David McCloskey

And on the other side, you know, it's a big place that's run by people. And so you get a lot of the foibles and quirks that go along with that.

And on the other side, you know, it's a big place that's run by people. And so you get a lot of the foibles and quirks that go along with that.

So the agency does have domestic field stations, but those are for basically liaising with FBI and targeting foreign nationals who are in the states. The CIA is prevented from targeting Americans. The CIA does not recruit Americans. And the CIA is a foreign externally facing organization designed to collect on foreign nationals and foreign governments.

So the agency does have domestic field stations, but those are for basically liaising with FBI and targeting foreign nationals who are in the states. The CIA is prevented from targeting Americans. The CIA does not recruit Americans. And the CIA is a foreign externally facing organization designed to collect on foreign nationals and foreign governments.

So the agency does have domestic field stations, but those are for basically liaising with FBI and targeting foreign nationals who are in the states. The CIA is prevented from targeting Americans. The CIA does not recruit Americans. And the CIA is a foreign externally facing organization designed to collect on foreign nationals and foreign governments.

What's the relationship? You know, we have liaison relationships with friendly services. So we're sharing information, right? So, you know, we're sharing information with the Brits. You know, we're sharing information with the Israelis, right? sharing information with us.

What's the relationship? You know, we have liaison relationships with friendly services. So we're sharing information, right? So, you know, we're sharing information with the Brits. You know, we're sharing information with the Israelis, right? sharing information with us.

What's the relationship? You know, we have liaison relationships with friendly services. So we're sharing information, right? So, you know, we're sharing information with the Brits. You know, we're sharing information with the Israelis, right? sharing information with us.

You could rattle off a long list of foreign intelligence services, some of which I probably shouldn't, that we're engaged in business with. I think the sort of key thing there is a lot of these relationships can be quite warm, they can be quite productive, but intelligence services, they don't sort of generously give

You could rattle off a long list of foreign intelligence services, some of which I probably shouldn't, that we're engaged in business with. I think the sort of key thing there is a lot of these relationships can be quite warm, they can be quite productive, but intelligence services, they don't sort of generously give

You could rattle off a long list of foreign intelligence services, some of which I probably shouldn't, that we're engaged in business with. I think the sort of key thing there is a lot of these relationships can be quite warm, they can be quite productive, but intelligence services, they don't sort of generously give

It's an exchange with the expectation that, you know, we give something here, you give something back. This is sort of commerce happening at the secret level.

It's an exchange with the expectation that, you know, we give something here, you give something back. This is sort of commerce happening at the secret level.

It's an exchange with the expectation that, you know, we give something here, you give something back. This is sort of commerce happening at the secret level.

There's a paramilitary component. Yeah. Who's that? It's called the Special Activities Center. Ooh. Yeah, yeah, I know. Isn't that a good, that's a good name. I like that. Special Activities Center. That is for, so if you recall, let's say some of the first teams that went into Afghanistan after 9-11.

There's a paramilitary component. Yeah. Who's that? It's called the Special Activities Center. Ooh. Yeah, yeah, I know. Isn't that a good, that's a good name. I like that. Special Activities Center. That is for, so if you recall, let's say some of the first teams that went into Afghanistan after 9-11.

There's a paramilitary component. Yeah. Who's that? It's called the Special Activities Center. Ooh. Yeah, yeah, I know. Isn't that a good, that's a good name. I like that. Special Activities Center. That is for, so if you recall, let's say some of the first teams that went into Afghanistan after 9-11.

You know, you had a mix on those teams of sort of form like kind of typical CIA case officers, but then you also had paramilitary officers who had typically come out of Army Special Forces or Delta Force or the Marines or something like that. They had a military background and then they're working at CIA and

You know, you had a mix on those teams of sort of form like kind of typical CIA case officers, but then you also had paramilitary officers who had typically come out of Army Special Forces or Delta Force or the Marines or something like that. They had a military background and then they're working at CIA and

You know, you had a mix on those teams of sort of form like kind of typical CIA case officers, but then you also had paramilitary officers who had typically come out of Army Special Forces or Delta Force or the Marines or something like that. They had a military background and then they're working at CIA and