CIA Staff Have Social Media Accounts??
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Is your tax dollars at work? Again, well, again, if it was up to me, it was up to me the FBI would be dismantled, the CIA would be dismantled and you’d start over again. You’d start over again. But I saw this story and I said to myself, wait a second, you’re in the CIA and you have a social media account? The CIA sent out an internal email, an internal email, and again,
an internal email and we’re hearing about it. What, you guys are supposed to be spies, right? Correct me if I’m wrong. Why is the media seeing your internal emails? But anyway, sent out an internal email cautioning employees against posting political messages on social media.
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Why would, you’re working at the CIA and you have a social media account? Nobody at the CIA, none of the higher ups might think that might be a bad idea. The fact you got, you know, all we hear all about stuff with social media and stealing passwords and the ability to blackmail people. You think it might just say, hey, you know what? You’re working for the central intelligence, AG. You got yourself a good job.
You know, you can’t have a social media account. We don’t allow that here. Again, the associate deputy director for analysis posted an image depicting a man waving a Palestinian flag. This picture is used in commentary that is critical of Israel. The career analyst has not been disciplined.
a person with knowledge of the situation said. The analyst has extensive background in all aspects of the Middle East and this post was not intended to express a position on the conflict. The analyst also posted messages condemning anti-Semitism. Do you have to post any messages at all? You’re in the CIA. And again, this is spokesperson. CIA officers are committed to analytic objectivity, which is at the core of what we do.
CA officers may have personal views, but this does not lessen their or CIA’s commitment to unbiased analysis. Again, I’m sorry. Again, we’re paying for you guys to do this and you’ve got your little, you know, spy thing going on. And again, I’ve taken the CIA to task over the years here on the show, but do you really need to have a social media account? Watchdog on wallstreet.com.
