In short, the CIA represented the strength of the United States, the determination of its citizens to protect themselves and their allies while it sent a clear message to those who wished us ill that they should find someone else to prey upon.
That was then. After World War II and during the Cold War, we knew who our enemies were and what they wanted — mostly because the most elaborate and competent spy agency in the world told us so.
Today, things seem different. We have gone from a Cold War to a hot mess as President Donald Trump’s minions — led by a fourth, more than equal branch of government called DOGE — pursue their boss’s disruptive course through the Americas.
This past week, though, the DOGE disciples flexed their muscles in a most destructive way. It was destructive not to our enemies but to ourselves.
Under the guise of ferreting out waste, fraud and abuse in government, Elon Musk, et al, have ferreted their way into the bowels of our spy agency in a way that Russia, China, North Korea and Iran could only dream of doing on their best days.
It wasn’t big news — probably because the public continues to not pay attention or the people responsible for reining in those who would destroy us from within have become bystanders and cheerleaders in the effort. (If I am not being clear, I refer you to another, once equal, branch of government called Congress, which is giving new meaning to the term AWOL.)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/feb/09/trumps-hot-mess-puts-our-national-security-at-risk/
