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I think being around CIA spooks long enough will do this to you. The stories about the insane level of security inside the offices is mind-boggling and can onl
by joezydeco 10y ago
I think being around CIA spooks long enough will do this to you. The stories about the insane level of security inside the offices is mind-boggling and can only come from people used to the spy trade.
I half-wonder if there's some government angle to Theranos that hasn't been quite uncovered yet.
- hackaflocka 10y agoHer dad worked for a U.S. govt. foreign agency, and if you look at his bio and all the countries where he was posted, you might infer that he was in the CIA.
- hackaflocka 10y agoUpdate: here's her dad: https://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/christian-holmes https://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/organization/christian-holm... > Holmes worked in the field with USAID missions in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt, Yemen, Ghana, Haiti, Liberia, Kenya, and Ethiopia. > Holmes served in the U.S. Army, Second Lieutenant, Civil Affairs, receiving the U.S. Army Soldier’s Medal for Heroism.
- dogma1138 10y agoCivil Affairs does a lot of humint, so quite likely.
- joezydeco 10y agoGoogling "USAID CIA cover" gives you lots of interesting results, for sure.
- Terr_ 10y agoIt may also be marketing, in the same way that a high-end jewelry stores hired a guard to stand around.
- dogma1138 10y agoJewelry store guards are a requirement for the insurance in most cases.