CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. Politics and Wars

Re:CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. ... by wil421 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @09:17AM (#25265325)

Isn't the job of spy agency who only works on foreign soil to spread propaganda and to gather support for their respective county?

Obama is the top US figure and it's not shocking at all he was trying to get support from allies. It's also not shocking that allies support was boosted when they heard Obama was on board with whatever the issue was.

What does HN think the CIA job is? TBH I don't see anything here that is shocking and I bet almost all of the countries are doing the same exact thing. Wether it be the US's war in Afghanistan, China in the South China Sea or their Road and Belt projects, or even support for Brexit.

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Re:CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. ... by CodeWriter23 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @10:02AM (#25265744)

I cannot argue with your points of what the CIA’s role is. But who is the boss? Seems to me it should be The Commander-in-Chief of the US Military, not a network of Federal Employees.

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Re:CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. ... by artvark11 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @10:12AM (#25265826)

"the swamp" that Trump likes to describe is the network of nonelected federal employees that have hold the real power.

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Re:CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. ... by Synaesthesia on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @11:00AM (#25266283)

I'm glad you appreciate the role of the CIA and that's why, in a democracy we should have it accountable to the people

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Re:CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. ... by artvark11 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @09:36AM (#25265494)

I agree that influencing public opinion in forgien countries is a core part of what the CIA does. An important question to ask is: what clandestine propaganda operations does the CIA operate that directly target the American people.

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Re:CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. ... by hyeomans on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @09:41AM (#25265544)

Honest question, what are the propaganda agencies for Germany, UK, Rusia and China?

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Re:CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. ... by fault_lines on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @10:24AM (#25265932)

In the UK, you're looking for JTRIG, Institute for Statecraft/Integrity Initiative, and the 77th Brigade, and probably tens to hundreds of smaller organizations.

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Re:CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. ... by wil421 on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @11:51AM (#25266904)

For Russia it would be the FSB and the various gray area semi-government controlled propaganda/disinformation groups.

China has the Ministry of State Security, MSS.

The UK has the SIS.

Germany has the BND.

The Dutch are also pretty capable with the AIVD.

They all fund nonprofits and groups to help spread good and bad propaganda.

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Re:CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. ... by thelightthat on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @10:24AM (#25265929)

Russia would be the Kremlin

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Re:CIA Document from WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light on U.S. ... by fault_lines on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @10:38AM (#25266056)

The Kremlin is not a propaganda agency any more than the White House is a propaganda agency.

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