"I never would have agreed to the formulation of the Central Intelligence Agency back in '47, if I had known it would become the American Gestapo." Harry S. Truman, 33rd President, 1961
Harry Truman was a good president in some ways (and awful in others), but I don't know that he should be regarded as the last word on the evolving character of the CIA.
"It isn't only Gestapo maniacs who do inhuman things to people. We [the CIA] are responsible for doing inhuman things on a massive scale to people all over the world." --John Stockwell, former CIA official
"I never would have agreed to the formulation of the Central Intelligence Agency back in '47, if I had known it would become the American Gestapo."
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Truman, just a pre Trump loser among many except for maybe his hero Andrew Jackson.
ReplyDeleteHarry Truman was a good president in some ways (and awful in others), but I don't know that he should be regarded as the last word on the evolving character of the CIA.
ReplyDelete"It isn't only Gestapo maniacs who do inhuman things to people. We [the CIA] are responsible for doing inhuman things on a massive scale to people all over the world." --John Stockwell, former CIA official
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