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> card-carrying CIA operatives I realize you're just using that as an expression, but I recently watched an old Columbo episode [1] that featured just that, an
by tablespoon 5y ago
> card-carrying CIA operatives
I realize you're just using that as an expression, but I recently watched an old Columbo episode [1] that featured just that, and if it were true it would be the literal dumbest thing.
[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072804/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072804/
- pphysch 5y agoI agree, but certainly not beyond the capabilities of a CIA headed by the brilliant and successful Mike Pompeo. :)
- Fnoord 5y agoOn the field on foreign soil it'd be dumb, yes. They likely have some fake identity issued by the US government which the proper US government officials can direct to them being a CIA asset. Ie. they'll look like normal civilians, probably even with a company, job, Facebook, etc.