Former CIA Officer Mike Baker on Ukraine and Putin

[@codingtranquility]

This guy would make a great politician. Never answers a question directly, and does a good job at saying a lot while not saying much.

[@ecastro9301]

Yes 😅

[@Henry-fv3bc]

Oh don't worry, he worked at the CIA. I'm sure those skills were put to good use

[@lilcid5150]

You don’t understand what he’s saying?

[@jjayp1]

What do you think an ex-CIA agent actually does? Many like to present themselves as self-described 'experts' but they're scared to death about revealing something that's not already public knowledge. They don't want their life ruined so they tread very carefully. Anything that's not public knowledge leaves them vulnerable to prosecution. And the agency itself can continue with blunder after blunder unchecked, with an unlimited and top secret budget that even the president isn't privy to. They obviously fumbled the ball here, and keep getting rewarded for being asleep at the wheel for 911 and literally not knowing about the Berlin Wall falling until we did. “The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings...And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment.” --John Kennedy

[@WhoIsJohnGaltt]

Not something to be proud of

[@glenadams2530]

I didn't feel like learning anything today....after watching this guy I'm right on track

[@anangrycat86]

We'll that means that today you learned that you were right, which then means you were wrong, as you did learn that.

[@noicemate9111]

It’s crazy. He has this talent to be slightly compelling but never actually saying anything worth listening to

[@YOURMINDMOTIV]

LMAOOO 😂😂

[@adamhurter6454]

If you change your mood and you want to learn something, look up the KZbin channel "The Grayzone."

[@fahimrind9714]

maybe watch it when you're not zonked out on cocaine, that's a good place to start.

[@buildersandinteriorexperts]

There's no such thing as "ex" CIA this guy is simply telling us exactly what they want us to hear.

[@weendwijler770]

He's actually not telling anything. The guy is full of shite. With such a dummy in the CIA, I'm not surprised they are completely unable to get any useful intel at all.

[@ciarraibuzz]

That's how it goes, huh?

[@denroy3]

He probably was involved in the coup in Ukraine, once or both times.

[@denroy3]

@@ciarraibuzz yes, it's proven that our Intel services are evil liars, anti-republic.

[@suerushton3709]

I agree! And are wars globally planned!

[@bigfunky4976]

It warms my hearts reading these comments and seeing that nobody is taking this guy’s info at face value.

[@aaronklemm]

Rogan-ites outsmarting themselves is…expected

[@cheezew1zz]

Same

[@mercharris5266]

Leftist propaganda

[@ban80]

This guy glows bright. He acts like a centerist or maybe even a little white wing but can't cover up how much of a globalist war hawk he is.

[@MilesTraveler]

When western leaders say Russia's war in Ukraine breaks international law and is horrible. They are correct. The problem is, when they call Russia or China thugs or Criminals, Russia and China do not care. Why? Because if the Nuremberg laws and international laws had been applied and enforced since WWII. Almost every world leader, including western leaders, would have been hanged for crimes against humanity. But since America has a monopoly on military strength, and economic influence, they can just tell international organizations to side with them, to approve of their wars. So even if Russia is a street thug, as we imply. The west is the Mafia. And abuses their power globally and against their own people. Don't get me wrong, it is still better to live in the USA than elsewhere. It's still richer, and more free than Ukraine or Russia, for example. But America has spent decades playing world police, while breaking its own rules. And now that it is weak, the other thugs are out for blood.

[@carloscjr23]

Ah, yes, the "retired" CIA operator telling us the "real truth" about what's going on in Ukraine.

[@NewNormalWorldOrder]

_Joe Rogaine is CIA controlled_

[@starman1222]

You wouldn't lie to me CIA, would ya?

[@jpmcnown1]

Exactly

[@realbanger]

This is the exact comment I came to make. Even with the "Ah yes" and everything... oh God....am I an npc?

[@wokler5192]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZm3pIObjsuFisk Satire for peace and freedom. Enjoy ;)

[@mar-c3y]

The guy is the master of saying nothing of substance, but still staying on topic.

[@vversusv1364]

The second half of the video was pretty interesting imo.

[@fire619]

its a skill that all CIA agents got

[@sierravortec2494]

Joe should have you next, your obviously so much more knowledgeable than a former CIA agent

[@picassoboy52]

Not his job to make sure you have accurate info

[@atamata237]

Exactly what I was thinking... Every episode is the same... I wish he stops having him on

[@stopitnow7762]

The CIA guy really said: "we thought they were reasonable, like us"! 🤣🤣 With a straight face! 🤣 He's insane!

[@hafidomar5588]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Rafael-nm7uz]

Reasonable like us : bombing half world

[@electrontracker9914]

USA bombing list: Korea and China 1950-53 Guatemala 1954 Indonesia 1958 Cuba 1959-1961 Guatemala 1960 Congo 1964 Laos 1964-73 Vietnam 1961-73 Cambodia 1969-70 Guatemala 1983 Grenada 1983 Lebanon 1983, 1984 Libya 1986 El Salvador 1980s Nicaragua 1980s Iran 1987 Panama 1989 Iraq 1991 Kuwait 1991 Somalia 1993 Bosnia 1994, 1995 Sudan 1998 Afghanistan 1998 Yugoslavia 1999 Yemen 2002 Iraq 1991-2003 Iraq 2003-2015 Afghanistan 2001-2015 Pakistan 2007-2015 Somalia 2007-8, 2011 Yemen 2009, 2011 Libya 2011, 2015 Syria 2014-2015 I guess USA is more reasonable than Russia.

[@Tranced24]

@@electrontracker9914 mostly brown people...

[@Jrdvn3]

@@electrontracker9914 to add on to that; the bombings within its own country in high poverty areas back in the 60-70's

[@Art.Magick]

This guy is really good at using a lot of words but saying very little. He would make a great politician.

[@dahleno2014]

Or a CIA officer

[@jesustreto1288]

@@dahleno2014 which he was lol

[@wachamakolit1]

He’s a “former CI”....sorry, it’s rubbish!

[@jamesevans1890]

His answers are razor sharp and to straight the point, it's excellent analysis and exactly what I would want from an analyst. Better than anyone I've seen on the news. What do people think he's saying nothing - what are they expecting to hear?

[@frankisyourdaddy]

@@jamesevans1890 found the government troll

[@malooch]

Every time Mike Baker is on I always head straight to the comments. It gives me hope.

[@Zoonjse]

He seems like an and Russia guy. Hence this is biased.

[@TheManOWrath]

🙋‍♂️

[@abilson1]

👍🏽

[@mariagaganta4925]

Right 😂😭

[@fordmustang5763]

Does this make Rogan apart of the plan though????

[@lapezeus]

“If you want the truth, ask the CIA” - SAID NO ONE EVER

[@janjan55555]

That one genuinely made me laugh!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@A5h3n.]

In like 20 years you an ask and get a response if you're lucky.

[@johncharleson8733]

Definitely; his rationale about Putin being a 'warlord' while completely ignoring the 'merican buildup of Ukraine, the color wars and so forth is class A level deception. This spook is still a spook.

[@gordiestevan1662]

Former CIA officer..... says it all. Still towing the line.

[@arborinfelix]

Having to listen to this man is the final stage of the CIA torture program.

