The guy who wrote this is an ex-Chief of Station in the Middle East.
...The horrible truth is that 9/11 was not a failure to connect dots. It was a failure to collect the necessary dots in the first place. We were not running the sources we needed. We were not in fact doing much of anything to actually recruit those sources or collect the intelligence we required.
Osama Bin Laden had been telling us for years that he intended to take the fight to the “far enemy.” That was us. He had blown up two of our embassies. He had come perilously close to sinking a U.S Navy destroyer in Yemen. He wasn’t talking smack. He was deadly serious.
We knew all that. Everybody on the planet knew all that. And, yet, year after year, a creaking, Cold War relic of an intelligence bureaucracy did everything it could to stop us from collecting the necessary intelligence and pretend like espionage was still a “gentleman’s game.”...
It's not the first time we've heard that "HUMINT" (people on-the-ground) is sorely lacking in the CIA.
Now for a very, very, telling quote:
... We are in the middle of a war with Iran right now in which intelligence on the inner machinations of the Iranian regime is of critical importance. I can guarantee you, as can anybody else with any insight, that we know effectively nothing about what is happening at the senior levels in Tehran. The same goes for the actual status of the Iranian nuclear weapons program, or any other topic that is critical to our winning this war....
So what?
Here's what: a total lack of US intel operators in Iran means that the intel we do get comes from other parties, who may or may not share US interests.
Whether those 'other parties' are England, Pakistan, Turkey, or Israel is irrelevant. Each of them has their own twist--their own priorities--in mind.
Not our priorities. Theirs.
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“I can guarantee you, as can anybody else with any insight, that we know effectively nothing about what is happening at the senior levels in Tehran. The same goes for the actual status of the Iranian nuclear weapons program, or any other topic that is critical to our winning this war..”
The opposite is true. The U.S. and Israel have the intel operations in place. They vaporized important leaders in Iran’s inner circle.
The problem is that Trump refuses to listen to the intel that we can’t win the war there, unless we nuke Teheran.
No to worry
All is good as Senator Ron Wydrn got his Money! Ching Ching!
FromAI
…….Senator Ron Wyden has received approximately $1.3 million in total support from pro-Israel interest groups, including AIPAC and affiliated PACs, throughout his Senate career. While data indicates he was the third-highest recipient of pro-Israel PAC money in the 2021-22 election cycle (receiving roughly $192,500), critics argue these contributions influence his voting record on Middle East policy.
Key aspects of this relationship include:
Voting Record: Wyden historically voted against joint resolutions of disapproval to halt weapons sales to Israel, though he broke from this stance in April 2026 by voting to block shipments of armored bulldozers and 1,000-pound bombs.
He also co-sponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act and signed an AIPAC-sponsored letter urging the veto of UN resolutions critical of Israel.
Financial Context: Defenders note that the $1.3 million figure spans decades and represents a small percentage of his total lifetime fundraising, which exceeded $52 million. They argue Wyden does not need this money to win in a safe Democratic state.
Political Pressure: Wyden has faced significant backlash from constituents and activists, including town hall confrontations, who accuse him of being an "Israel Firster" and having his vision distorted by AIPAC donations. He has consistently rejected the notion that these contributions compromise his humanitarian stance……..
And his son is best buddies with Epstein!!!
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