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John Brennan, Russian Interference, and Pizzagate/FBI Conspiracy Theories
from We Are The News · #23
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12 minTim and guest discuss CIA director John Brennan's warnings about Russia, spiraling into skepticism of mainstream media reporting, FBI/CIA turf wars around the Clinton email investigation, WikiLeaks-fueled Pizzagate coup theories, and the unreliability of journalism broadly.
- 26:59Tim notes that Russia interfering in other countries' affairs is exactly what the CIA does, comparing Brennan's complaint to the agency's own historical operations.
- 27:47WikiLeaks releases were accurate and true, but the FBI's response to the emails—reopening the Clinton investigation—may have been the more decisive factor in the election.
- 28:30Pizzagate conspiracy theorists speculated the FBI had seen heinous Clinton criminal activity—human trafficking included—so horrific they staged a coup by releasing information to prevent her presidency.
- 29:41Liberal supporters now call CIA officials "intelligence professionals," conveniently forgetting they spent years calling the same people war profiteers and murderers.
- 30:28FBI terrorism cases are riddled with entrapment, featuring situations where suspects mysteriously possess weapons or were somehow present during plots they claim to know nothing about.
- 31:41The New York Times claims about Russian interference are based on unnamed sources and provide no actual evidence, relying instead on assertions to "take our word for it."
- 32:51The problem isn't just that major outlets have an agenda—it's that they've been dead wrong repeatedly and pushed false narratives for years without real consequences.
- 33:33Journalists like Jason Blair at the New York Times fabricated stories by submitting fake notes; editorial staff never assume they're being lied to and perform only pro forma vetting.
- 34:11Alternative media creators now operate as news sources for millions, filling a void left by institutional journalism's collapse into unreliability and propaganda.
- 37:13Every president and CIA operative probably believes they're acting for the greater good—even those responsible for assassinations and coups they justify as necessary for national security.
- 38:35The 1953 CIA coup in Iran was framed to operatives as stopping communism, concealing that it was actually orchestrated at BP's behest to secure oil rights.
John BrennanBarack ObamaNew York TimesJason BlairTa-Nehisi CoatesIranGeorge W. BushWikiLeaksThe Washington PostKennedyDonald TrumpHillary ClintonBPJames Comey