[@DarkArtsDeepDive]

😂

[@adafridi]

😂😆

[@Simon-pl2zi]

ha ha hilarious and so dam true

[@dinkin_flicka14]

😂😂

[@skafazzation666]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@beauwatson6893]

I am very thankful of the CIA and their honesty and integrity. I'm especially grateful how they've never interfered with foreign governments, or our own government, for that matter. Oh, wait...

[@beauwatson6893]

@@bwilson5401 I certainly don't trust any 3-letter organization in this country anymore: NSA, CIA, FBI, ATF, FDA, CDC, etc etc

[@odd6554]

Presumably you are absolutely disgusted by the removal of facism in Japan, Germany and Italy too and their adoption of Western Democracy. How dare we interfere and remove these regimes so they can have a chance of living the way we take such granted for.

[@beauwatson6893]

@@odd6554 interesting that you are comparing the 1940s to the present. And you're neglecting to mention the egregious actions from our government agancies with other Asian, South American, and Middle Eastern countries/governments. And those freedoms the you mentioned, in case you haven't noticed, are being eroded and stripped away from us. But good thing we got those Weapons of mass destruction out of Iraq and won the war on terrorism in Afghanistan...it only took 20+ years. Oh, wait...

[@CeluiEtSeul]

It's even more suprising to find out other countries intelligent agencies do the same shit too... oh wow. It's amazing

[@beauwatson6893]

@@CeluiEtSeul yes, they do.

[@akuseru85]

For people who has been paying attention, Putin has been pretty clear about the situation for YEARS…

[@kenadams5504]

Say a lie/criminal thought long enough and eventually it becomes legitimate.

[@bitcoincrown867]

Watch (Gonzalo Lira) on youtube for real information on the ground in Kyiv!!

[@akuseru85]

@@bitcoincrown867 yeah, I know Coach. Been watching him for years. Not sure why he removed all his older videos though.

[@user-lh1uu7cs9u]

Exactly he told Oliver Stone he sees Ukraine and Russia as one country and he repeated it in the speech at the night of the invasion.

[@overthemountains7207]

When one president calls Putin a war criminal and the other calls him a "genius" we all know who is tougher on him.

[@matteuspittmann2720]

I genuinely believe Joe has this guy on as a laugh for all of us😂

[@kdsowen2882]

Well--Said ! What a joke

[@jeysonlivington]

Y

[@LeongGunners]

And I think he's having a laugh at Joe and us the audience too. Like, "let's pretend to talk like we're still in the 80s, and watch the audience go apeshit over it."

[@papi-sauce]

is a great insight into how CIA pplz think. which is alot of beating around the bush .

[@blasteriroquai]

the guy mostly stick to the truth. Putin was in East Germany when Soviet Union and Soviet Sphere of Interest collapsed. And he all the time has been feeling phantom pain. He wish to reestablish Russian as Imperium with borders wherever Russia in the history of the world had control. You can hear it recently said by Medviediev, Soloviov and most of people in charge or in press in Russia.

[@jrmcpuff-n-stuff7524]

This guy would make a great politician the way he talks without saying anything is a masterclass in deception and redirection

[@AXharoth]

he said a lot of things

[@MountainView21]

A textbook bullshitter.

[@jamesevans1890]

His answers are razor sharp and to straight the point, it's excellent analysis and exactly what I would want from an analyst. Better than anyone I've seen on the news. What do people think he's saying nothing - what are they expecting to hear?

[@elduderino7767]

of course, he is the perfect person to represent the msm narrative/propaganda on alt media

[@dombo916]

@@jamesevans1890 what points? Lmao

[@cornpopwuzzabaddude4962]

Honestly, I could definitely see a high paying active position within CIA as a “former CIA agent”

[@MorganMindfulness]

Made a tweet the other day about how funny former kgb agent was

[@Mike-bs5pi]

Bingo, Cornpop. I think it was Robert David Steele (former CIA also) said pretty much this. I didn't trust him for a long time either, and I'm still not sure I do, but I definitely don't trust our cia, which is kinda sad, because I have a feeling most of the country probably feels the same way. Meanwhile, they advise in the making of movies about cia going around doing whatever they want, offing officers who get cancelled, blowing shit up, disregarding all laws, common sense, and public safety, etc. They see themselves as untouchable, because unfortunately, they pretty much are, and I have massive doubts about their motives for anything they do.

[@Henry-fv3bc]

Bahahahaha. definitely would not surprise me

[@rossherrington3185]

No such thing as a "former" agent

[@Pappy_Laws]

Exactly. The CIA had and still has a retirement problem. If someone retires from the CIA they will not talk to you about there job, period. I had a grand dad who was in the CIA and didn’t even know till he died and my grandmother fucking told me! Still no idea what he did, she doesn’t either. If they are calling themselves “former” or “retired” they are actively working still. Yes unfortunately you can not trust the CIA. The things that organization has done, without oversight or reprimand is fucking diabolical. Honestly makes me sad.

[@leemp337]

this guy is good. he is able to get on the show and smoke Joe's cigars multiple times while never providing quality content to the show.

[@peterklass7244]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@leemp337]

lol, he's literally blowing smoke up joe's ass.

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

@@leemp337 lulz

[@katiakaterina9260]

If you need qualty content on the theme check out him, the guy is stuck in Ukraine from the very start kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnvRYoNsjLB2ndk

[@teefrankenstein4340]

He’s the CIA, they are smooth.

[@tommy6108]

Not only does he not answer questions.he goes in a completely different direction!!

[@DBone539]

Mike’s answers always make me go back and listen to the question again.

[@xx6489]

It's just a feedback loop

[@DeathBringer769]

He wants you going in circles instead of being able to clearly think about it. That's the whole point.

[@col.douglasmortimer2721]

I think Joe's afraid to NOT let this guy back on his show. Seriously this guy's an expert at saying absolutely nothing for 2 hours.

[@sir_iosis6760]

Same cia who told us weapons of mass destruction was in iraq are saying muh russia man bad ….

[@adiborza4131]

Yes, it is, talking nothing, and shoud not blame Putin, or China, or others becose you hawe idiots in charge!! The expert just made clear that they hawe no real intell on Putin or China or ....others!! Just tell the truh...no one belive CIA or US diplomacy on international stage!! They just try to hide this

[@Ayoo_Sabb]

- thoughts of Cummus

[@thisismychannel607]

I cant stand old fuckers like him that think they know what's what. Thanks for commenting this so i can stop waiting around for him to get to a point

[@BurntheKremlin966]

One bullet vs the third world war

[@johnnybravo4976]

This man has mastered the art answer questions without answering the question.

[@Madzguy007]

Reminds me of Justin Trudeau

[@jimwalters3636]

True Democrat

[@JohnBoyJoy]

reminds me of obama. saying a lot while saying a whole lot of NOTHING.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

Typical of a bullshitter

[@bluckq]

Typical cia

[@hmmminteresting2451]

This chap is a complete spoofer, just makes it up as he goes along

[@JelloTypeR]

15 minute monologue where virtually no information was exchanged or even inferred. That’s CIA training in full effect.

[@MeridithQueenOfSpades]

Yep. I just made the same comment. Literally learned nothing.

[@maxmagnus777]

CIA propaganda again on Joe Rogan. Let us hear the lies again, or not.

[@prplhze2000]

Lord Dorwin

[@ufc341]

kzbin.info6ZtEBZVUY04?feature=share

[@riffhousestudios96]

Let me help you, he said this was a long time coming since the fall of the Soviet Union. Putin comes from a different view of the world and he wants Russia to have influence. He doesn’t think Putin is crazy like the Media insists he is.

