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I imagine the U.S. Intelligence Community played a large role in preventing 9/11 style terrorism in the last 23 years. I sometimes worry about some of their ac

I imagine the U.S. Intelligence Community played a large role in preventing 9/11 style terrorism in the last 23 years. I sometimes worry about some of their actions, or rumors of their actions. I do think their north star is in the countries' best interest. Edit: 12 -> 23 years. Wow it's been a long time.

protomolecule 3y ago
"I sometimes worry about some of their actions, or rumors of their actions." Don't you think that you got 9/11 because of their actions?
- thistletame 3y ago
  Mindcontrol programs, Tuskegee experiments, dropping biological agents on us civilians, distributing metric tons of crack cocaine, arent really rumors at this point. In this day and age if anyone thinks they are doing better things than the now public mistakes of the past I would advise to hold their beer.
  - protomolecule 3y ago
    I meant operation Cyclone[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone
wolverine876 3y ago
> I imagine the U.S. Intelligence Community played a large role in preventing 9/11 style terrorism in the last 23 years. I guess it's honest to call it 'imagination'. What evidence do you have? There haven't been those attacks anywhere for 23 years, and they didn't happen for 23 years before that. > I do think their north star is in the countries' best interest. Per TFA, their north star is often pleasing the current President.
- Scipio_Afri 3y ago
  Off the top of my head, I’m sure there are plenty others - “2006 transatlantic aircraft plot”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot#:~:text=The%202006%20transatlantic%20aircraft%20plot,during%20an%20extensive%20surveillance%20operation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_....
protomolecule 3y ago
"I do think their north star is in the countries' best interest." And by the way, do you also think that Nazi's north star was in the Germany's best interest? It didn't work out well, but their heart was in the right place, wasn't it?

protomolecule 3y ago

"I sometimes worry about some of their actions, or rumors of their actions." Don't you think that you got 9/11 because of their actions?

thistletame 3y ago
Mindcontrol programs, Tuskegee experiments, dropping biological agents on us civilians, distributing metric tons of crack cocaine, arent really rumors at this point. In this day and age if anyone thinks they are doing better things than the now public mistakes of the past I would advise to hold their beer.
- protomolecule 3y ago
  I meant operation Cyclone[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone

wolverine876 3y ago

> I imagine the U.S. Intelligence Community played a large role in preventing 9/11 style terrorism in the last 23 years. I guess it's honest to call it 'imagination'. What evidence do you have? There haven't been those attacks anywhere for 23 years, and they didn't happen for 23 years before that. > I do think their north star is in the countries' best interest. Per TFA, their north star is often pleasing the current President.

Scipio_Afri 3y ago
Off the top of my head, I’m sure there are plenty others - “2006 transatlantic aircraft plot”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot#:~:text=The%202006%20transatlantic%20aircraft%20plot,during%20an%20extensive%20surveillance%20operation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_....

protomolecule 3y ago

"I do think their north star is in the countries' best interest." And by the way, do you also think that Nazi's north star was in the Germany's best interest? It didn't work out well, but their heart was in the right place, wasn't it?