Considering what is known about that agency's activities under Reagan, I think e...

Hikikomori · 2025-01-26T01:39:47 1737855587

Essentially goes back to the start, bunch of rich nepo kids playing spy. See Sidney Gottlieb for a fun story.

jfengel · 2025-01-25T22:35:00 1737844500

That's just it. It was a very long time ago. Not many CIA employees are still there.

That's not reason to trust it. But "a bad thing happened in the 80s and that's all I need to know" isn't a compelling argument either.

morkalork · 2025-01-25T23:27:11 1737847631

I'm missing the part where there has been institutional reform since then. Otherwise, the mandate and policies that fostered those affairs are still in place, no?

jfengel · 2025-01-26T00:21:08 1737850868

The agency has been through several reforms since then, most notably the complete reorg after 9/11.

Like I said, that's not the same as knowing that they're following the rules now. But it isn't the same organization by any stretch.