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the CIA knows what it is doing
The CIA doesn’t have a trustworthy track record.
Operation Mockingbird (40s - 70s): The CIA covertly funded and influenced journalists, news outlets, and cultural organizations to spread propaganda during the Cold War. The agency consistently denied the program’s existence until declassified documents revealed its scale and scope. The program **manipulated public opinion both domestically and internationally.**
MK-Ultra (50s-70s): The CIA conducted secret non-consensual mind-control experiments, testing drugs and psychological techniques on unsuspecting individuals. **The existence of MK-Ultra was denied for decades,** even when parts of the project were exposed.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964): The CIA played a role in shaping the intelligence of the incidents, which were used to justify escalation in the Vietnam war. Declassified documents reveal that the second alleged attack on U.S ships **likely never occurred.**
Domestic Surveillance Programs (1970s): The CIA illegally spied on U.S. citizens during programs like Operation CHAOS, despite its mandate to operate only abroad. For years **the CIA denied its involvement in domestic surveillance** until investigations by Congress uncovered the truth.
Iran-Contra affair (1980s): The CIA facilitated prohibited sales of arms to Iran and funneled the proceeds to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua. The CIA **intentionally kept the public and many government officials in the dark about its role.**
The El Salvador Civil War (1980s): The CIA downplayed the extent of atrocities committed by U.S. backed forces and **exaggerated the communist threat in El Salvador to justify continued involvement.**
Weapons of Mass Destruction (2003): The CIA provided intelligence asserting that Iraq possessed WMDs. The claim of WMDs was a key justification for the war, **even though no such weapons were found.**
The list of offenses goes on and on and on…
There's nothing here!