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How Big a Tool Is Sexual Blackmail for Intelligence Agencies?
from Crashing Down · #33
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7 minDeep dive into how intelligence agencies use sexual blackmail as one tool among many, comparing it to bugging the Kremlin and FBI mob investigations, and questioning how much leverage it really provides.
- 45:57Tim argues sexual blackmail is so integral to CIA operations that restricting it threatens their ability to function.
- 46:50The CIA's opposition to Trump might stem from his potential to expose pedophile rings rather than just geopolitical interests.
- 47:57Tim questions how significant sexual blackmail actually is as a tool compared to other CIA methods of influence.
- 48:31Compromising politicians worldwide through blackmail is foundational to intelligence operations, not a minor tactic.
- 49:02CIA case officers assess a target's weaknesses—infidelity, gambling, pedophilia—to find leverage for recruitment.
- 49:45Tim suggests Israel's support in the US might involve blackmail operations beyond just financial or strategic interests.
- 50:34Intelligence agencies never want to shut down any source of information, similar to FBI mob investigations keeping channels open.
- 51:20The horrible reality: child sex operations continue partly because they provide intelligence leverage, even if minimal.
- 51:52Tim concludes the CIA might tolerate thousands of children being exploited for potentially trivial intelligence gains on weapons deals.
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