Big Intel

How the CIA Went from Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains

De: J. Michael Waller

Narrado por: Charles Constant

Shocking, illuminating—and filled with exclusive interviews with leading CIA figures themselves—Big Intel recounts the dramatic story of the rise and Cold War heroics of the CIA and the American intelligence apparatus followed by its unfortunate slide into Kafkaesque Deep State dysfunction.

How the Left Subverted the CIA

It wasn’t a foreign power that subverted the CIA, turning the world’s best spy agency into a bumbling—and dangerous—tool of the federal deep state. It was internal corruption driven by leftist ideology.

The left used to loathe the CIA. And with good reason. Our intelligence agencies were known for their anti-communism. But those days are gone. Convinced that conservatives are a greater threat to our security than foreign adversaries are, CIA bureaucrats are happy to meddle in domestic politics.

Dr. J. Michael Waller, an intelligence veteran, reveals how the CIA—once stocked with daring and patriotic liberals dedicated to protecting America’s interests—became just another bureaucracy, with ominous consequences. From its dramatic beginnings in World War II, he traces the history of the CIA to its back-alley fighting against communists around the world to its notorious intelligence failures and its secret successes.

What went wrong? Relying ever more on machines instead of human beings, the CIA absorbed the values of Big Tech. An obsession with wokeness drove out talented spies and analysts, and soon the agency was running domestic political operations against the American people themselves.

Thoroughly documented and based on exclusive interviews with many leading CIA figures, Big Intel provides shocking revelations about a powerful government agency gone rogue.

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©2024 J. Michael Waller (P)2024 Oasis Audio

Best of the Best

Exciting read. Filled in many gaps in my knowledge of the problems in the FBI & CIA. Thorough review of history of Intel. Offered potential solutions to problems. Definitely worth a read.

Outstanding! I Couldn’t Put It Down.

Be prepared, this is an eye opening story everyone should read. Explains the origins of Critical Theory and why we have so many problems within the FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies.

Great Book on the Corrupt US Intelligence Organiza

I highly recommend this book.

This book summaries the history of the corrupt US Intelligence Organizations. The author, J. Michael Waller, also covers the current corruption. The history is very interesting, but the book shines when the author gives personal stories about his dealings with the CIA and FBI. Also, I loved his discussions on the current corruption, such as Peter Strock.

Some other high points were
- The history of and the problems with the Patriot Act.
- Communist Clapper (Why did Bush appoint him?).
- Details of the Durham Report.

Waller covers ways to dismantle the FBI, which is much needed for those in power, but this chapter is a little dry, with me trying to figure out the specifics of getting rid of the FBI. Maybe this should have been an appendix to the book. Luckily, it’s only one chapter.

Waller, is a great writer and storyteller. He covers a lot of interesting personal stories of how he started working with the US intelligence agencies – from the outside, not the inside. Therefore, he did not need FBI or CIA approval to release this book.

Great listen. One minor complaint. I think the narrator mispronounced Frankfurt. Other than that, the narrator did a great job.

The implementation of evil

The historical review of the FBI and CIA and how they became the enemy of the people and the danger we are currently in.

Great book

well written and gets at the problem. i might have focused the book more on the CIA or FBI, but it clearly illustrates the problem.

How quickly the federal agencies became tools of politicians

As a former spook in Berlin I remember the problems caused by "great white father"

I afraid honest critique of intelligence agencies

Absolutely must read! Understand how our government is captured and working against the people Time is limited to correct the problem

Dense

The audio version of Waller’s work is too much to consume, so I will now purchase the book in written form so I can study it more thoroughly. One of the best reads in a long time.

Highly recommended

this book was incredible. Extremely factual, nicely organized, with suggestions on what to do with the FBI. I highly recommend everyone read this book and then they'll understand why a lot of people say we need to disband the FBI.

Eye opening read

Well researched and written eye opening book.

While easy to let the situation depressone self, knowledge is true power and will allow us as a society to overcome.