved, i have an image of someone sending around a memo at langley. there will be a meeting tuesday or wednesday. the subject, re: assassinating the president. organized crime. there are a bunch of different books on this. "contracts on america" -- sounds like newt gingrich -- claims that jimmy hoffa ordered the assassination. david gaiser suggests mob...
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cia as an operative, in this man spent decades in the cia as a covert operative in afghanistan, iraq chasing terrorists across the middle east. one night in a moscow hotel room in 2017 was like no other. >> i think about all the times in war zones where i've been shot at or rocketed. this was by far, though, the scariest night of my life. >> at the time, the number two official for clandestine operation throughout europe said he woke up suddenly with a sense of vertigo. >> i was falling over in my room i thought i was going to vomit i was incredibly nauseous and i had incredible ringing in my ears, and i knew that something was really wrong with me. >> the episode just the start of debilitating symptoms that upended his life similar to scores of other cases reported by american diplomats and spies that began in 2016 in havana and then hit american officials in china and have since been reported by cia officers in other countries. what could be the cause? after a year-long investigation, 19 top experts from the national academy of sciences conclude the most likely explanation, directe
cia as an operative, in this man spent decades in the cia as a covert operative in afghanistan, iraq chasing terrorists across the middle east. one night in a moscow hotel room in 2017 was like no other. >> i think about all the times in war zones where i've been shot at or rocketed. this was by far, though, the scariest night of my life. >> at the time, the number two official for clandestine operation throughout europe said he woke up suddenly with a sense of vertigo. >> i...
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at some point the cia did get involved but we don't know who. we did a criminal referral, made a criminal referral to the justice department. manipulating intelligence for political purposes. perhaps this is not a crime. perhaps it needs to be a crime the future but i think we need to let durham do his work. hopefully the biden administration won't try to can durham. it's critical we get to the bottom of it because we spent four years listening to the russia hoax nonsense when the whole time it was the was the bidens with the problem. getting $3.5 million from mosc moscow. most americans don't know this yet we're going to have to do what we can to get it out of the american people. >> dan: gregg, is it possible that there is to g be some procedural out for elements of the cia, notably brennan at the top where they sayay something o the effective i was just doing my job. i have this foreign dirt and i passed it to the fbi and he gives them a legal procedural out. you can answer part two. is it possible also that the fbi will see more arrests? hav
at some point the cia did get involved but we don't know who. we did a criminal referral, made a criminal referral to the justice department. manipulating intelligence for political purposes. perhaps this is not a crime. perhaps it needs to be a crime the future but i think we need to let durham do his work. hopefully the biden administration won't try to can durham. it's critical we get to the bottom of it because we spent four years listening to the russia hoax nonsense when the whole time it...
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of his lawyers, after she claimed the election was rigged as part of a vast conspiracy involving the cia, the republican governor of georgia, and the former president of venezuela, who died seven years ago. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ >> seth: you know, i hate to jump the gun here and prematurely call the election, but it's starting to look like donald trump lost by a lot joe biden's popular vote lead is now over six million, and in total he has more votes than any president-elect in history or, to put it another, i don't know, more fun way, more people came out to vote against donald trump than have ever come out to vote against any presidential candidate in the history of the united states and donald, if you ever get mad when you see president biden, know that it likely only happened because of you. joe biden ran for president a bunch of times before this and, like, never finished in the top tier but against you, it turns out he was the perfect choice biden was like that weird kid in school that nobody hung out with because he smelled like garlic, and then a va
of his lawyers, after she claimed the election was rigged as part of a vast conspiracy involving the cia, the republican governor of georgia, and the former president of venezuela, who died seven years ago. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ >> seth: you know, i hate to jump the gun here and prematurely call the election, but it's starting to look like donald trump lost by a lot joe biden's popular vote lead is now over six million, and in total he has more...
