The Why Files: Operation Podcast 603: The Real CIA Vol. 1 | 693 Pages of Forbidden Government Secrets
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Jul 24, 2025 In 2007, the CIA released a bombshell document revealing dark secrets of government misconduct. It unveiled mind control experiments, widespread surveillance on innocent Americans, and clandestine media manipulation. The shocking Family Jewels documents exposed how the agency's operations blurred ethical lines and violated civil rights. From assassination plots to warrantless data collection, the discussion raises critical questions about privacy and accountability, ultimately framing the CIA as a formidable threat to the very freedoms they were meant to protect.
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CIA’s Family Jewels Exposed
- The CIA's Family Jewels revealed decades of illegal operations, including assassination plots and mass surveillance of innocent Americans.
- These covert crimes were approved by the highest government levels, showing the CIA as a threat to American citizens.
Seymour Hersh’s Exposé
- Journalist Seymour Hersh exposed the CIA's secret domestic spying operations in 1974, revealing files on 10,000 innocent Americans.
- His report sparked outrage and initiated government investigations into illegal CIA activities.
CIA Abuses Were Official Policy
- The CIA's abuses were not rogue actions but were directed by presidents, the Pentagon, and the NSC.
- Such high-level endorsement transformed troubling acts into systemic governmental misconduct.