I don't know that the Schlesinger memo was real but I think it's conclusions were perfect. The CIA needs to be split into two divisions. The research division and the operations division.

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callmeal 4 hours ago | parent [-]

They should all just go home. They already won. Remember this quote?

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." - William J. Casey, CIA Director (1981)

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shevy-java 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Well - the easier take-away is that the general public can not trust any of those top organisations. I think when a citizen can not trust the government anymore (in any country, at the least in a democracy), this is worrying. It's then more like the novel 1984 - while that referred primarily to the Soviet Union (Big Brother referred to Stalin for the most part), one could also find so many correlations to a "strong man"-led democracy too.

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throwawayq3423 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> This quote, often phrased as "We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false," is widely attributed to William J. Casey, who served as the Director of Central Intelligence (CIA) under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987.

> While frequently cited in literature and discussions about propaganda and media manipulation, the quote's authenticity is highly disputed and unverified.

Are you trying to be ironic?

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csours 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There Is No Disinformation Department.

	▲	shevy-java 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Everyone should read 1984! It is such a time-less classic.
	▲	cyberge99 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I see what you did there.