US Intelligence Agencies

John Judge: “Taking that [Sep 11] intelligence failure route also means that we don’t criticize the historical framework of deep politics and covert operations, criminal cartels and paramilitary operations, illegal drug distribution networks, and undemocratic forces combined from their inception with the US intelligence agencies to create both domestic and foreign covert operations, first to serve the interests of the Cold War, and in a continuing way now to serve the interests of an emerging global corporate expansion. The history of that is for the most part hidden from us. Because history in 1948 under the National Security Act became not something that belonged to the people of the United States, but rather a commodity that was put under control of a national security state…. For a quick review for those of you who don’t know that history from 1954—of all the things that were done in our name and that I would contend have got us into the situation we are in now, as well as all the rest of the people of the world …I would suggest William Blum’s two books Killing Hope and Rogue State. I would suggest Peter Dale Scott’s Drugs, Oil, And War and also his earlier book Deep Politics and the Death of JFK to have a deep political understanding which goes even beyond the parapolitical in terms of how these things happen. And it’s not so much a conspiracy in a boardroom as it is historical forces that combine.” Historical Framework of Deep Politics & Covert Operations (2004)