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we will ask former cia director john brennan about the biggest threats to this country. and our power player of the week. spreading comfort and hope to his music all right now on fox news sunday. ♪ ♪ chris: and hello again from fox news sunday in washington. as we wait for approval and distribution of a covid vaccine, the news about the pandemic keeps getting worse, threatening to overwhelm the nation's healthcare system. almost 230,000 new cases just on friday, more than 100,000 coronavirus patients in the hospital and public health officials say the next 3 months will get even tougher. but this week may mark the beginning of a turning point, an fda panel meets to discuss emergency authorization of the pfizer vaccine and states are already prepping for distribution. in a moment, we will speak with hhs secretary alex azar, but we begin with president trump's return to the campaign trail for the first time since the november election. mark meredith has that story from the white house. mark. mark: chris, president trump appeared thrilled to be back on the trail last ni
we will ask former cia director john brennan about the biggest threats to this country. and our power player of the week. spreading comfort and hope to his music all right now on fox news sunday. ♪ ♪ chris: and hello again from fox news sunday in washington. as we wait for approval and distribution of a covid vaccine, the news about the pandemic keeps getting worse, threatening to overwhelm the nation's healthcare system. almost 230,000 new cases just on friday, more than 100,000...
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>> myself and other we were all senior cia officers. most of us, traveling overseas in which we were going to discuss with partners ors.o to talk to overnment officials about the russians, and so i think that lends some credence to the idea that the russians would kw we would be traveling. >> a biptisan group of senators have pushed for not only the release of the report we are talking about, but for the victims to get medical attention. do you believe the administration has blocked the medical attention? >> within the cia's operational directorate to come up to the top levels, everyone has believed something has occurred and have been helpful. in the department of state, senior medical officials have been less than stellar in their reaction to this. there have to be reformed so that officers afflicted by this get proper medical care. >> i should note there is an on the record statement at the cia sent me. "cia'eefirst priority has and continues to be the welfare of all of our officers." the state department also says it takes diplomats
>> myself and other we were all senior cia officers. most of us, traveling overseas in which we were going to discuss with partners ors.o to talk to overnment officials about the russians, and so i think that lends some credence to the idea that the russians would kw we would be traveling. >> a biptisan group of senators have pushed for not only the release of the report we are talking about, but for the victims to get medical attention. do you believe the administration has blocked...
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he said, quote, the cia stayed in its lane. you have been harassed. you've been abused, you've investigated, you've retained a lawyer, you've been interviewed by mr. durham. your thoughts about that admission? >> the fact i have been denounced and condemned by mr. trump i do wear as a badge of honor. we knew what we had to do in 2016 in terms of cia responsibilities to try to understand what the russians were doing and try to take any steps to uncover that. and so we knew that everything we did was appropriate, and that's why i was ready to talk to mr. durham which i did for 8 hours. i told the congressional committees i'm happy to appear in private or open hearings because there's been so much misrepresentation about the dedicated women and men of cia and fbi did in order to understand how the russians were trying to influence that election. that's why i think this recent evidence of a hack into the government networks just reinforces i think the concerns that a lot of intelligence and law enforcement professionals have that we really need to up our
he said, quote, the cia stayed in its lane. you have been harassed. you've been abused, you've investigated, you've retained a lawyer, you've been interviewed by mr. durham. your thoughts about that admission? >> the fact i have been denounced and condemned by mr. trump i do wear as a badge of honor. we knew what we had to do in 2016 in terms of cia responsibilities to try to understand what the russians were doing and try to take any steps to uncover that. and so we knew that everything...
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considered to cia director post. the top contender, mike morel. other names include sue gordon, david cohen, jeh johnson, also being considered for defense secretary. who tuning would be the be-- do think would be the best pick? >> none of them are tv personalities, the kind of person that donald trump looked to four years ago were often people who looked good on television or people who had been championing his candidacy. joe biden has not been going for the flashing names, the recognizable faces. he has been going for the solid, steady professionals, and the whole list you mentioned are in that category. you have people who have either served as a senior level in the intelligence community or elsewhere in the national security bureaucracy. any one of those people you mentioned would be able to start pretty quickly on day one if they were to be confirmed as cia director, and understand the processes, understand how intelligence fits in to policy making, and understand the limits of intelligence. >> david priest, tha
considered to cia director post. the top contender, mike morel. other names include sue gordon, david cohen, jeh johnson, also being considered for defense secretary. who tuning would be the be-- do think would be the best pick? >> none of them are tv personalities, the kind of person that donald trump looked to four years ago were often people who looked good on television or people who had been championing his candidacy. joe biden has not been going for the flashing names, the...
