The rot goes back much further than most people suspect. The OSS pre-dated the CIA, founded by Bill Donovan.
Donovan was the law-school best buddy of FDR, and like FDR, he was an ardent believer in Big Government.
The people in intel BELIEVE in government programs of almost any type, and that is generally true of General officers, too.
Few of them believe in the 2nd Amendment, for example.
“THE ENEMY” IS **US**.
My late father’s full-time job at Southern Bell in the late 60’s was tapping phones at the frame and he was not alone.