Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh

CIA Spy on Trump, China’s Takeover, & Israel-Palestine

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Mar 13, 2024

Former CIA agent shares insights on agency operations, Trump's impact on CIA, recruitment strategies, corporate influence, and espionage tactics. Discussion on China's military ambitions, Mossad's asset development, board relationships, espionage tactics, and government power dynamics. Exploring CIA programs like MKUltra and Stargate, along with geopolitical shifts and global alliances.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

CIA, FBI, and 9/11: Unraveling Intelligence Operations

01:33 • 11min

Private vs. Government Intelligence: The Security Clearance Dilemma

12:06 • 13min

Exploring Government Misinformation and CIA Recruitment Strategies

25:18 • 9min

Upcoming Shows Announcements and CIA Training Method

34:43 • 3min

The Art of Creating Value and Building Rapport

37:13 • 12min

The Nuances of Psychological Assessments in the CIA

48:53 • 17min

Geopolitical Shifts and the U.S. Presidential Election

01:06:01 • 3min

Transitioning to Healthier Habits with Fume Flavored Air Device

01:09:17 • 1min

Supplement Sponsor Promotion and CIA Allegations Discussion

01:10:45 • 6min

Recruitment Challenges and the Military Industrial Complex

01:16:19 • 11min

The Intersection of Military Industrial Complex and Geopolitics

01:27:30 • 18min

Tactics of Mossad in Developing Assets through Social Events

01:45:31 • 2min

Navigating Intelligence Relationships and Tactical Communication

01:47:22 • 2min

Building Relationships in Espionage

01:48:59 • 10min

Discussion on Relationships with Boards of Directors and Advertisements for Flex Pro Meals and BlueChoo

01:59:24 • 4min

Intriguing Espionage Tactics and Ideological Influences

02:03:08 • 10min

Espionage and Agricultural Secrets

02:13:14 • 16min

Intelligence Collection in Diaspora Communities

02:29:44 • 2min

Government Term Limits and Power Dynamics

02:31:27 • 3min

China's Strategic Influence on Taiwan

02:34:47 • 14min

Maintaining America's Superpower Status

02:48:57 • 15min

Empowerment through Codes and Negotiation: From Parenting to Professional Life

03:04:20 • 7min

Geopolitics and Global Alliances

03:11:44 • 5min

Exploration of CIA Programs: MKUltra and Stargate

03:16:47 • 4min

YERRRR we had the CIA's former (or not so former) Andrew Bustamante come through and tell us all about what it's like to work for 'The Agency', the tips and tricks he was taught to be help harness his trauma, how Trump changed the CIA and much much more. INDULGE Learn your spy superpower: https://everydayspy.com/spyquiz 00:00 Intro 02:16 What is the CIA? 04:48 9/11 redefined CIA 08:10 CIA is the DMV 11:44 Trump challenging CIA + use of private intelligence 22:01 Cold War didn’t have an imminent threat 25:39 Corporations lobbying CIA + Who got the presidents? 30:01 Recruiting the right amount of crazy 32:05 Dating another CIA operative 33:59 Easiest race to trick? Americans??? 36:32 Training at the Farm + free cup of coffee 43:37 Not feeling guilt + getting through the application process 52:18 Does CIA have my best interests? What motivates you? 58:26 Service over self + justifiable mission creating validation 1:03:01 Bustamante has trouble with whistleblowers 1:05:12 Wanting to leave the US 1:14:10 Bustamante still repping CIA? + huge recruitment crisis 1:22:10 Military Industrial Complex is essential + China replicating it 1:27:31 Proxy wars provide battle experience + China too 1:33:53 Moving to Europe + worrying about hot war 1:36:37 China infiltration + exploiting motivations + sexpionage 1:43:18 UAE trying to flip Bustamante + Mossad’s tactics 1:48:38 US tactics in flipping + secrets are commodities 1:57:15 Corporate espionage is too risky 2:02:41 Trusting nobody + Cuba’s intelligence is immense 2:06:38 Russian infiltration + Cold War implosion 2:10:04 Space Race, Black Budget + now CIA’s risk averse 2:15:59 Marshall Plan pushing ideology + supporting 2:20:16 Israel-Palestine policy has backfired 2:24:17 Ukraine + Israel will end up at similar points 2:26:36 China might have a green light + outsource the bad stuff 2:29:22 Race relations + Chinatown is a sleep cell??? 2:31:33 US doesn’t have a 50 year policy + China’s legal takeover 2:39:00 Not CIA now + his business model to teach CIA principles 2:48:36 Wanting to restructure CIA + Attention span is so short 2:53:30 The heroes of CIA are still there 2:57:03 General Petraeus losing his legacies 2:59:57 CIA recruitment + regrets & dealing with trauma 3:04:19 Using learnt skills on his children 3:08:10 CIA might be listening… 3:09:44 UFOs are real but they’re not aliens 3:11:59 India is a sneaky, sneaky superpower 3:15:01 Exploiting economic disparity here 3:16:52 Clandestine acts, MK Ultra + remote viewing nonsense

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