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with the participation of the cia was we have video recordings. set the intercept is publicly exposed to all the scans of the federal prosecutor and judge maura. and the participation of the u.s. d.o.j. . in destroying the construction and engineering segment in brazil. the gas industry in brazil. and the country's politics. because the u.s. never accepted the fact that brazil would become an international player. you must remember that the us and europe had a hard time dealing with iran. because they could not reach an agreement with regards to rein him in richmond. i'm a marine and i went to iran with the president of turkey. and we were successful in convincing iran to accept an agreement which was better than this deal that was signed by the americans and the european union. regretfully when we proposed the agreement. and i expected that the u.s. and europe would find brazil and turkey. yet. instead they applied more sanctions against iran. in a clear demonstration. that they were telling us that brazil is a small 3rd world country. that canno
with the participation of the cia was we have video recordings. set the intercept is publicly exposed to all the scans of the federal prosecutor and judge maura. and the participation of the u.s. d.o.j. . in destroying the construction and engineering segment in brazil. the gas industry in brazil. and the country's politics. because the u.s. never accepted the fact that brazil would become an international player. you must remember that the us and europe had a hard time dealing with iran....
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and others who are the main partners to the cia are they have issued a very very public fierce warning naming was easy on sunday and so one wonders whether intelligence sources have more information about those is role than is out in the public space right that's poor maybe thank you. west africa salvation has been hit by heavy rains and floods in recent months it's race concent it's stream weather events and the high cost of climate change but the downpours did offer some respect for that is especially in senegal they've suffered for years as temperature has increased and food and water become more difficult to find. life is hard for her to such as far as sound senegal. his existence and that of his life stock are under increasing threat from drought. over the last 6 years the dry season has become longer and harder. but this year there was an exception that changed the situation. man on oregon and last year during the same period grass was already drawn i and there was not a lot of it now the grass is still green the last train was only a month ago which means this year it's much bet
and others who are the main partners to the cia are they have issued a very very public fierce warning naming was easy on sunday and so one wonders whether intelligence sources have more information about those is role than is out in the public space right that's poor maybe thank you. west africa salvation has been hit by heavy rains and floods in recent months it's race concent it's stream weather events and the high cost of climate change but the downpours did offer some respect for that is...
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we talk about the attorney general a lot, but also cia director. we're learning an update of what is going on with the cia director position. we're learning that the acting cia director is out of the picture, so now there are at least three contenders. david cohen was a former deputy director in the obama administration, lisa monaco was a security adviser under president obama and darrell blocker. if selected, he would be the first african-american to lead the cia. he's a long-time cia veteran, about 25 years or so, so we're told those are three of the names the president-elect is considering as he goes into the holiday break here. and not expecting any big announcements of any of these until after the holidays, potentially, brooke, until after the new year. >> we'll stay tuned as we know you will. jeff zeleny, thank you very much. >>> ahead here on cnn, forced to shut down during the pandemic and now congress is too late to help. i'll talk to a chef who lost her restaurant. what she says needs to happen to keep other owners from losing theirs, nex
we talk about the attorney general a lot, but also cia director. we're learning an update of what is going on with the cia director position. we're learning that the acting cia director is out of the picture, so now there are at least three contenders. david cohen was a former deputy director in the obama administration, lisa monaco was a security adviser under president obama and darrell blocker. if selected, he would be the first african-american to lead the cia. he's a long-time cia veteran,...
