Guillermo Jimenez joins us for this episode to talk about Robert De Niro – a man whose relationship with the CIA spans two decades. We look at four films – Wag the Dog, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers and The Good Shepherd, the latter three of which have documented CIA assistance in their production. We discuss Robert De Niro’s transformation from a serious dramatic actor into a kooky comedy figure, and the CIA’s apparent involvement in that. This led to us asking whether the three comedy films are trojan horses for a sneaky CIA agenda, and talking about how The Good Shepherd has many flaws but this did not stop the CIA themselves from praising it as ‘probably as good as any film on the Agency’.
The Justice Dept (obviously at the behest of the President) will not bring charges against the CIA for torture. Federal prosecutor John Durham has been investigating the disgusting treatment of 101 detainees that were in U.S. custody. Thankfully for the government and all those who wish to continue the imperialist empire no one will be held accountable. The lamentable Eric Holder said that
based on the fully developed factual record concerning the two deaths, the department has declined prosecution because the admissible evidence would not be sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.
Even more disturbing was the CIA Director David Petraeus’s message to CIA employees
as intelligence officers, our inclination, of course, is to look ahead to the challenges of the future rather than backwards at those of the past. Nonetheless, it was very important that we supported fully the Justice Department in its efforts
I would like to thank everyone who played a role doing so.
Former CIA Director Micheal Hayden gave a similar response, saying he was
heartened that the investigation is complete, and I’m heartened by the results. I had great confidence in Mr. Durham. I just regret that many CIA officers had to go through yet another review of these activities.
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