Luis Rueda
Calm The F*** Down
We have just had a horrible tragedy: 13 American service members killed and dozens of Afghans killed and injured. Instead of pulling...
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Luis Rueda
- Aug 27, 2021
- 7 min
On Leadership
Despite the fact that so many books and so many articles have been written about leadership, I still find this a hard topic to discuss....
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Luis Rueda
- Aug 22, 2021
- 5 min
We The People
We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for...
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Luis Rueda
- Aug 20, 2021
- 4 min
Afghanistan - This is on All of US
I have been hesitant to write about the current situation in Afghanistan. There are thousands of articles on the topic, not to mention...
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Luis Rueda
- Aug 18, 2021
- 11 min
How It All Began for Me
I wanted to join the CIA since I was a young boy. I come from a generation where those of us who read, read books about grand adventures....
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Luis Rueda
- Aug 13, 2021
- 8 min
The China Threat
By now, everyone should be painfully aware of the “China threat.” It is all over the place: television, newspapers, periodicals, you name...
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Luis Rueda
- Aug 10, 2021
- 9 min
The History of CIA Covert Action - Iran - 1953
It shall be the duty of the Agency to perform such other functions and duties related to intelligence affecting the national security as...
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Luis Rueda
- Aug 4, 2021
- 10 min
The Case Officer
I have been thinking about this topic for some time now, sort of reviewing my career at the CIA. I find it a complicated topic because it...
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Luis Rueda
- Jul 29, 2021
- 8 min
Counternarcotics and the War on Drugs
You don't hear much about the war on drugs anymore. Partly because it has been displaced on the news by the War on Terror, War in Iraq...
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Luis Rueda
- Jul 27, 2021
- 7 min
Tales From the Shadows - The Black Bag Operation
Not a representation of the bag in the story I am hoping this will be a series of stories drawn from the CIA's past. I will change...
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Luis Rueda
- Jul 20, 2021
- 5 min
Counterintelligence in the CIA
Counterintelligence: the organized activity of an intelligence service designed to block an enemy's sources of information, to deceive...
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Luis Rueda
- Jul 15, 2021
- 4 min
Counterintelligence - The Need for a New Approach
Counterintelligence: organized activity of an intelligence service designed to block an enemy's sources of information, to deceive the...
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Luis Rueda
- Jul 12, 2021
- 6 min
Book Review - Gettysburg: The Last Invasion
Gettysburg: The Last Invasion by Allen C. Guelzo (2013) I write this on July 3, 2021, the 158th anniversary of the last day of the Battle...
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Luis Rueda
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
Book Review - Forget the Alamo
Forget the Alamo by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford This is a timely book given current national debates on culture...
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Luis Rueda
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
The Liaison Trap
Liaison: communication or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations. Most intelligence...
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Luis Rueda
- Jun 24, 2021
- 12 min
TRIGON Part 2
Now that TRIGON had agreed to what the CIA calls "work inside," serious preparations had to be made before he departed for home, Moscow....
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Luis Rueda
- Jun 22, 2021
- 12 min
TRIGON
I am going to do something different. I am going to tell a story. First, I will set the background. This takes place in the 1970s, the...
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Luis Rueda
- Jun 17, 2021
- 5 min
The Sky is on Fire
First, I would like to apologize to the two or three people who read this blog for not posting in a while. My Editor/Producer and her...
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Luis Rueda
- May 25, 2021
- 7 min
A Rebuttal to Victor Davis Hanson
Victor Davis Hanson: A nation's well-being hinges on only a few factors – is US teetering on the edge of ruin? | Fox News...
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Luis Rueda
- May 19, 2021
- 7 min
The Life of a Case Officer
I have been wanting to write on this topic for a while and have had a few false starts. The problem is there really isn’t a typical day...
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