Source: World Wide Web
"Russia Today" (RT) quoted the New York Times on the 5th as saying that various sites of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) received a telegram last week, which showed that in the past few years, dozens of CIA overseas informants have been killed, arrested or plotted.
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The reason for this phenomenon is that the CIA regards "tasks more than security." In addition, a rapid recruitment process, excessive trust in sources of information, and undue promotion are all listed as issues that the CIA needs to change. The report quoted the cable as saying that usually a CIA agent can recruit an informant, he can get promoted, regardless of whether the informant is a successful source or not.
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Former CIA agent Douglas London reportedly said in an interview with The New York Times: "At the end of the day, when a situation faced by an agent deteriorates, no one is held responsible." ”
The report quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that the purpose of the above-mentioned cable was to urge agents to strengthen the safety and management of informants, and advised them to more strictly review informants and guard against "double-sided spies".
A CIA spokesperson reportedly declined to comment on this.