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Originally Posted by Rochard
I do remember reading that book; I still have it.
I tend to trust books more than I do anything I'll read on line, but still even with books I read them with a grain of salt. It's hard to figure out when people have an agenda.
As for the CIA, I'd never trust anyone from the CIA. Right out of the gate part of their job is dis-information. Factor in that someone is ten years removed from the CIA, and.... Doesn't have direct access to top secret information anymore.... Makes his opinions just that - opinions. Granted, he's a lot more qualified than me to talk about Iran.
The one thing that gets me... Is why would anyone pay $1.5 mil to have someone killed? And why would you hire a Mexican cartel member in the United States to do it? Something is off here.
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Yep, I agree the idea of Iran involving a proxy in Mexico really doesn't make a lot of sense. Baer is far from the only member of the intelligence community (active or otherwise) to call that aspect of the alleged plot into question over the last 24 hours.
I hear you on the not trusting members of the CIA, and your skepticism there is definitely sensible. I just figure that when it comes to matters CIA, your options for whom to believe fall into the categories of "bad" and "worse." Baer might be a bad source, but IMO, people further removed from the internal machinations of the intelligence community are worse.
(Worst of all, of course, are the ones who are "ex-CIA" in their own deluded minds, only. Unfortunately, the bookstore shelves are packed with work from that sort of nimrod, too.)