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news the cia had determined that some russian intelligence agencies. weapons programs were present in the same cities at the same time that cia offices suffered a mysterious symptoms. and this episode of the cause a reporter michael stacy look at the chasm between the positive innovations and developments in the world and reforms whenever a bleak outlook on so population we're backing off with a light inside lines to join us again then. thank. you. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest on the world of politics sport that's less i'm show business i'll see you then. joe biden be inaugurated in january of next year will you have a legitimate linux campaign starts when the next president takes office and the new liberal is going to be going to be marriage and. problem drugs has come from unscrupulous dealers from pharmacies to in every state in the united states we've seen these very sharp increase in the number of people seeking treatment for addiction to prescription opioids. invited to america under the banner of me
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and others who are the main partners to the cia are they have issued a very very public fierce warning naming was easy on sunday and so one wonders whether the intelligence sources have more information about those is role than is out in the public space right that's poor maybe. west africa's salvation has been hit by heavy rains and floods in recent months it's rates concent it's stream weather events and the high cost of climate change but the downpours did offer some respect for that is especially in senegal they've suffered for years as temperature has increased and food and water become more difficult to find. life is hard for her to such as far a sound senegal. his existence and that of his life stock are under increasing threat from drought. over the last 6 years the dry season has become longer and harder. but this year there was an exception that changed the situation. man on oregon and last year during the same period grass was already drawn by and there was not a lot of it now the grass is still green the last train was only a month ago which means this year it's much better
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were present in the same cities at the same time that cia offices suffered mysterious symptoms. thanks. travels the congo one of the world's most resorts rich countries. and civil strife have left the population and policy despite the country's natural riches. with the latest headlines join us again that. franchisors financial survival guide i don't buy any i've cost on my features. face almost friday as of last summer buying from the future trucker watch kaiser. the world is driven by a. person. no dares thinks. we dare to ask. joe biden they indeed be inaugurated in january of next year however will he have a legitimate mandate will the next campaign start when the next president takes office and the neo liberal order is headed back to our own will be marriage and. imagine picking up a future textbook on the early years of the 21st century what are the chapters called gun violence school shootings homelessness 1st it was my job then it was my living with my savings i have nothing i have nothing and it's not like i don't try i look for resources i look for jobs i look for every
were present in the same cities at the same time that cia offices suffered mysterious symptoms. thanks. travels the congo one of the world's most resorts rich countries. and civil strife have left the population and policy despite the country's natural riches. with the latest headlines join us again that. franchisors financial survival guide i don't buy any i've cost on my features. face almost friday as of last summer buying from the future trucker watch kaiser. the world is driven by a....
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present in the same cities at the same time that cia offices suffered a mysterious symptoms. of. domestic u.s. politics come january and joe biden's inauguration we're back in 30 minutes with the latest headlines join us again then. well the pandemic no certainly no borders and a slide into nationalities. has emerged with turkey we don't look like seeing the whole world feasting. to. judge a. commentary crisis like this mr until. we can do better we should be. everyone is contributing it's your own way but we also know that this crisis not go on forever the challenge is great the response has been masked so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we're in it together. when i was so small seemed wrong but old boy just don't call. me old yet to shape out this day come to educate and gain strength because the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. question u.s. dollar. where it is no longer the world reserve currency after a 100 year. hello and welcome across the considered on puter.
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in the same cities at the same time that cia offices suffered a mysterious symptoms. well we are just moments away from more great programs getting there start find out what is being shown on your part of the globe after the short break so i'm going to nail this is our interest. well the pandemic no certainly no borders and is blind to nationalities. as americans we don't observe the we don't look like seeing the whole world peace to be. people. judging. coming every crisis. we can do better we should. everyone is contributing each or own way but we also know that this crisis go on forever the challenges create the response has been masked so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we are in it together. yes there is a saying. look there won't be cheap. and then we went to all the countries let's idea the right to go to a country that he said if we give them everything to do the best. thing to. this country. this is what we don't understand how we are in such i'm calm. this until the ones at the same time. you know. the soon to run out for th
in the same cities at the same time that cia offices suffered a mysterious symptoms. well we are just moments away from more great programs getting there start find out what is being shown on your part of the globe after the short break so i'm going to nail this is our interest. well the pandemic no certainly no borders and is blind to nationalities. as americans we don't observe the we don't look like seeing the whole world peace to be. people. judging. coming every crisis. we can do better we...
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it's not just ag and cia. there are other department heads being deliberated. who are they? >> reporter: it's commerce, labor and sba, all agencies that will be so critical when it comes to getting the economy back on track and what president-elect biden wants to do once he gets into office. at commerce we're told there's a handle of top contender that biden continues to look at, including stop satirtom steyer. at sba, diana taylor is a name being floated, and stacy olivieris, as they look to fire of this economy against and get people off unemployment, we note the top contenders are jewelry sioux, boston mayor marty wallish, senator bernie sanders, and sara nelson, also named as one of the contenders there. i think you'll be speaking with her soon. >> perfect timing as far as booking goes. jessica dean, thank you. five slots still remain to be filled. happy holidays to you. >>> just into cnn, united alliance has announced it will now require anyone flying from london into chicago, newark, d.c. or san francisco to show proof of a negative covid test taken within three days o
it's not just ag and cia. there are other department heads being deliberated. who are they? >> reporter: it's commerce, labor and sba, all agencies that will be so critical when it comes to getting the economy back on track and what president-elect biden wants to do once he gets into office. at commerce we're told there's a handle of top contender that biden continues to look at, including stop satirtom steyer. at sba, diana taylor is a name being floated, and stacy olivieris, as they...
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