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Midnight Writer

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61. The CIA has a long history of this

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 02:01 AM

Feb 2015

They recruited Mafia to act underground in Europe during WWII.

They recruited homosexuals as spies in the Cold War.

They recruited drug smugglers for their dirty work in Central America.

They recruited arms smugglers in the Middle East.

They recruited pedophiles to "get the goods" on Congressional staffers.

They recruited an entire cadre of criminals to work underground in Cuba.

They used underground religious cults throughout the world.

Any time there is an established underground network of folks, be it criminal, social, religious or sexual, it is a target for infiltration and control by spies, whether USA or other.

As CIA Director Richard Helms once said, "If you are smuggling arms into a hostile environment, you don't hire Boy Scouts".

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I've had the same thought. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #25

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So it's the usual acrobatics, I see. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2015 #73

Ok, so only your culture/your approach matters, then. MADem Feb 2015 #74

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I think if you'd been raised in an Islamic culture you wouldn't be so confident of your MADem Feb 2015 #76

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Ugh. Irresponsible free speech. n/t cui bono Feb 2015 #38

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I had not heard so Thank you.....photo form link.... riversedge Feb 2015 #10

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