A U.S. senator sent a cryptic letter to the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, conveying alarm about the agency’s operations.
On Wednesday, Sen. Ron Wyden — an Oregon Democrat who serves on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — posted a brief letter addressed to CIA Director John Ratcliffe, drawing his attention to an earlier “classified” message.
“I write to alert you to a classified letter I sent you earlier today, in which I express deep concerns about CIA activities,” Wyden wrote. “Thank you for your attention to this important matter.”
It’s not clear what activities — whether at home or abroad — Wyden was referring to. A representative for his office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Independent.
“During recent congressional briefings, CIA earned bicameral, bipartisan praise for its historic contributions and widespread recognition of the Agency’s exceptional performance under Director Ratcliffe,” CIA Spokesperson Liz Lyons told The Independent. “Ironic but unsurprising that Senator Wyden is unhappy. Badge of honor.”
I suspect that his concern is about the CIA’s acting within the US, right now, to protect/enforce Trump’s convertion-of-the-US-to-dictatorship.
The last paragraph in that condensed version is typical red-herring/misdirection, sooo blatent/cheap it’s easy to see.
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Honestly, who knows?
There is so much to be concerned about. U.S. dictatorship, Venezuela, Putin multiplied by other factors like Iran and China … Kind of like a choose your own adventure of how much do you trust these people not to drive us all (including themselves) off a cliff in their blind quest for profit and power. Whether they intend to or not.
I can’t remember if it was in this article or another related to the letter he sent, but they did mention something about wiretapping and spying on calls (which actually probably very likely considering court order related to warrantless wiretaps recently expired).