[@dr.woozie7500]

He speaks exactly how I expect a CIA officer would speak.

[@RagnarLothbrok2222]

They glow in the dark

[@G0L0V0L0MKEE]

Y0UR 0WN CLAIM , IS PREDICTABLE

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

Like that FIB in GTA who got shot by Trevor at the last mission

[@ottoginafiel5468]

Glowie never said NEOCON

[@jillyjoan8416]

Except with a T-shirt, he's supposed to be more credible

[@jbouma7551]

Someone forgot to unplug this guy, he's still glowing.

[@handikappad]

Ikr? I feel like this is a way for the CIA to get more people on their side. Have a "former" CIA agent go on podcasts and all that to try and convince more people that they are the good guys.

[@Xendrius]

He's a paid fed.

[@jbouma7551]

@@handikappad I think you're absolutely correct, they've been doing exactly that on the news for decades!

[@forsakenquery]

Larry Johnson is the only cia guy that got de radiated.

[@qwerty9091000]

@@handikappad a significant amount of "former" intel agency people get jobs in the corporate press now

[@ThePrimo323]

Next time ask him about how the CIA sold cocaine in the streets let's see what his response will be

[@idenree8606]

What does this have to do with anything? It's like you people hate the fact that he's talking negatively about putin and Russia, but don't really know how to dismiss it, so you just say "oh well, he's a CIA agent, sooo...."

[@Rained_Out]

Hey, at least the CIA unleashed LSD onto Americans in the late 50s and early 60s. Now we have jam bands and hula hoops

[@sirdabzmcgee]

@@Rained_Out one of the good things they did 😂

[@asongucollins5917]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4Opi3Zpdr6XeJI Breaking news..HE HAS BEEN CAPTURED 😱l

[@ThePrimo323]

@@idenree8606 I didn't say anything that was hateful but ok....

[@criticalcommoner2760]

The term, "Former CIA Officer", is an oxymoron

[@M.2018-b3f]

Yes.

[@AdamBorseti]

That's not an oxymoron. Deep-sea astronomy, military intelligence, scheduled chaos; those are oxymorons. "retired CIA agent" is just a lie.

[@asongucollins5917]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4Opi3Zpdr6XeJI Breaking news..HE HAS BEEN CAPTURED 😱0

[@rodneyquinn2528]

Every politician knew this was coming, they're all in on it together

[@MrMundharmonikah]

The sentence "Putin never gave a shit about civilian lives" sounds uncomfortably funny coming from a man of the CIA...

[@ab-kr6qn]

At this point you're just ridiculous if you compare them with Putin. It's not even funny dude. Hundreds of innocent people are getting killed and bombed every single day

[@haroldcruz8550]

@@ab-kr6qn You're right the CIA killed a lot lot more, probably a million times over.

[@bobankefer828]

America killed a lot of people too

[@bobankefer828]

Bombed civillians

[@spikakdeux2068]

@@ab-kr6qn you must be an american..... how much bombings coming from the USA ? think about it ... who is the real Warlord

[@Some1SaveMyGoat]

Mike Baker on how to talk for 15 minutes straight without saying anything that people wouldn't already know. Brilliant.

[@RoseFuneral]

Saved 14 minutes of my life thank you

[@StealthGT40]

Ever heard of the term lose lips sink ships?

[@Tydie.]

He's cocaine.

[@curiousnomadic]

@@Tydie. Yeah I'm getting that vibe too.

[@dons1932]

I'm kinda aghast that he is on so frequently.

[@paxster76]

Once a CIA agent, always a liar.

[@Nick-kq8pg]

What is he lying about? I don’t trust mainstream people either but I’m still not sure what to make of all of this. Is Putin a CIA puppet too? Or what’s your take?

[@bekirseidaliev4154]

Just like KGB agent.

[@calcanbogdan3951]

What are these lies?

[@jerrycraig6522]

Right, then get him stoned!!!

[@sydneycarton6131]

It’s best to let simple people believe the truth is a lie.

[@akm6019]

He said it was the “greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century”, there is a difference.

[@markheithaus]

It was a miracle. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, among others, were liberated. Ukraine finally got independence for the first time in its existence. The collapse of the Soviet Union was one of the most wonderful things to happen.

[@tripleg8381]

@@markheithaus40% of Baltic population fled the countries after 1990s. Yeah, that’s a clear sign those countries started flourishing after liberation 😁

[@markheithaus]

@@tripleg8381 Estonia is doing great, and I'd be curious to know how much of that population that fled were ethnic Russians. This isn't to say Russia or Russians are bad. I lived in Russia and I love it, but the memory difference is extreme between Russia/Belarus and everyone else. The Baltic states aren't Russia. They were invaded in 1939, being occupied by the Soviets, NAZIS and Soviets. Ukraine isn't Russia. Kherson isn't Russia.

[@eraldidisho4325]

@Triple G Yea. Do you know why they fled? Is it A) Because they hate capitalism or B) Because they have been forced to stay in their own country anf starve. Hint: It's not that complicated

[@antanassmetona4054]

@@tripleg8381 yes, they are flourishing. Russia destroyed my country’s economy, yet we’re catching up to Finland now. Mind you we were bigger economical power than Finland before the occupation of the Baltic states.

[@Rosterized]

I think its hilarious how a CIA guy is talking about somebody else not caring about civilian lives 😂

[@2legit2Kwit]

It’s mostly propaganda

[@rellis735]

It’s only okay if we do the killing Lmaoooooo

[@AXharoth]

mind the scale

[@sixtring73]

That's what I thought. He says Putin doesn't care about civilian lives, like the U.S military does?!

[@typheran1]

Right! The CIA literally bought Ukrainian SS members to the US after WW2. The exact same guys that rounded up over 100k people in ukraine that they thought were undesirable and killed them. The same CIA that funded terrorist in libya and destabilized to the point they have slave markets. Stop having this turd on ur show. That, or hit him with hard questions.

[@nuke7777777]

Always nice to hear a perspective from a professional liar, who told lies for so long that he himself believes the lie.

[@feonor26]

Kind of like Putin

[@eomoran]

@@feonor26 the ambassador for Russia said back in 08 that the outward expansion of NATO was a red line. The US continued to expand NATO to protect US oil interests. Don’t take people at the word, look at what their actions are. If the US wanted peace in Ukraine then They wouldn’t have poured cold water on the talks, an action which was condemned today by Ukraine. The US have been deliberately antagonising russia for the past while hoping that they would invade Ukraine so that the EU would have to stop getting their oil and gas from Russia as agreed upon during the construction of the Nordstrom pipeline

[@feonor26]

@@eomoran Let me tell you how NATO membership works. If a sovereign country wishes to join NATO they have to apply. It's not the US or anyone else that makes any country join NATO, they join by their own free will. NATO consists of many more countries than the US so you're talking nonsense. If a country wishes to join it's not for some fucking despot in Moscow to tell them they can't. Russia was even asked if they wanted to join themselves, but of course they wouldn't. But yes ofc, this is all the US's fault, not some imperialist mad man in Moscow who wants to return to "the good old days" of the Soviet Union. Blame the victim, you're doing great there pal.

