There’s
no doubt about it: three letter agencies like the NSA, FBI and CIA and the ones
we don’t yet know about are full of great people who want nothing but the best
for their fellow human beings. People join these agencies because they have
good hearts, and want to see the world thrive in a state of peace, equality,
abundance and freedom. That being said, the “disastrous rise of misplaced
power” to which President Eisenhower referred when referencing the military
industrial complex, has taken a hold of these agencies, which now comprise
what’s known as the Deep State. The Deep
State is a covert network of powerful and influential people who continue
to manipulate, lie, and deceive the public for their own interests.
Oh, by the way, it’s safe to assume that the Deep State also
includes, as mentioned above, the agencies we don’t yet know about. We know
this from looking at history: The National Security Agency (NSA) was founded in
1952, its existence was hidden until the mid 1960s; Another great example is
the National Reconnaissance Office, which was founded in 1960 but remained
completely secret for three decades.
Several presidents and politicians
have also referenced this secret government, which doesn’t seem to
be so secret anymore. That being said, it’s still important to reference given
the fact that the average Joe still might consider the secret government to be
a mere conspiracy theory. It’s a shame that anything associated with secrecy
seems to garner an instant conspiracy response, especially when secrecy is rampant
in our world, with “National Security” constantly being used to justify it.
But times are changing, thanks to efforts by a number of
researchers, academics, journalists, whistleblowers and more, and information
is rapidly spreading. So much so that internet censorship is on the rise, and
platforms like Google and Facebook are now actually censoring information and
deciding what is real and fake for the people, instead of letting people decide
for themselves. For example, Google had to recently admit that
their contractors suppress information, like the info provided by alternative
media, not mainstream media.
“The problem of fake news isn’t solved by hoping for a referee,
but rather because we as citizens, we as users of these services, help each
other. We talk and we share and we point out what is fake. We point out what is
true. The answer to bad speech is not censorship, the answer to bad speech is
more speech. We have to exercise and spread the idea that critical
thinking matters, now more than ever, given the fact that lies seem to be
getting more popular.” –Edward Snowden (source)
But still, information is continuously pouring out for those who
are sparked by curiosity, and now even more interesting information has emerged
in the form of declassified documents, which can now be found in the national
archives, or on the agencies own website, whichever agency it is.
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In this case, it’s the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and
the document in question, written up in 1984, shows how the agency had definite
plans to infiltrate academia and change/influence the curriculum, specifically
journalism.
As Emma Best from Muckrock reports, recently Tweeted
by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, memos from the CIA Inspector
General’s (IG) office reveal the agencies perspective on the press and how to
handle them. It’s from 1984, approximately three decades prior to when the Agency
declared Wikileaks a hostile non-state intelligence service. It shows how the
CIA viewed the media the same way.
Are organizations like Wikileaks really a threat to National
Security? Or are they simply a threat to a small group of powerful people who
make millions, billions, or even trillions of dollars via government secrecy?
Are they a threat to the global national security agenda that is taking place,
disguised under the guise of globalisation? Was president Vladimir Putin right
when he said “imaginary” and “mythical” threats are being used to impose the
Deep State’s way on the entire world? Perhaps truth and transparency are a
threat yes, but not to national security. If we continue to ignore these
questions, the national security state will continue to be heightened, one in
which our rights are constantly violated, with our right to privacy being one
of many great examples.
Several weeks prior, CIA Director Casey had asked the IG to
weigh in on officer Eloise Page’s paper on unauthorized
disclosure. The IG passed the task onto someone on his staff, who produced a
four page SECRET memo for IG James Taylor, who passed it on to Director Casey.
The IG specifically endorsed the proposal for a program where the Agency would
intervene with journalism schools.
See for yourself:
