25 Year CIA Operative Explains the Future of Nukes & UFO's | James "Mad Dog" Lawler
Source: YouTube · Danny Jones · published Sep 20, 2022 · 2:04:46
Former CIA operations officer James Lawler earned the "Mad Dog" nickname after being bitten by a German Shepherd in Paris 0:21-0:34 and creating a list of people he would bite if he contracted rabies 2:41-2:47. Lawler served 25 years in the CIA, with two-thirds of his career focused on dismantling WMD programs 3:06-3:17.
Key Takeaways:
• Lawler was unexpectedly recruited to the CIA's Clandestine Service after initially interviewing for a legal position 4:00-4:33.
• CIA recruitment focuses on interpersonal skills that can't be taught - communication, sincerity, resilience, and creativity 13:00-13:09.
• Successful espionage recruitment targets stressed, vulnerable individuals, not happy people 12:19-12:24.
• Lawler's first successful recruitment involved a diplomat who needed money for his divorce and wanted revenge against his boss 22:03-23:16.
• The Chinese intelligence services have the most widespread operations globally due to their vast numbers and resources 40:04-40:47.
Lawler explains that CIA officers work differently from law enforcement, focusing on long-term intelligence gathering rather than immediate convictions 33:43-33:55.
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foreign [Music] thank you very much for traveling here and uh doing the show man I very much appreciate it oh my pleasure Dan you uh you have a fascinating story um but first first thing I wanted to ask you um why do they call you mad dog well we could be here all day talking about that but I'll give you a quick synopsis uh in 1989 when I was stationed in Paris I have I'm a long distance Runner and I would go running through the big park there the blood bologna and the broad bologna is many many acres it's probably at least as large as Central Park in New York and I passed a dog one morning a German Shepherd got about maybe 10 yards past him no barking nothing suddenly I felt the most intense pain in my right leg and it turns out that German Shepherds on a pound per square inch basis have …