[@bluecomet1109]

Walter white has entered the chat

[@MilesTraveler]

When western leaders say Russia's war in Ukraine breaks international law and is horrible. They are correct. The problem is, when they call Russia or China thugs or Criminals, Russia and China do not care. Why? Because if the Nuremberg laws and international laws had been applied and enforced since WWII. Almost every world leader, including western leaders, would have been hanged for crimes against humanity. But since America has a monopoly on military strength, and economic influence, they can just tell international organizations to side with them, to approve of their wars. So even if Russia is a street thug, as we imply. The west is the Mafia. And abuses their power globally and against their own people. Don't get me wrong, it is still better to live in the USA than elsewhere. It's still richer, and more free than Ukraine or Russia, for example. But America has spent decades playing world police, while breaking its own rules. And now that it is weak, the other thugs are out for blood.

[@concorde3980]

This guy glows in the dark. You can see him when you're drivin'.

[@Kedzierski13]

Terry is that you

[@gigabrother458]

Hi Terry! Peace be upon you.

[@YTHandlesAreDumb]

Rest in piece, Terry. You beautiful minded bastard.

[@melaniee___1486]

*SONUNOSDELOS* 👇💋 lovegames.Tokyo/shizumi mañas no se la Megan: "Hotter" Hopi: "Sweeter" Joonie: "Cooler" Yoongi: "Butter Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no puede ir pero de tan solo verlos desde pantalla, se que estuvo sorprendente 💗❤️💌💘

[@johnblair2361]

@don't be surprised STOP, damn dude

[@kineticinstallationspecial5775]

This guy is how you become misinformed instead of just being uninformed.

[@F4stHeroes]

@what now people like you need to go away

[@staunch2207]

Exactly, who has always been "increasing their sphere of influence" by carpet bombing countries to the ground in illegal wars against countries that don't agree with what the US wants. Then puts civilian crippling sanctions on them. Well .........................it ain't Russia! And lets not forget the US little helper of sh it stirring England.

[@alexcarlone7967]

Joe or the guest? Both fit the bill lol

[@karkelo88]

@@staunch2207 ummmm what? Russia has been doing that since bombs were invented. for god sakes man look at its history

[@alphafitter4699]

What are you looking for? He is just giving his opinion based on experiences.

[@divisionone3400]

William Casey, CIA Director 1981-1987 “We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.”

[@SavageAudits]

Excellent post, Division One.

[@johntrueconservative2547]

“I was CIA director We lied we cheated, we steal, we stole” Mike Pompeo Donald Trumps pick for Secretary of State

[@MrCass040]

Mike here to establish the narrative

[@EmilyMoyer]

Yup!

[@patel210]

1000 percent a cia spokesman

[@hawks8181]

Yep! Joe’s CIA handler her to push propaganda to his audience

[@Iwasthewalrus]

That's the entire purpose of the podcast

[@wokler5192]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZm3pIObjsuFisk Satire for peace and freedom. Enjoy ;)

[@kirillnadtochiy5039]

Oh wow what a unique perspective, I thought this retired CIA agent would just repeat what all the other major news sources were saying. But he's really shaking up my world perspective here. I guess Putin really is just pure evil and there really absolutely was no reason to attack Ukraine, absolutely unprovoked. What a great and wonderful conversation. Thanks JR for asking him the really tough questions and really getting him to finally reveal the truth, and not just nodding your head at his every word. Really appreciate that.

[@defaultmodenetwork8976]

Not every episode can be a hit

[@Flowingriver]

If he is CIA, of course even if he asked questions the truth won’t be talked about just answer and go around it saying Putin is crazy why would he want to take over areas in Ukraine and place a pro Russian gov whileNATO kept pushing closer to Russian boarder. Yeah, forget all the details. Just label people good and bad. News media is a joke.

[@noone7692]

Unprovoked? Stop talking like Nancy Pelosi

[@deezelfairy]

@@noone7692 Pretty sure the entire of op's post is sarcastic satire 😂

[@stopitnow7762]

@@deezelfairy Shhhhh...some people like to be angry. 😅

[@tompackage]

“He’s never given a shit about civilian targets” Coming from the CIA man !? 😂😂😂

[@thesazbak5342]

He is still right though.

[@engin3ar]

Negative infinity self awareness

[@HailNihilism]

Cia blacksites? What's that joe? You mean our diversity and inclusion programs yeah we run them around the world what of it?

[@udxpierre]

Yep also spotted that ha ha ha ha.

[@KrikZ32]

he'd know better than most when someone doesn't care about innocent causalities

[@ZeroGravityLife]

I learned more about Putin from my dog than a "Former CIA Officer". That's what I get for hoping for insight from a government employee.

[@jbecn24]

Yuuuuuup. PuTiN iS a DiCtAtOr!!!!!

[@microfarming8583]

@National Socialism Probably the most terrible analysis of Putin I've ever read.

[@LampWaters]

Lol yep. Joe Rogan too he isn't ready to see what's up eithet

[@lastrayden0220]

He should have Oliver Stone on again!

[@SexyRolex]

If you want information regarding the war then follow this guy : kzbin.info

[@jjtimmins1203]

"Intel was lacking." Well, I'm very thankful for our 17 intelligence agencies and all the billions they resourcefully use.

[@blueslayer99]

I don't see how Intel is lacking, US & UK intel was saying over and over that Putin was going to invade. They knew when it was going to start, which caused the Russians to back peddle and delay it, they knew from where. This has been a huge intel success. I don't know what the heck this guy is talking about.

[@ariels8322]

Whose comment got removed? I'll say it "Intel was lacking" hmmm sounds fishy.

[@ZuZu66667]

That was bullshit they know everything

[@cud0s]

It's bullshit. They made at least part of the intel public, and it was clear at least a few months before invasion that it's gonna happen. US officials even went to tour in europe, trying to unite allied countries and coordinate response before shit hit the fan.

[@darrensmith3681]

I feel a hint of sarcasm in your comment. We’re you thankful for the crack epidemic one of the intelligence services created too? And the mk ultra? Very shady, criminals with bottomless pockets (tax payers money) and a pass to do what they want who say nothing until they need to worm out of a situation that’s come on top for them. Ask Rick Ross and Barry seal, ohh they fed him to the cartel.

[@whatabicz]

This guy has knowledge as my neighbours cat 😂

[@lonewolfsurvival3453]

I trust this guy to be honest about as much as I trust my dog's shit to be safe to eat. Even THAT may be giving him too much credit.

[@davidthomas1070]

I'd trust John Gotti over Mr. 'Ex-CIA Guy'.

[@LauraLou222]

Putin was crystal clear what he was going to do. Literally said everything WORD FOR WORD.

[@neoclassic09]

yes, exactly. and for decades the US literally said that what we ended up doing in Ukraine would push Putin into war there. Everyone knows we were fucking around there, and now everyone is pretending Russia did this out of nowhere.

[@JeffNeelzebub]

And yet, people though he wasn’t going to invade.

[@neoclassic09]

@@JeffNeelzebub yeah but part of that was because the US was so adamant about it for weeks without it happening. i don't think a lot of people really recognized how enmeshed in Ukraine thte US had become at this point, but that has been revealed even though tech companies and the media have tried to censor it

[@JeffNeelzebub]

@@neoclassic09 If you can predict an invasion to within weeks that’s pretty good

[@davethebrahman9870]

Jesus, you people must be victims of pot and homeschooling.

