(18/n) #HPsCommentary

..became an overt #MilitaryOperation. The Agency failed to recognize that when the project advanced beyond the stage of #PlausibleDenial it was going beyond the area of Agency responsibility as well as Agency capability.
2. The Agency became so wrapped up in the military operation that it failed to appraise the chances of success realistically. ”(p143)

*THE CHARLES DE GAULLE INCIDENT OFF THE COAST OF SWEDEN*
PRELUDE: On Feb 17th, 2026, #ThomasNeilson, “head of #Sweden’s..

(16/n) #HPsCommentary

...seen to not be working as early as the first of the named #ColdWar presidents:
“For more than three months before the invasion the #American press was reporting, often with some accuracy, on the recruiting and training of #Cubans. Such massive preparations could only be laid to the U.S. The Agency’s name was freely linked with these activities. #PlausibleDenial was a pathetic illusion.” (p.61)

However, once again, the “#BromancePresidents” seem to both have failed...

*War Not Just In The Middle East—The War(s) That the Mainstream Media Ignore(s)* *

(10/n)

...clear, once again, 👉there is no #PlausibleDenial option for the #US Government’s role in this attack on a #NATO ally👈 at this point anymore:

The #CIA, and thus the #US Government, knew well enough before the terrorist attack took place to have leaned on #Zelensky. —
However, that finding does not really surprise me, as I had long 👉speculated about the beneficiaries of...

8) defence24.com/geopolitics/cia-…

CIA discussed Nord Stream sabotage plans with Ukraine

Ukrainian sabotage operation specialists were reportedly set to meet with CIA officers in the spring of 2022.

^{Patryk Jagnieża (Defence24.com)}