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Scandals rock US intel agencies as Gabbard resigns

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If there’s one thing that the infamous CIA and other American three-letter agencies don’t lack, it’s a multitude of scandals. Whether it’s support for various Nazi leftovers after WWII, death squads and narco cartels, Islamic radicals and terrorists, or just “good old” false flags, shadow bases, black ops and illegal prisons, the so-called US Intelligence Community (USIC) is there to “make your day”. However, in recent days and weeks, the scandals have escalated to the point that various three-letter agencies are now openly targeting each other, as the USIC is effectively coming apart at the seams. Namely, last week, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation (effective on June 30).

Gabbard cited a serious illness of her husband Abraham Williams as the reason for leaving. However, her departure might be connected to much deeper issues. Namely, Gabbard’s tenure as DNI has been marred by tensions with various intelligence services, particularly the CIA, which has fervently resisted her attempts to institute greater transparency within the USIC. However, it turned out that rooting out politicization, corruption and abuse of power in the American federal government is much easier said than done. Gabbard revoked security clearances of officials (both current and former) found to have “abused public trust”, which effectively stirred up the hornet’s nest in the halls of power in Washington DC.

In addition, by May, she had overseen the release of over half a million pages of highly classified documents, including assassination records on President John F.........

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