“Unnamed sources” claim that the reason the CIA extracted a deep cover operative with access to Vladimir Putin [R-RU] was to protect his life. They feared that Resident Donald Trump, Fuhrer of the Republican Reich would out him to Russia, in which case Putin would have had him, and probably his family, assassinated. Faux Noise, the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, call it absurd. Others have different ideas, myself included.
Decades ago, the C.I.A. recruited and carefully cultivated a midlevel Russian official who began rapidly advancing through the governmental ranks. Eventually, American spies struck gold: The longtime source landed an influential position that came with access to the highest level of the Kremlin.
As American officials began to realize that Russia was trying to sabotage the 2016 presidential election, the informant became one of the C.I.A.’s most important — and highly protected — assets. But when intelligence officials revealed the severity of Russia’s election interference with unusual detail later that year, the news media picked up on details about the C.I.A.’s Kremlin sources.
C.I.A. officials worried about safety made the arduous decision in late 2016 to offer to extract the source from Russia. The situation grew more tense when the informant at first refused, citing family concerns — prompting consternation at C.I.A. headquarters and sowing doubts among some American counterintelligence officials about the informant’s trustworthiness. But the C.I.A. pressed again months later after more media inquiries. This time, the informant agreed.
The move brought to an end the career of one of the C.I.A.’s most important sources. It also effectively blinded American intelligence officials to the view from inside Russia as they sought clues about Kremlin interference in the 2018 midterm elections and next year’s presidential contest… [emphasis added]
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Jesse Dollemore attributed it to malevolence and incompetence.
UNREAL!!! CIA Extracted Top Spy Out of Russia Because Trump Can’t Keep His Mouth Shut!
Rachel Maddow opined that protecting the source was the CIA’s goal.
NBC: Possible Russian CIA Spy In US Under Government Protection
But by the time they extracted him, the Republican Reich was in charge if the CIA. I think they extracted him to protect themselves, not him. Their main concern was to stopping the flow of information about Russian election tampering. Putting the agent in protective custody was the least extreme means available to enable Russia to assist the Republican Reich in the future.
What do you think?
RESIST!!
