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INTERVIEW (Part I): Former CIA Officer Explains The Shocking Details And Dangers Of The ‘Deep State'
2020-01-26
[Daily Wire] Over the last several years, the term "Deep State" has been used frequently by both President Trump, during speeches and on social media, as well as by some Trump-supporting pundits. President Trump and the commentators who support him often use the term to describe a group of bureaucratic insiders who want the president out of office.

These individuals represent a loosely-connected web of unelected bureaucrats, often left over from previous administrations, who allegedly utilize their intel and reach in order to disrupt the agenda of the president and his allies.

But what exactly is the Deep State? Who exactly are the Deep State players? What damage can they do? And what can be done to stop them?

On Wednesday, I had the opportunity to speak with Bryan Dean Wright, a former CIA officer who now serves as a contract instructor for the military. Wright, a self-described "lifelong Democrat," was not only able to answer my questions about the Deep State, but provide incredible insight into this not-so-well-understood world of leakers and bad actors.

In part one of this interview, Wright discusses his own background in the CIA, the origins of what we would call the modern "Deep State," the bad actors operating from the inside, the damage they have done, and much more.

Posted by:Besoeker

#10  Thank you Woodrow.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-01-26 21:05  

#9  B here is a whole host of on camera interviews with this chap. Future posts on the subject.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Bryan+Dean+Wright%2C+a+former+CIA+officer&atb=v183-1&iax=videos&ia=videos
Posted by: Woodrow   2020-01-26 20:05  

#8  If it's a Mod, it's Pink, not Salmon ;-)
Posted by: Frank G   2020-01-26 16:20  

#7  Uses my "I's" than a drunken Scotsman. Perhaps Part II will be more revealing.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-01-26 16:04  

#6   is that pink or salmon. I had to ask

Mr. Wife, who studied art, says it is in the range of salmon-coral. I would have said pink, which shows what I know.

A solid interview, Besoeker. I suspect, based on comments I’ve seen here, that he speaks for many current and former members of our intelligence community. I look forward to reading Part II.

My favourite bits:

And then in December of 2015, I left for the second and final time. The reason I left then was more out of sorrow and anger for what I saw happening. And it really gets to the issue of the “Deep State.” I met with a bunch of people that were tied-in to some of our covert action operations – I was reviewing and auditing them – and these senior executives weren’t taking it seriously or tried to hinder my efforts. A lot of people didn’t want to have accountability for their failures. Or, secondarily, they didn’t want to have to go back to the National Security Council or even the President or Vice President and say, “Actually, what we’ve been telling you was wrong, or it wasn’t quite true.” And so I became very frustrated and I just didn’t see myself being complicit with that degree of unprofessionalism at a minimum or flat out treachery at worst. So, I transitioned out.

And

I also write and talk a lot about politics. As a lifelong Democrat, I share with my readers and audiences what I see as this horrific drift by the party away from what I grew up with in the Pacific Northwest: a moderate, sensible Democratic Party. For instance, I remember men like Tom Foley, former Speaker of the House, who was from rural Eastern Washington. Or a guy like Cecil Andrus, a sensible, no-nonsense Democratic Governor of Idaho. These folks are the Democrats who I grew up with, and my family was a part of. But that is no longer the party that we see. Instead, we see the party of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tom Perez, and it’s these absolute bonkers elements that I don’t identify with, are horrifying, and I think ultimately will bring the entirety of the Democratic Party down. And if that’s what has to happen, well, I hope the Republicans can keep a light on for me.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-01-26 15:32  

#5  /\ Is it too late to add virtue signalling to #4 ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-01-26 14:10  

#4  Bryan Dean Wright, a former CIA officer who now serves as a contract instructor for the military.

beautifully groomed!
a lifelong Democrat.
pink or salmon.
'3 names'
'soft hands'
'buff gym rat'

More deep throat than not I expect.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-01-26 14:06  

#3  /\ Yes indeed, is that pink or salmon. I had to ask.

BTW, little in this article should be new to anyone who has been following the Burg for more than 90 days or so.

Posted by: Besoeker   2020-01-26 13:19  

#2  Goodness — isn’t he beautifully groomed!

Okay — now to read the article.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-01-26 13:15  

#1  I also write and talk a lot about politics. As a lifelong Democrat...

Yes, obviously a 'condition of employment.' Please make the necessary adjustments to your credibility meter.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-01-26 13:06  

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