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As we speak we hear a singular Fight Story from the previous Director of the CIA’s Directorate of Operations and long-time Case Officer Jose Rodriguez. Jose’s stage on the CIA was equal to a normal officer within the army, to present you an thought of his duty and influence.
Jose was a case officer and Chief of Station in a number of Latin American nations and would finally lead Latin America Division on the CIA earlier than transitioning over to CTC proper after 9/11 the place he served because the Division’s Chief Working Officer (a title he made up in true Company trend) after which was tapped to guide CTC simply months after the invasion of Afghanistan.
Jose has a unbelievable ebook titled “Arduous Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives” which recounts not solely a few of the progressive HUMINT ops he ran as a CO (like his capability to make use of horses to realize entry), but additionally a few of the extremely difficult choices he made on the highest ranges of the CIA, together with the creation of the Enhanced Interrogation program.
This was a very particular episode for me given Jose’s function and historical past on the Company and hope you take pleasure in a glimpse backstage of one of the crucial secretive organizations from somebody who went from the underside to the very prime as a lot as I did.
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Present Notes:
00:00 – Intro
00:41 – Visitor Introduction (Jose Rodriguez)
01:59 – Interview begins
03:14 – Senior Management of the CIA
06:45 – Childhood
10:55 – Coming to the U.S. for the primary time
13:20 – Interviewing for the CIA
17:38 – Preventing range within the Company
19:05 – The significance of writing
21:30 – Deputy Director of Operations
30:58 – The connection between Case Officers
33:02 – Turning into a superb author
34:48 – Loosing an Agent
37:55 – Turning into Chief of Station
42:47 – Techniques used to encourage
44:25 – First time in fight enviornment
48:18 – The sensation going into CTC
56:50 – Restructuring the CIA
01:10:26 – Challenges of Controversy
01:17:25 – CIA casualties
01:26:00 – Complexity of CIA operations
01:41:50 – Afterthoughts on the CIA
01:52:15 – Miss most from the Company
01:55:00 – Would you do it once more
01:56:18 – Closing ideas
01:58:59 – Listener feedback and shout outs
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