[@alaskansummertime]

Can't wait to watch this on Spotify and watch Mike not talk about how the CIA runs the drug trade.

[@dannyboy8474]

the DEA only exists to keep track of the drug trade for the CIA's black ops budget

[@notwelcome2452]

I cant wait for you to go on the show and provide hard tangible definite proof that cia runs the drug trade and not just say random opinions

[@scottcantdance804]

Has Joe asked him about Epstein's ties to American intelligence and foreign intelligence like Mossad and MI5/6? If he has, I need to go look up that clip to watch him hard dodge that question.

[@Burgmannn]

You people are insane.

[@dmfuerte]

intel works for the banking cartel. they traffic all the vices. drugs, kids, everything that controls people.

[@matthewleonardball2925]

“Reasonable thought like us” Lmfao😂😂😂

[@mowen7413]

This guy should be a politician he's so good at talking around the question. Amazing

[@redpandarampage2191]

My favorite thing about Mike Baker episodes is everyone in the comments memeing and saying "not this guy again lol!"

[@bitcoincrown867]

Look up gonzalo Lira he's live from Ukraine with real news

[@JG-ye7ey]

2.7m views is a lot for people not liking it

[@Avogadros_number]

@@JG-ye7ey the views are for the title and falsely thinking he’d actually say something of substance

[@WillLightfoot]

@@JG-ye7ey views are people reading the comments while the talking head goes wacka wacka wacka in the background.

[@Bee-tj8gc]

Its funny they called Russian communists social climbers and complete professional bulshit talkers like this exist in some of our most powerful branches in the country

[@markcook1059]

Just the guy we should trust. Coming from an agency that created Operation Mockingbird and Operation Paperclip. This guy can FO!!!

[@mr.giggles4995]

Don't forget Operation Northwoods! They planned on shooting down planes full of US citizens. Sound familiar to any other attacks on US soil?...

[@dudeinatree8740]

He’s a cool individual whose been on the show many times

[@michaelwlazlinski8967]

You should stay in america

[@jolandafrijlink6103]

@@mr.giggles4995 9/11

[@MermaidTyrone]

Paperclip was good change my mind

[@devanman7920]

This fella has to have been trained in answering questions without actually saying anything

[@letsgobrandon8101]

You have to read between the lines it's not all exciting they have to really plan out the logistics of everything they do and that's their job. I don't like the CIA but everybody here keeps saying the same thing I don't think they're even trying to hear what he's saying.

[@dutyrover946]

@@letsgobrandon8101 You have to remember that these iPad babies have an extremely short attention span, They can't understand or read between the lines. They want everything spoon fed to them.

[@fel4enn1]

@@dutyrover946 well that might be true but everyone is right he starts a sentence repeats what joe said puts another 2 words and it leaves u in the open now u go a create what u want. doesnt tell u any info , any insight , anything usefull . also doesnt answer any question he just keep saying 2 thing all over again ..

[@noahstephenson9084]

Wow really great insight that I haven’t seen anyone else have yet

[@ottoginafiel5468]

Never said NEOCON

[@stucrossland3719]

He 's been to the school of talking and not saying anything. He would make a good politician.

[@nofear1604]

100%. I should have jumped to the comments instead of watching the show. Mike seems like a guy in the bar shooting shit. Has no prep done, has no core beliefs, keeps on apologising.

[@nordan00]

You learn that in SERE school, or whatever the CIA’s equivalent of it is.

[@kevinnix3203]

Mike Baker is a fantastic psy op agent. Always comes on during conflicts and let’s us know exactly “what we should hear”

[@herrschaftg35]

Exactly, the propaganda must continue.

[@kevinsacramento4704]

L00k Up “Elon Musk meets Post Malone” 😆 👽

[@SuppositionalBox]

@@herrschaftg35 I didn't realize deductive reasoning was propaganda. You sure you didn't hit your head too hard at some point in your life?

[@megsmith596]

No such thing as a former C.I.A. agent.

[@Wantar]

Well put. 😂

[@TonyVega123]

Ah! The guy who makes you think he's about to say something interesting but never says anything at all. Joe, you might as well have an empty chair there

[@picassoboy52]

You obviously are more interested in making cliche comments than listening to whats being said. He told what the signs were that Putin was restless and planning a move, based on his comments and his recent attitude. He told you what Putin wants NOW. He told you the best way to recruit an asset. Thats just a few examples in only 15 minutes of conversation. Why dont you try listening. Its your chair thats empty bro

[@JaiHylRubis]

Yup! Do you really believe the first 2 mins of this Shit??? 😂😂😂 HABITUAL LIAR! They knew bc Putini is one of the boys, Schwab told us so!!! 🙄

[@acetate909]

@@picassoboy52 Lol.....so he gave some BS CIA nonsense about Putin and then talked about some general spy craft that's been common knowledge for decades. Are you five years old?

[@umungus518]

@@acetate909 he probably is 5 years old. He thinks sending an assets kids to college is ground breaking information because he hasn't been alive for the past 20 years that we've known that for.

[@MermaidTyrone]

@@acetate909 I mean people criticize this guy for saying nothing. But most JRE guests say nothing and just circlejerk their own views, why does no one ever criticize them.

[@KhaledTheSaudiHawkII]

I’ve seen this guy like 8 times on this podcast already but I’ve yet to learn one concrete thing from him. All he says is just words salad strung together without sounding like a sleazy politician. Why have him back Joe?

[@sfdko3291]

The Jordan Peterson method

[@JayM1989]

He just comes on to advertise whatever new show or book he's got

[@yoshzlac2429]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5monICsiKt8fJo have you seen this .. Dr Faci Target's project V..6

[@SeaOrcRonnie]

It’s Joe’s handler, I mean friend.

[@99fxr68]

@@sfdko3291 if you don’t understand JP or don’t glean anything from him, then you have comprehension issues.

[@gamingyoutubernoonan0108]

Sphere of influence doesn't necessarily mean control that land geographically but having influence in that area. Like having influence with heads or high up people in that area.

[@loudorchen9897]

Joe: "The sky is blue what do you think Mike?" Mike: "Well the idea of color is something that has been that has been debated for years, The sky is here the sky is there but is it really anywhere at all, I think the best idea is focusing on the clouds and maybe we can go from there, but does anyone really know? Joe: "Wow what an interesting take, we need you back for another episode"

[@energeez]

your eyes perceive it as blue. blue actually is made up

[@medovaca]

@@energeez , eyes do not perceive anything, that is brain.

[@thomascasey8171]

Haha hilarious and good one sir!

[@martingallagher140]

That pretty much sums it up 😂😂

[@jennzenn971]

🤣🤣

[@soxrule74]

I am so glad to see so many great comments in the comments section! It's so great that alternative media has given us better info on what's really going on in the world.

[@anonymoustoo4945]

100%

[@nicksothep8472]

Same feelings here 👍🏻

[@asongucollins5917]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4Opi3Zpdr6XeJI Breaking news..HE HAS BEEN CAPTURED 😱

[@asongucollins5917]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4Opi3Zpdr6XeJI Breaking news..HE HAS BEEN CAPTURED 😱.

[@tozrimondher4250]

R u a bot ?

[@aaronbrutus2654]

It's amazing that a former CIA member deep down believes they are the good guys.

[@regardie99]

No one is the villain in their own story.

[@MrSneaksful]

better than the KGB.

