This, from the article:
For its part, the CIA has a long history of overthrowing sovereign governments the world over. According to the historian William Blum, the CIA has “(1) attempted to overthrow more than 50 governments, most of which were democratically-elected, (2) attempted to suppress a populist or nationalist movement in 20 countries, (3) grossly interfered in democratic elections in at least 30 countries, (4) dropped bombs on the people of more than 30 countries, (5) attempted to assassinate more than 50 foreign leaders.”
Perhaps if it was doing the job of intelligence gathering rather than obsessively plotting regime change, the CIA would have amassed a record worthy of the establishment media’s incessant fawning.”
Instead the CIA’s historical record of failures include:
Missing the dissolution of the Soviet Union (1980’s) -CIA deputy director Bob Gates called the USSR “a despotism that works”
The 9/11 attacks!!!!
The lack of WMD in Iraq (2003)
The Iraqi insurgency (2003)
The Arab Spring (2010)
The rise of ISIS (2013)
The Ukrainian civil war (2014).
CIA Director John Brennan lied before Congress regarding the CIA’s hacking Congressional staffer’s computers.
The CIA would have a better score if they were throwing darts at a dart board.
Great post! Bookmarking for reference.