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A former sergeant is very unlikely to have any knowledge of what the CIA or any other secretive U.S. organization is doing in Russia.

themodelplumber 4y ago
Are you ignoring his more recent history, like the part about being the cofounder of SOFREP? The Team House podcast which he runs has also featured enough ex-CIA guests that he certainly has some very solid contacts & knowledge both. At a quick glance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGND8fejKsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGND8fejKsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtuue79XsiA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtuue79XsiA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdnHPTGcW3M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdnHPTGcW3M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-tZN_mqgow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-tZN_mqgow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjxsK-jGbSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjxsK-jGbSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFnfTDbcPOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFnfTDbcPOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-4d6tWJEYc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-4d6tWJEYc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR9i4eqkd_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR9i4eqkd_o Not only experienced CIA in there, but also from the same group there are published authors on CIA history.
- syzarian 4y ago
  I think there is no reason to believe any of the claims he makes are true (or false). Like all punditry it is part performative and part pandering to whatever the target audience will buy into. Being ex-CIA doesn’t indicate, necessarily, that that person is “in the know”. I doubt very much there is active involvement of the U.S. within Russia. It would make no sense for the U.S. to be involved directly. I think it reasonable to believe the U.S. gives Ukraine actionable information in real time.
  - themodelplumber 4y ago
    Where did this believe question come from?
    - syzarian 4y ago
      You quoted some assertions made by the gentleman in question. I thought this meant you agreed with said assertions. If you don’t agree with the assertions you quoted then I don’t understand why you quoted them or why we are having a conversation about them. Maybe we are talking past each other.

themodelplumber 4y ago

Are you ignoring his more recent history, like the part about being the cofounder of SOFREP? The Team House podcast which he runs has also featured enough ex-CIA guests that he certainly has some very solid contacts & knowledge both. At a quick glance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGND8fejKsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGND8fejKsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtuue79XsiA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtuue79XsiA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdnHPTGcW3M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdnHPTGcW3M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-tZN_mqgow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-tZN_mqgow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjxsK-jGbSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjxsK-jGbSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFnfTDbcPOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFnfTDbcPOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-4d6tWJEYc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-4d6tWJEYc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR9i4eqkd_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR9i4eqkd_o Not only experienced CIA in there, but also from the same group there are published authors on CIA history.

syzarian 4y ago
I think there is no reason to believe any of the claims he makes are true (or false). Like all punditry it is part performative and part pandering to whatever the target audience will buy into. Being ex-CIA doesn’t indicate, necessarily, that that person is “in the know”. I doubt very much there is active involvement of the U.S. within Russia. It would make no sense for the U.S. to be involved directly. I think it reasonable to believe the U.S. gives Ukraine actionable information in real time.
- themodelplumber 4y ago
  Where did this believe question come from?
  - syzarian 4y ago
    You quoted some assertions made by the gentleman in question. I thought this meant you agreed with said assertions. If you don’t agree with the assertions you quoted then I don’t understand why you quoted them or why we are having a conversation about them. Maybe we are talking past each other.