[@mamaharumi]

@make a wish yeah, you'd have to be an idiot or extremely gullible to beleive a word out of this dudes mouth

[@christinamycoff5366]

BIOLABS GONE ‼️

[@do_yohomework]

@@MrSneaksful start your research with does the kgb exist? Last time I checked this is 2022

[@КоляВойцих]

American officer talking about civilian casualties is hilarious.

[@kieranmurphy3233]

This guy (Mike Baker) is the king of saying stuff without ever really saying anything. You have to admire that ability really.

[@joaoxavier3687]

Just because you don't understand what he says, doesn't mean he's saying nothing, he?

[@kieranmurphy3233]

@@joaoxavier3687 ya thanks João. Spa

[@srikandiwarion1422]

Man you got more legit answers than an EX CIA.😁😄

[@gabrieltipaldu7344]

Thats what I was thinking,he talkit a lot of bullshit

[@6bigears135]

@@gabrieltipaldu7344 shurup fool

[@PotatoMASHjack]

My favorite comedian Joe has on time to time.

[@noicemate9111]

Funnier than Brendan

[@JimmyR83]

Lol

[@helloween76]

Hahahaha

[@ivanichianus683]

How does the CIA/FBI always manage to get this guy on in times of mass disinformation?

[@866152]

You know how!

[@MermaidTyrone]

Exactly! Putin is our great workers liberator! Down with amerikkka

[@nukrisamyurashvili3021]

@Cornpop im kinda starting to think that he is forced to.

[@adamhurter6454]

Joe means well, he just gets duped. Try the Jimmy Dore show instead.

[@Oioisavaloy]

"They did the math." 😂 😂 😂 ahahahaha! They did the math!!! THAT WAS AMAZING! 🤣

[@TheMonteCarlo]

Ah yes, just the person I want my international relations information from - *"Ex"*-CIA

[@ericjones4200]

Mainstream media are going to be happy Joe Rogan finally has a truth teller on his podcast because a CIA spook would never lie lol

[@Confucius202]

I haven't watched the entire Interview, but in this piece he's trying to give a look into Putin's point of view. He's informed about Putin's biography. So I don't get all the complaining in the comments section. An experienced CIA guy might have a better insight than most journalists.

[@cybervigilante]

I've done actual research on the historical cause of this mess and this guy is full of it. Putin-bashing isn't going to solve the problem. Proper diplomacy might but we're so used to being the bully in the block we've forgotten diplomacy. Even the Ukrainians want us to engage, but we refuse.

[@cybervigilante]

@@Confucius202 Not in this case.

[@wardragon670]

Well I’ll be, I hear about this guys bs every time here on youtube (from comments section) glad to hear people actually hold the evidence not just the train of thought

[@kermitthefrog2578]

@@Confucius202 because once they see that there is an ex cia agent talking some how everyone here and their mothers are experts and what they would want him to say.

[@Alfakeloy95]

Im 100% convinced he is telling the real truth 🤣

[@goliathmb18]

Yeah i have seen several podcasts of mike on joe rogan, he is just another bullshitter spreading crap

[@kermitfrog593]

Have heard several podcasts with him and he seems like he's always on the job. Not gonna get straight facts and answers from him.

[@jybyrd]

He's on the clock. No such thing as former CIA, He's on task to misinform.

[@wheelmanstan]

truth over facts!!

[@scoubidou381]

This CIA Guy could be actor in predator film remake. He ticks all the boxes 🤣

[@mariomaro7]

Coherent yet uninformative, likes the sound of his own voice, uses mainstream talking points and claims he's former CIA, yep I'm believing everything he says 👍

[@aarinlangan2148]

Right

[@heartless604]

He answered the recruitment question directly! The person who they hire has to want to do the job, share the same ideals!

[@yeshuaislord6880]

Dude that's literally the epitomy of a CIA agent. Sounding professional, throwing in a few cuss words to make it sound like he is talking sum real stuff and saying nothing. They neither deny nor confirm their claims

[@gerryfolds7488]

If you sounded exactly like James Woods, you would love the sound of your voice as well

[@paganizonda1000ps]

The Mainstream talking points are made from the cia. We in the west are also influencend as the rest of the World.

[@Fika_Break]

When I want the straight facts on foreign policy I make sure to go straight to the CIA. Strange that Joes always brings up sketchy things the CIA has done yet brings this guy on a couple times a year.

[@joeycrck1479]

He does it to deliberately piss off his viewers.. nobody likes the guy.

[@Anon-xd3cf]

People joke that he's Joes "Handler"... After the couple years we've all had... that joke has lost all its funnies. Just a straight up fact now.

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

Yes let's get the low life criminals from the CIA to give us knowledge, the same ones who commit the worst evil including Achild sex trafficking and bringing drugs into poor neighborhoods of their own fellow country men. Good job.

[@mediumdoubledouble9012]

In his reaction to people trying to cancel him he did said he was going to try and bring in my guests with different views. No one likes this guy

[@ess78201]

Joe has repeatedly challenged this guy. I’m sure you’ve heard him on past podcasts.

[@ilyabm]

I always laugh SOO hard when an ex-CIA starts talking about “not caring about civilian casualties”. Speaking of people with no conscience and no self-awareness whatsoever

[@jormungandr4690]

It is hard to listen to anything being said here tbh. Like literally 99% of the things Putin done, US is guilty of aswell.

[@OkLetsPlayTv]

Was he judging them or stating a fact when he said it? (There is a huge difference)

[@noicemate9111]

@@jormungandr4690 doesn’t make his actions any better. This is like bringing up what Hillary has done when someone insults trump. Just a dumb argument

[@zephid11]

@@jormungandr4690 What the U.S. has/hasn't done, doesn't make the statement about Putin not caring about civilian casualties any less true.

[@stanlee2200]

i find it hilarious when you little guys thinbk you know what the real deal is.....bc youre in the know right? all you freaks in here know whats really up..this guy is a puppet so dont belive anything he says..,blah blah blah....you Dunning Krueger fools

[@jb1818.]

Thank you Joe Rogan, awesome shows man. From 🇬🇧👍

[@kiziah4289]

A “retired” CIA operative talking about how the CIA recruits assets on the biggest podcast in the world sounds like a CIA operation

[@erad67]

Eh, but he didn't really say anything other than the obvious. If it was an operation, I'd expect him to claim something that sounds likely but is false, or something to drive an agenda. But saying people who need something you can provide might be recruited isn't going to accomplish anything. That's as obvious as can be.

[@MrFreeGman]

Putin for 20 years straight: "Keep NATO out of Ukraine, that's the line in the sand and you will regret it if you don't listen" CIA man: "We literally have no way to predict this mad man's actions!"

[@riseoftheright4216]

Ikr, this is a war that could have been prevented and I blame the E.U.S.S.R.

[@ringrageboxing5870]

The stupidity is amazing isnt it?

[@MilesTraveler]

When western leaders say Russia's war in Ukraine breaks international law and is horrible. They are correct. The problem is, when they call Russia or China thugs or Criminals, Russia and China do not care. Why? Because if the Nuremberg laws and international laws had been applied and enforced since WWII. Almost every world leader, including western leaders, would have been hanged for crimes against humanity. But since America has a monopoly on military strength, and economic influence, they can just tell international organizations to side with them, to approve of their wars. So even if Russia is a street thug, as we imply. The west is the Mafia. And abuses their power globally and against their own people. Don't get me wrong, it is still better to live in the USA than elsewhere. It's still richer, and more free than Ukraine or Russia, for example. But America has spent decades playing world police, while breaking its own rules. And now that it is weak, the other thugs are out for blood.

