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Worth noting that the most detestable traitors in those orgs all passed. The one thing they all have in common is that they were granted higher clearance than t
by ttyprintk 2y ago
Worth noting that the most detestable traitors in those orgs all passed. The one thing they all have in common is that they were granted higher clearance than tons and tons of fine applicants.
- rdtsc 2y agoGood point. Both Ames and Hansen were passing their polygraphs while giving away secrets and disclosing information to the enemy. That should have given the agencies some pause and made them re-evaluate the usefulness of it all. But, I am sure the paused, re-evaluate, and decided their voodoo magic just needed more effort, so probably increased the effort to polygraph even harder.
- ttyprintk 2y agoActually now I’m not sure Hansson took a polygraph. The FBI wasn’t keen on using it on their own people in the 80s and 90s. On one instance, he avoided it. Ames was CIA and speaks from prison with some authority [0], hinting at internal conclusions polygraph is ineffective. [0] https://sgp.fas.org/othergov/polygraph/ames.html https://sgp.fas.org/othergov/polygraph/ames.html