Secrecy, Democracy, and the Birth of the CIA

[@levinb1]

Prof. Wilford, former student here. Nice to see your still at it and going strong. Keep up the good work.

[@TheGreatCourses]

Thanks for your kind comments!

[@danc.2457]

nice to see "you're" still ...

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

"These programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They're about power" - Edward Snowden

[@saintdenis3238]

power and knowledge are used as a form of social control through societal institutions

[@treyflorek8592]

Fr

[@petergreen5337]

Precisely. Well said and well REASONED.

[@YilmaWako-cd1du]

Wow, what an amazing comments you made.

[@NorbertoFontanez]

Sounds like COMMUNISM to me.

[@ThorAnderson]

The very word secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society. -JFK

[@gaylecoleman8567]

This is why they killed him he wouldn't play along he was going to destroy the cia😢😢😢😢

[@saturationstation1446]

monarchs had him killed for even entertaining the thought of lessening their control of american government

[@SuperKhusta]

This is Amazing with love from South Africa thank you for the Course.

[@AntonyCar-l6l]

Well done...pretty precise and inclusive timeline!

[@excelsiorcomicsink]

Extremely informative of vital events, thank you.

[@petergreen5337]

Yes indeed.

[@onpurpose2629]

Do love the hands.

[@petergreen5337]

Thank you very much for your TRUTHFUL advice and professional insight

[@TheGreatCourses]

We are glad you enjoyed this video, Peter. Never stop learning!

[@dontworryrelex6949]

Great topic

[@joefaria523]

Haspel was known to be a regulator that mitigated / minimized wig the least degree of any non customary resolve for those conceding to terroristic acts and would work against the advisory of United State's allied countries top escalate the torture. She was a pragmatic minimalist who was NOT lacking discretion. The Clandestinely (spies) have roles to keep the game stay on the "fairway", they are not prigrammed to break things and they advise with "hearts and minds" first as the first way to seek resolve and avert international friction. Haspel was /remains tough, intellectual and very highly regarded in the areas of rhe real players.

[@TheHistoryofPropaganda]

No mention of The Inquiry and the origins of the CFR, or the Paris Peace Conference. That perhaps the most important eras in US intelligence. Its modern day birth at 3755 Broadway, NYC.

[@jerrywatt6813]

The cia was born from meetings at CFR allen Dulles was CFR director for some 20 years in many ways they are the wallstreet army acting in their own self intrusts !!

[@scottflick5758]

Read "The Company" by Richard Lytell, WEB Griffin books also. Lot's of historic fiction. Not official records,.... but what do you expect. Alot of good information there for sure.

[@saturationstation1446]

this was unexpectedly surprising despite all the stuff thats left out or obfuscated. most people wont mention the uk or europe at all when discussing the founding. but no one really gets into the nitty gritty about the entirety of the relationships and thoughts of the people who had the power to do those things and make those decisions. they were all eugenicists. that statement alone pretty much is enough to really understand the functional purpose of the cia and to be painfully yet totally honest, the original purpose of the entire government of this eurocentric america too, as all the people with any measurable power were also staunchly eugenicist. its not dificult to understand their motives when they clearly state them like that, dehumanizing everyone not born into wealth and in particular eurocentric wealth, other peoples wealth has never been accepted as legitimately theirs by eurocentric culture. not even its own laborers with which there are no civilizations to begin with. the most brutally honest and accurate assessment of the cia (and in turn, the entire american government that it controls) is that its a covert operation that exists solely to protect and expand the wealth and power of european oligarchs and monarchs. you can not be more honest and accurate and concise about it than that. fewest / least complicated words with the most possible and necessary information lol. its just that people are coerced into not allowing themselves to see things for what they are because reward only comes to those who contribute to their goals atm, since eurocentric culture is the global hegemon and has been for a thousand years at least.

[@sonnysantana5454]

OSS was about to be disbanded , 2' sections were transferred over to the dept of state , a small cadre were kept on for the new C I G and in 1947' the new CIA was born

[@slbumkim2925]

Being has a tendency to 'return' to clusters ='the nature of solidarity' -a desire for empathy -(Wave)-(yin) and also, Being has a tendency to 'exist' as individuals ='the nature of self-expension' -a desire for breed-(Particle)-(Yang) Likewise, humans have two elements. We must realize that we all have both left and right elements =Solidarity and Self reliance No one has only one element. so 'Sum' derived from 'two poles' , (thesis, antithesis, synthesis) To develop intellect and ethics by harmonizing the two, It is good to realize it and balance it properly But A few people polarized the crowd(political partisanship) without balancing themselves. And They stole only the sum, only the synthesis from the triangle composition. Now We all have to get out of this deceptive situation. This is not the time for us to hate each other. We have to track down those who have been manipulating us.