[@mikeradu2010]

OMG, you took the words right out of my mouth. Either these agents are ignorant beyond comprehension, liars, or probably a combination of *both* ✌️

[@Flat-White]

Gas 💶💵 Hunter Biden

[@stephenb1215]

It’s amazing that Joe keeps having him on, the way he talks in vague, generalities without saying anything particularly interesting or enlightening, you would doubt that his background is even genuine.

[@myhatmygandhi6217]

And I believe Joe had Sadhguru on before this guy. Two charlatans in a row and yet Joe insists on saying he has a great bs indicator 🤣

[@yeshuaislord6880]

Erm he came from CIA, the organization that talks in vague, generalities without saying anything particularly interesting or enlightening.

[@adamabbas1487]

He comes across as a grifter.

[@myhatmygandhi6217]

@@adamabbas1487 He is. Joe loves having grifters on.

[@cobymichaels7863]

Background is indeed legit

[@lukasgaspar8854]

As a Eastern European i have to say this men got it. This is what Poland, Baltics, Finland, Slovakia ,Czechia, Ukraine, Romania...etc been warning west about for years! Now the west finally sees...

[@rondoespsych5901]

I think Baker isn't retired. Watch old videos, he uses psychological speaking tactics, such as, giggling and speaking in a high voice to dismiss conspiracy without saying he disagrees and then changes tone and seriousness with his counter points.

[@wokler5192]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZm3pIObjsuFisk Satire for peace and freedom. Enjoy ;)

[@alaskansummertime]

The CIA is mostly a media organization. They have agents in all the major newspapers. In third world countries they will literally start a newspaper just to pretend that actual news is being reported from the country they are trying to control.

[@tomzadvydas1758]

You never “fully” retire from the CIA. Never

[@snackz808]

Here to remind you there's no such thing as *"former"* CIA. Just like there's no *"former"* KGB 🤫

[@LordRykard9376]

Lol yes there is.

[@angieruthw]

Bingo!! Our senate representative for VA Abigail Spanberger is also "former CIA." 😤

[@BabbyCat3008]

Edward Snowden is the real ex-CIA

[@abdirashidonep9681]

“Mirroring our values on to him” funniest joke ever made

[@rassen21]

Always blame others instead of looking at yourself -U.S.A

[@jopo7996]

The "former" CIA agent, who killed a random guy named Mike Baker and is still using his identity, is back on the podcast

[@stockontruthchannel2631]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqm0qX6oasSphZI Breaking he had Been Captured 😱

[@ramirogarza3rd]

It's crazy if that's how all CIA get their undercover identity to be able to join

[@thephilosopher7173]

Baker Identity, Baker Supremacy, Baker Ultimatum

[@mulliano420]

@@thephilosopher7173 baker mayfield

[@iblamegravity1]

@@thephilosopher7173 Butcher, Baker, Candle Stick Maker

[@rmack9226]

I've never been more unimpressed by someone's analysis of a subject. This guy is ex-CIA and he has the most trash understanding of the situation I've ever heard from someone with his background. Shocking.

[@MrJimheeren]

I remember a couple of years ago he had a opinion about Brexit and he was so far off I doubted he even know what the EU even is and why the Brits wanted to leave. Believe me it’s not for the reasons he gave

[@jamesevans1890]

His answers are razor sharp and to straight the point, it's excellent analysis and exactly what I would want from an analyst. Better than anyone I've seen on the news. What do people think he's saying nothing - what are they expecting to hear?

[@Rhodiac]

Curtis Yarvin has the best take, look him up

[@ilikecinema1234]

@@jamesevans1890 Stop copying and pasting bot. If you use a news anchorman or woman as a basis of good information delivery when they literally read off a prompt you have no clue what you're saying

[@LordRykard9376]

First off, he's retired so he's out of the scene. Second, he wasn't an analyst. So his subject matter expertise is not on geopolitics. I believe he was a case officer. Different skill set.

[@aaronrutledge3562]

Yeah guy from cia will give some great honest answers I can't even waste my time on this one. Lol

[@archstanton2055]

This was a waste of 15 minutes I will never get back, or more informed for it.

[@AbcDino843]

I have a feeling that this guy gets deployed to JRE strategically.

[@sir_iosis6760]

Cia are the worlds top murderers.. putin isnt the bad guy they claim he is… the real reason why they spew muh russia man bad? when the soviet fell the cia was working with the russian mob .. they were making tons of money with selling their weapons to other countries they wanted to nation build.. then putin came along and threw all the mob out and where did the mob go? Odessa Ukraine… its all bs what ur seeing in the news…

[@tolkienfan1972]

The strategy being... say nothing at all?

[@AbcDino843]

@@tolkienfan1972 Pretty much. Smudge everyone's glasses so they can't see anything and leave.

[@johnsmith-dx2ql]

he is joe's handler/wrangler

[@herrschaftg35]

Operation Mocking Bird...

[@TheShootist]

My first cousin's husband retired from Army Intelligence at Fort Meade when he was 59. He could not even say he was a sworn covert operative until 25 years had passed. He could not travel overseas after retirement. He has said anyone who claims to be a sworn covert employee of the US Government, isn't. At least until 25 years after leaving their service.

[@johnwray393]

Unless the CIA wants him on a popular platform like Rogan's. He is basically there to downplay Americas actions

[@julianmouton3]

@@johnwray393 ding ding ding 😂

[@rayshellgoretee2891]

@@johnwray393 BINGO!

[@zachjohnson7654]

@@johnwray393 exactly what I was thinking.

[@cruss4612]

Meh, unless you receive something from the government that says you can talk about something, you can't say anything. Government NDAs or "sworn to secrecy" type things don't get disclosed until the government decides it can. Even if there is precisely zero chance of your information causing harm or danger to national security, say no longer used equipment or encryption, you can still get thrown in a dark hole for talking about it. Families are generally vetted for security reasons, so in those cases it is reasonable to allow disclosure if risk is sufficiently low, but most of the time that would only apply if there may be certain hazards if they don't know. And that's going to have as little information as necessary. 25 years isn't long enough. Perhaps, your cousins husband was not involved in anything that would be overly sensitive. If it's gonna be sensitive enough for a classification there's definitive time frames when things can be disclosed or declassified. MK ULTRA was ultimately "disclosed" because those with any real knowledge of it have since died. Most "Secret" information has a 50 year period. "Confidential" is as little as 10 years but usually a 15 year expiration. These classifications are put to committee for evaluation if things are to be disclosed before the standard time or at all. Operation Northwoods was declassified by committee. MK ULTRA was an accidental leak, but the original decision for the program to be released was that it was so damaging if the information were to get out that it all be destroyed. We only know of it because of careless governmental bureaucracy that what little information exists survived destruction. Seriously. The government will tell you if you're allowed to talk about something. If you don't hear from them, best stay silent. If they're willing to destroy evidence of something to hide its existence, what are they willing to do to keep a secret they don't want out?

[@Sidionian]

Mike Baker is the Diet Coke of useful information.

[@theemirofjaffa2266]

😆😂😅

[@picassohead7365]

"Under the water, carry the water"-- The Talking Heads

[@Dixonseider12]

“Former” CIA Agent? Im taking this with more than a pinch of salt.

[@carlpanzram2012]

Sou better tske it with A shipping container of salt. Wether or not hes still active doesn't even matter, the CIA is the last organization to trust on anything, besides maybe their data on how to manipulate and torture people.

[@adamhurter6454]

Gohawks12, check out the Jimmy Dore Show or The Grayzone instead, if you want real journalism on Ukraine.

[@fabiosplendido9536]

If you take it with enough salt to cover his total BS you'll shrivel your kidneys.

[@lithium23]

This guy is a stooge, been listening to him guest on radio for over a decade and he gets everything wrong so now he just perfects saying nothing.

[@nemanja3394]

One thing he said made sense. Putin does not mirror western values. There are no moral values in the western NATO block. If you take a look at the locations of where USA had military interventions and number of civilians they've killed in the past decades there is absolutely no comparison to anything we have vitnessed since the dawn of civilization, so yeah, your moral values do not mirror Russia's (who could raze Ukraine to the ground in matter of hours, but they've sent only like 7% of their capacity and they care about civilian lives so they go slowly towards the end goal)

[@downsouth5971]

But he will save this for his grand kids, and have another generation of Fascists. Smoked a cigar and talked Bull Shit with Rogan.

[@joeneighbor]

I don't always like what he says either in previous interviews, but this is the best one. Makes a lot of sense.

[@lithium23]

@@nemanja3394 Yeah US would argue that "democracy" is the value of NATO but Turkey is part of NATO and they more closely resemble Russia in terms of leadership.

[@fmac6441]

@@lithium23 Democracy is a relative term if you can prevent the Soviet/Russian navy from gaining access to the Mediterranean.

[@Jay-407]

This guy has spent more time on jre then in the cia

[@dsfs17987]

dudes on an assignment, working his asset

[@tedmarley4341]

Very true

[@vonb2792]

This is the best analysis on the subject. Remember: In 1990, Germany was unified on the premises that NATO (USA) would never go in East-Europe and Ukraine remove all its nukes... today NATO is at the Russian border.

[@4rl0ng]

Now NATO is even closer and Ukraine still doesn't have nukes, but got sht ton of weaponry. The point?

[@felixf4378]

Whenever this guy is on the podcast, I just click for the comments 🤣

[@lawrencedsilva1343]

😂😂😂 that's literally the first thing I did after watching this shitpot ruminate his garbage into the mic!!!

[@herrikudo]

Every time

[@likuidmethod]

Lmao right???

[@Drew70721]

Yip ...me too

[@hawaiiangunner]

Me too!!! I'm not listening to mike Baker say a whole bunch of nothing EVER AGAIN!!!!!

[@NjoyMoney]

This doesnt look like a retired CIA agent to me, he looks very active.

[@juanheredia2293]

Whats a retired CIA agent??

[@nsaurabh25]

Putin is nearly 70 and is fit like a horse. What's your point?

[@raidenkruckenberg8843]

@@nsaurabh25 idk if he was really trying to make a point in that respect

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

@@nsaurabh25 point is he is active - he's at work. this right here is him doing his job

[@jasonablah7702]

@@nsaurabh25 ?? What

[@thiruvalluvar]

Hey Joe, get professor John Mearsheimer and colonel Douglas MacGregor on your show. They predicted that this would happen. They will we explain the Ukraine situation better than all these establishment types.

[@mikeradu2010]

*YES!!* 👍 … especially Col. MacGregor, and to throw two others, Alex Christoforou & Alexander Mercouris of The Duran KZbin channel.

[@JEDss454]

Better yet, Scott Horton.

[@SS-nu5xe]

How about Scott Ritter the American Marine intelligence officer that speaks Russian and has lived and worked in Russia lots. The same Scott Ritter who was the UN's Head Weapons Inspector in Iraq for 7 years, till he quit this position and his career to go on a speaking tour stating Iraq is fully disarmed and has no WMD... and that the west is planning to invade base on fixed intel, based on lies.

[@HelenaVanCity]

Or better yet, get a frigging Russian, to hear the truth from the horse's mouth! This is ridiculous! You guys keep talking ABOUT us Russians, instead of actually talking WITH us! Watch Patrick Lancaster's videos from Donbass. Research what the Alley of Angels in Donetsk is. I bet you've never even heard of the people who were BURNED ALIVE in Odessa on May 2, 2014. They were peaceful protesters against the Nazi regime in Ukraine. Do you have even a REMOTE idea how many people have been murdered, tortured, kidnapped to be never found in Ukrane in the past eight years? Did you even know that the people in Eastern Ukraine have been METHODICALLY shelled, day after day, for the past eight years? All those people were "guilty" of was defending their right to speak Russian, maintain and nourish their culture and history, and their resentment of the Nazi movement that was gaining momentum in Ukraine by the hour. What do you know about the Crimea, other than we 'occupied' and 'annexed' it in 2014? I bet not much. Well, of course, it takes a thirst of knowledge, time, and minimal research skills to dig out the truth. It is much easier to blindly consume 'the truth' your 'freedom-loving' government keeps feeding you!

[@mikeradu2010]

@HelenaVanCity - Totally agree with you. I’ve been listening to Gonzalo Lira, who is in hiding in Ukraine now (since those Azov guys are trying to find him). He has detailed more than a few atrocities by the Ukrainians, and every day he gives a daily report from Kharkiv (not sure if I spelled that correctly).

[@dino450]

This guys puts me to sleep every time I hear him talk.

[@arhyvrapisa]

Ah yes. The guy who doesn’t answer questions directly. Why is this guy back on he doesn’t say anything

[@disguyzful]

Exactly 💯

[@KOWAL19898]

He's the worst guest to invite literally brings nothing to the conversation

[@AT-5000_Autodialer]

Unless it's some shit people don't like then all of a sudden it's don't trust this guy.

[@coreykelly2523]

They’ll murder him if he says anything

[@NeoakiraIV]

@@KOWAL19898 He say's things I don't like BAN HIM

[@jeremydumoit4487]

The fact that this guy is former CIA, speaking in public, and is still alive suggests to me he's controlled opposition, and not 'former'.

[@leonvoltaire]

Correct, notice none dare delve into the Vatican? The best video out there: Milosevic vs the nwo The comments have been disabled, thus a dubious clue of Google censorship!

[@mrlinguini83]

Isn’t the saying there’s no such thing as a ‘former’ CIA agent

[@runek100]

Not really, they know what to say and what not. Its not like they would be pissed on him if he reveals any secret infromation, he would spend rest of his live in prison. You dont need to control theese people.

[@ruthlessrude6014]

The art of war. Deception.

[@elrodrigo4102]

@@mrlinguini83 There are actually but they all became dissidents and most have left the U.S

[@poopool_Q]

Man, I listened to this podcast a couple days ago and I kept thinking "this guy talks a lot and never says anything, especially on direct questions". I thought maybe I was being too critical. And maybe I still am. But I see the comments on this video and notice other people are starting to feel the same way. Not only in relation to Russia or Putin or Ukraine, just in general

[@letsgobrandon3928]

He says alot. He said you try and plant a driver(Dianne Feinstein) or you try and plant a honey trap (Eric Swalwell)

[@scud100]

Mike baker is not to be trusted

[@gravityimage5]

The art of abscurness/adversion. 101.

[@rodneysmith8565]

Once an operator, always an operator.