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Reader's note: the author was a member of the CIA for 26 years

• halyconWays 7mo ago
  That should disqualify them from ever being taken seriously on anything. Would you trust water from a well that was once poisoned? Even if you scrubbed every inch with soap and water, wouldn't there still be some residue that you'd rather not ingest? And I don't think people's inner selves can actually be cleaned, nor do they even want to, usually.
• johncessna 7mo ago
  As a reminder, they are likely subject to the lifetime prepublication review[1] which requires anything published to be reviewed by the agency prior to publishing. [1]https://www.cia.gov/resources/publications/ https://www.cia.gov/resources/publications/