[@charlesvire7517]

Thank ❤you❤for sharing…

[@pantheon777]

Exactly. How can you have a Democracy and yet keep secrets?

[@nyloracwow96]

you cant, thats why we are a representative democracy, so only the representatives need to know the secrets and the wider public can be left in the dark.

[@richardseip4954]

And run drugs and recruit mobsters and recruit literal Nazis and support dictators and terrorists and practice torture and spy on Congress and overthrow democracies and oh, ya, the time they finally overthrew U.S. democracy itself and murdered the sitting president. What a proud organization!

[@richardseip4954]

@@nyloracwow96Delusional thinking lol

[@allenfreeland6494]

Corruption is their business

[@fredmartinjr7055]

First of all, we are a republic.

[@kylegoodreau2170]

that's awesome im watching the agency history of the cia right now this is episode 1

[@ayazsand27]

VERI GOOD

[@BerntOveIhler]

Imagine a hostage situation in a bank, perhaps even close by to a place of Scrooge McDuck, and one of the demands being, give helicopter, but they forgot about how to ensure the deliverance of such seemingly manageable vehicle.,.

[@BerntOveIhler]

Let us race towards the next, 2 cents big brains?

[@BerntOveIhler]

Dodgy mfnuts aye??

[@eliseogarcia1024]

T think it has evolved and it continues to grow and learn. Do yes, it has its service it duties.

[@aleccullen2696]

Not a single mention of Operation Paperclip?!!

[@devvanbutler2214]

Same

[@UncleRuckus7600]

Is paper clip a bigger deal then mk ultra?

[@dnkmarci]

@@UncleRuckus7600yea kinda

[@kevinlapsley8227]

Lol, the videos following the Higgs video hahaha

[@dnkmarci]

this barely scratches the surface….

[@markwrede8878]

Secrecy, democracy, and ... where's property, the enemy of democracy?

[@bobbiecaress4736]

When?

[@williamtsmith9668]

NOTHING is secret, if you use you stay informed, use your common sense and connect your own dots.

[@anam.caballerowilson9421]

the floor design really good

[@abcdefg407]

Well after listening to this, it’s apart of a chain of Command Italy, Great Britain/England, United States

[@bluesun001]

Dude I want too work for them so bad !!!! I have unique skills.

[@fredmartinjr7055]

World’s largest republic. Not democracy. There I fixed it for you.

[@RaquelLeães]

Olha o Fidel ali atrás kkkkk

[@rasaanshakur9491]

U.S. international criminals never go to prison.

[@DigOnAmerica]

As much as I wanted to enjoy this and listen all I could do is wonder if he would ever put his hands down. Spoiler alert. He doesn't.

[@gloryxjoker6396]

World’s largest democracy is India, not the United States

[@UncleRuckus7600]

I do love India but Isn't there gangs in control of the government in India?

[@saturationstation1446]

india is hella corrupted by europe lmao. otherwise you'd have solved poverty completely by now with your productive capacity. you're honestly one of the most unfree places on earth, with your strange relic of ancient society dictating most of your population as less than fully human and undeserving of a quality life.

[@ralomicron]

Spy work should have stayed private so that each state every company could keep a check on each other.

[@UncleRuckus7600]

Makes no sense at all. What if they are doing that now? Do you see flaws in your theory?

[@robert1audio1]

Maybe she is telling g the truth but the C.I.A.? With out any govt structure.

[@jerrywatt6813]

Fletcher pouty's book the secret team tho old is a good history of the cia many old books on the subject are good references befor the post kennedy assassination white wash we have today !!

[@bobbiecaress4736]

What cops what cia what fbi.. thats how everyone dies and goes missing

[@anam.caballerowilson9421]

🙄😅Blame oswald

[@bobbiecaress4736]

Its like the rich lead the slotter

[@donaldtrumpolicious8480]

Why did Haspel leave Washington the day Trump did ?

[@johnchaney5386]

GIVE ME SOPHIA NOW

[@bobbiecaress4736]

Just fill in their friggin names cia and fbi hello get the name game over with

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[@jerrywatt6813]

?????? What ?????

[@UncleRuckus7600]

Something about foot on neck stop us from eating and put a stop to country I think

[@bobbiecaress4736]

Omg they found a ftiggen purse theif

[@futuregroup6921]

In order to understand world youve to Have balance and experiance the Americans have Both lets not wounder 🤣🤣

[@JeffKing-gt1kb]

This guy has a face made for radio.

[@NorbertoFontanez]

This content is NOT what I was expecting, and WHY is a Brit narrating an American affairs... I wanted to refresh my memory about the FACTS of, and what I learned of the birth of the CIA... could continue listening to this BLOKE.🤬👎.... LLLLLLATER 🫡