The joke "(tap tap tap) Is this thing on?" was used in the opening of the CIA's new show. The agency that listens to so many people knows when the mic is on. There was a question about what the agency would talk about. The CIA wants to improve its image and hide what it does.
The Langley Files is an apparent reference to the location of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia, and its name makes it sound more interesting than it is. The first episode features an interview with Bill Burns, the director of the CIA, who talked about the misconception that the agency isn't what people think it is. The agency can do work like finding out about Russian President Putin's plans to invade Ukraine or taking out Ayman al-Zawahiri, the co- founder of al-Qaeda, according to Burns.
The mission of the CIA is to educate and connect with the general public, sharing insight into the agency's core mission, capabilities, and agility as an intelligence leader.
The CIA is going to talk about how great it is, but it won't talk about its torture program, false assessment of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, or drug traffickers. We know they do that.
The Langley Files was met with mockery and mockery from lawyers, journalists, and more.
The human rights counsel for Ammar al Baluchi was one of the people who criticized the CIA on social media. Ammar al-Baluchi is accused of being al- Qaeda's "moneyman" in the 9/11 attacks. The declassified internal report states that Al-Baluchi was tortured by the CIA.
In an email to Gizmodo, Pradhan pointed out the irony that the U.S. government was putting out a show that is propaganda, even though it criticizes propaganda.
The intent of the CIA is to rehabilitate its reputation for torturing people. It's well-deserved. It is a blow to victims like my client who is missing parts of his brain from his time in the CIA torture program, and still can't get medical care for it.
Kevin Gosztola, managing editor of the outlet Shadowproof and curator of The Dissenter Newsletter, spoke out against the CIA's new podcasts on social media.
The agency will be able to "deny the reality" of what it does, according to Gosztola. The CIA doesn't have a problem lying to the media.
According to Gosztola, the Senate torture report that concluded the CIA knew torture, which included rectal dehydration, rectal feeding, week-long periods of sleep deprivation, and threats to the families, was an effective and brutal way to gather information from the prisoners, was an example of He said that the agency lied and spread false information in the news despite the fact that it didn't work.
In the first episode of the show, Gosztola stated that the CIA is white washing its history.
Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a CIA drone strike. The fact that thousands of innocent civilians have been killed in CIA strikes is not mentioned.
The CIA is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and Gosztola highlighted the fact that the agency's director and the hosts are excited about it.
As they recall operations during the Cold War and global war on terrorism there will be an effort to obscure the support for assassinations, coups, and interference in countries' affairs that truly defines our understanding of the CIA.
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