Insider Warns CIA is Training a New Generation of Global Assassins | Sean Naylor
Source: YouTube · Danny Jones · published May 13, 2024 · 2:20:01
This interview features investigative journalist Sean D. Naylor discussing his Substack, "The Highside," which focuses on exclusive national security reporting 0:23. He explores the CIA's relationship with the media, sourcing challenges, and specific stories regarding covert operations in Kenya, Ukraine, and Israel.
Key Takeaways:
• "The Highside" is a subscription-based outlet providing national security scoops on special operations and intelligence that readers cannot find elsewhere 0:23.
• While the CIA attempts to influence reporting, Naylor argues they lack a tight grip on mainstream media, often relying on negotiations over national security risks rather than censorship 2:09.
• Naylor emphasizes the importance of verifying claims through multiple sources and documentary evidence, acknowledging that human memory regarding historical events is often unreliable 14:02.
• A major exclusive detailed how Joint Special Operations Command deployed a task force to Cyprus to support Israel with potential hostage rescues during the Hamas war 23:06.
• Reporting from Kenya revealed a CIA-trained "Rapid Response Team" conducted a botched raid in 2012 that killed an innocent man due to faulty intelligence 36:00.
Naylor also touches on the legal complexities of covert action, such as Title 50 authorities required for CIA assassinations, and the ongoing impact of proxy forces in the Global War on Terror.
Sources:
- 0:23 Introduction to "The Highside" Substack
- 2:09 Discussion on CIA influence over media
- 14:02(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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[Music] all right Sean thank you for coming on the podcast man hey it's great to be here thank you in sunny seol Florida yeah you uh you came highly recommended from uh my friend Jack Murphy who's been on the podcast before and uh you guys are working together on a substack project called high side that's correct Jack and I um uh started this about um Year little more than a year ago now uh it's called the highside it's on substack so the web the web address is the highside Dos substack do.com and it's really an outlet for our investigative reporting occasionally we'll we'll have a a sort of a scoop that's very immediate and we'll put that out but our general rule of thumb is that it's got to be National Security related which in our case normally means it's either special operations or in…