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I guess the NGO job was his cover, right?

• ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
  Yes. I'm told the key to a successful CIA cover, is that the job needs to be boring, so that people who ask "What do you do for a living?" regret it (Think Ben Stein, talking about the joys of Accounting). In his case, he started to get into his work. I think he actually began to make a difference in the world. Also, he developed "doctrinal differences" with the CIA. Despite all the medals and whatnot, he was actually quite liberal and kind. It was difficult for him to deal with what clandestine service became.
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  • steve19 6y ago
    > Also, he developed "doctrinal differences" with the CIA. Were you or your siblings shoulder tapped in college by recruiters? If not that may have been why.
    • ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
      Not that I know of, but I am not 100% sure. He said it was because the CIA installed the Shah of Iran (and probably Pinochet, as well). That is really where our "Iran problem" started.
  • sukilot 6y ago
    What do you mean "became"? The CIA launched a war in Cuba in the 1960s.
    • ChrisMarshallNY 6y ago
      You didn't read the linked page, did you?