

Well, we’re talking about dozens of informants over several years that have been lost to the United States.

So what is the scope of that problem? julian barnes And it wanted it not to just be the sort of standard reminder, but get people’s attention by being very specific about the scope of the problem. was trying to get the attention of its officers, its case officers who run informants, who develop sources, who collect the intelligence the U.S. Is that a fair way to characterize it? julian barnes So it sounds like the C.I.A.‘s version of sending up a flare, saying, we are acknowledging that we are losing our people. And what was unusual is this is usually the kind of information that’s the most closely held secret. informants being arrested, killed or compromised. And the message was that there is a real problem with C.I.A. officer stationed, they got a copy of this relatively short but pretty explosive cable. sent a worldwide message to all of its stations and bases around the globe. Julian, can you tell me about this secret C.I.A. My colleague, Julian Barnes, on why the failures happened and how the C.I.A. made an explosive admission that the agency has lost dozens of informants to foreign enemies. How did this happen? Friday, October 8th, 2021 astead herndonįrom The New York Times, I’m Astead Herndon. Admission In a top secret cable, the agency said it had lost dozens of informants.
