Who is the new Director of the CIA--the most powerful govt agency--John RATcliffe?
1) Alumni of the George W. Bush Administration.
2) Law partner w/ John Ashcroft who peddled the now-infamous Patriot Act, and who spoke on RATcliff's behalf during the confirmation hearings.
3) Voted to reauthorize FISA's warrantless surveillance.
4) Voted repeatedly for gargantuan military spending.
5) Voted for indefinite detention of US citizens.
6) Continues to promote the 'covid' lab-leak theory.
7) Was senior adviser for American Global Strategies, who help clients get around U.S. processes, policies and regulations.
8) Member of a military-industrial trade group.
9) Consults for Ballard, a corporate lobbying firm, to bribe congressmen and women.
10) Wildly criticized the pro-Israel Biden administration for not supporting Israel enough.
11) Called out Biden for not supporting Ukraine early enough.
12) Sees Iran, China, and North Korea as the U.S.'s largest enemies, to name a few.
13) Was advocated for by former CIA Director, neoconman Mike Pompeo.
14) Refuses to disavow the use of torture.
15) Reaffirmed his support for FISA’s Section 702, to spy on Americans.
16) Asserted the CIA needs to be active in the war on drugs.
17) Worked in advisory roles for multiple artificial intelligence companies that contract with the US government.
18) Worked for Latent, a company that studies brain activity of Air Force cadets in training.
19) Worked for Shield AI, the company behind a project called Hivemind.
20) Believes in AI in Governance.
src and references: https://pleasuretoburn.substack.com/p/is-the-cia-finally-going-down/
