John Ferguson
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Charlie, that's the million dollar question because some of the things that people like me have, and it's nothing magical about me, it's the fact that there has been a transition between of trust and a loss of trust, not only within the U.S.
Charlie, that's the million dollar question because some of the things that people like me have, and it's nothing magical about me, it's the fact that there has been a transition between of trust and a loss of trust, not only within the U.S.
government system and the population of the U.S., but especially between foreign-friendly liaison services and other groups that operate overseas and the CIA at large. And our presence overseas is not robustly and aggressively pursuing human operations. But there are people all over the world that remember their own, the case officers that they met along the way and have reached out.
government system and the population of the U.S., but especially between foreign-friendly liaison services and other groups that operate overseas and the CIA at large. And our presence overseas is not robustly and aggressively pursuing human operations. But there are people all over the world that remember their own, the case officers that they met along the way and have reached out.
There are also people reaching out to people like me that are good officers with reputations within the system and because they trust us and they're inside the government now, our government, explaining what they've been asked to do and what is actually going on.
There are also people reaching out to people like me that are good officers with reputations within the system and because they trust us and they're inside the government now, our government, explaining what they've been asked to do and what is actually going on.
And there is, I believe, very solid intelligence that the Iranians have committed to people inside our system that they intend to ensure that President Trump is not there on the 20th of January. I look at Iran, there are a lot of people dismiss them. You know, they're just foreigners and they say all kinds of blustery things and everything.
And there is, I believe, very solid intelligence that the Iranians have committed to people inside our system that they intend to ensure that President Trump is not there on the 20th of January. I look at Iran, there are a lot of people dismiss them. You know, they're just foreigners and they say all kinds of blustery things and everything.
Political assassination, the word assassin is a Persian word. They invented political assassination. They invented the car bomb as a political tool. They invented kidnapping and operational use of their people to change policies. They drove us out of Lebanon with car bombs, vehicular mounted IEDs, assassination, they kidnapped the chief of station and murdered him in a most horrific way.
Political assassination, the word assassin is a Persian word. They invented political assassination. They invented the car bomb as a political tool. They invented kidnapping and operational use of their people to change policies. They drove us out of Lebanon with car bombs, vehicular mounted IEDs, assassination, they kidnapped the chief of station and murdered him in a most horrific way.
And we left Lebanon back in the Iranian administration. They know how to do this. They assassinated Hariri and one of the most complicated operational things I've ever seen done that required two years of link analysis to unravel what they actually did to vector a truck bomb into an up-armored
And we left Lebanon back in the Iranian administration. They know how to do this. They assassinated Hariri and one of the most complicated operational things I've ever seen done that required two years of link analysis to unravel what they actually did to vector a truck bomb into an up-armored
Mercedes limo that was in a group of nine identical limos, yet they vectored the truck bomb against Hariri's car at the right time in the right place and killed the president of Lebanon in a massive explosion. But he was alive in the armored car. The armored car was not on its wheels anymore because of the blast. And President Hariri from Lebanon was
Mercedes limo that was in a group of nine identical limos, yet they vectored the truck bomb against Hariri's car at the right time in the right place and killed the president of Lebanon in a massive explosion. But he was alive in the armored car. The armored car was not on its wheels anymore because of the blast. And President Hariri from Lebanon was
suffocated or burned to death or a combination of both because of the fire. The car kept itself intact, but the Iranians understand if you have a level nine limousine, you just need a bigger bomb. It's not to blow up the car, but if the car isn't on its wheels anymore, if it's upside down or on its side, you have essentially achieved your goal. You have frozen your target
suffocated or burned to death or a combination of both because of the fire. The car kept itself intact, but the Iranians understand if you have a level nine limousine, you just need a bigger bomb. It's not to blow up the car, but if the car isn't on its wheels anymore, if it's upside down or on its side, you have essentially achieved your goal. You have frozen your target
on the X. And if you need to, you can come up with another bomb that comes in and goes off again, right next to it. They are determined and they hate President Trump because of what happened with Qasem Soleimani. To think that they're not going to try is just folly. They will try and they will keep trying until they succeed.
on the X. And if you need to, you can come up with another bomb that comes in and goes off again, right next to it. They are determined and they hate President Trump because of what happened with Qasem Soleimani. To think that they're not going to try is just folly. They will try and they will keep trying until they succeed.
They're not going to withdraw the fatwa for the killing of Qasem Soleimani.
They're not going to withdraw the fatwa for the killing of Qasem Soleimani.