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Booby Traps
I have always said that within the Directorate of Operations (DO) there is a never-ending contest centered around war stories. War...

Luis Rueda
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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The CIA Proposed Assassinating Julian Assange?
Julian Assange A recent Yahoo News article (http://www.yahoo.com/news/cia-pitched-trump-officials-plans-130727657.html) reported that the...

Luis Rueda
Sep 29, 20214 min read
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The History of CIA Covert Action - The Bay of Pigs - 1961
(Note: This one is near and dear to my heart. It is because of the Bay of Pigs covert action program that I am here in the U.S. and that...

Luis Rueda
Sep 27, 202110 min read
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The History of CIA Covert Action - Guatemala - 1954
(Note: This is not a detailed history of the 1954 Guatemala Coup. That would require too much space for a blog post. In addition, there...

Luis Rueda
Sep 21, 20219 min read
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What Will We Learn From Afghanistan?
As it concerns Afghanistan, we are currently in the finger-pointing stage. We love to accuse everyone else for the mistakes, demanding a...

Luis Rueda
Sep 7, 20215 min read
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Book Review - Alpha
Alpha - Eddie Gallagher and The War for the Soul of the Navy SEALS, David Philipps This is an excellent book that is sure to stir up...

Luis Rueda
Sep 7, 20214 min read
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There Was This Guy
There was this guy. That is how most stories start out, at least in the espionage profession. Given the secrecy and the need to protect...

Luis Rueda
Sep 3, 20215 min read
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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...

Luis Rueda
Aug 31, 20216 min read
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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....

Luis Rueda
Aug 27, 20217 min read
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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...

Luis Rueda
Aug 22, 20215 min read
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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...

Luis Rueda
Aug 20, 20214 min read
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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....

Luis Rueda
Aug 18, 202111 min read
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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...

Luis Rueda
Aug 13, 20218 min read
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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...

Luis Rueda
Aug 10, 20219 min read
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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...

Luis Rueda
Aug 4, 202110 min read
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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...

Luis Rueda
Jul 29, 20218 min read
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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...

Luis Rueda
Jul 27, 20217 min read
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Counterintelligence in the CIA
Counterintelligence: the organized activity of an intelligence service designed to block an enemy's sources of information, to deceive...

Luis Rueda
Jul 20, 20215 min read
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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...

Luis Rueda
Jul 15, 20214 min read
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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...

Luis Rueda
Jul 12, 20216 min read
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